March 23, 2016

Happy Spring!!I wanted to give everyone a quick update before we head off to Spring Break.

Last week was the school wide MDA drive, our class was the top contributor for 3 consecutive days! Thank you to everyone who contributed to this wonderful cause.

This week we also wrapped up The Chocolate Touch. The children have been looking forward to Fridays when they can discuss their thoughts about the book. They have come up with some pretty great ideas and had some wonderful discussions about their ideas. We are still learning how to use "one voice" at a time, they get so excited to add their comments that at times it gets difficult for them to wait their turn. This is part of the process and as we continue to practice they will get better. When we return from spring break we are going to do another novel study with paired fiction and non fiction texts. The book series is called Race the Wild and each story is set in a different location around the world. When we discussed this yesterday the class seemed enthusiastic about trying a new series that no one has ever read before.

We have been using Google Classroom to do a variety of assignments in the classroom. Most recently we have completed a Market slide show and a needs/wants slide show. The students have also completed their last two vocabulary tests in Google Classroom. This platform gives them the opportunity to practice computer skills that they will need to use during the April testing. Your child has their username, password and email address so please have them show you these assignments and check their email. The two vocabulary test grades were emailed back to them so please take the opportunity to check their email with them and view these grades.

As the last quarter approaches many students are running out of supplies at school. Many students need more pencils and glue sticks. Please check with your child to see if there are any more supplies they may  need to finish the school year.

Today marks the end of the third quarter. One date to add to your calendar for next quarter is May 20th, all current events will be due by that date, the sooner they get done the less your child needs to think about it. Over spring break make sure to spend time as a family and enjoying your time together but also make time for reading. Have your child continue to read independently or with you, either way is great!

Have a great Spring Break!