Friday Note - 5/4/18

Events of the Week: We had beautiful weather for our field trip!  It was such a fun day.  Our superintendent, Mr. Carvajal, surprised the kids with Wendy’s cheeseburgers at the park.  What a fun surprise! 

• Math: We completed our math module on numbers 11-20.  We will continue to review and complete reassessments on these skills over the next couple of weeks.  We spent the end of the week talking about money.  Since President’s Day, we have been learning to name each coin correctly each day during calendar time.  This assessment is coming home today.       

• Language Workshop: This week we completed our author study on Laura Numeroff.  We enjoyed some of her other books.  One of our favorites was Dogs Don’t Wear Sneakers.  The students also enjoyed her book of poems, Sometimes I Wonder if Poodles like Noodles.  Your child is bringing home the packet we put together with all of our book responses.  Be sure to look through it with your child and ask them about their favorite book. 

• Writing Workshop: We continued working on our writing. We wrote responses to the books we read.  We completed an opinion piece about our favorite special class.  We also wrote a series of events piece about our field trip.

• Reading Workshop: Students are working daily in Literacy Centers.  While students are working independently, I am reading with individual students and completing end of year assessments.

• Word Study: We learned about nouns and verbs.  We enjoyed listening to several different fun songs to help us remember the difference between a noun and a verb.  We made a chart with nouns (naming words) and a chart of verbs (action words).  We practiced sorting different picture cards into nouns/verbs categories.  

• Content:  We spent the week exploring and experimenting with different scientific tools.  We watched several short videos online and read different books such as, Push and Pull and Floating and Sinking.  Ask your child about the sun shade they made this afternoon and the reason they created it.  Our field trip to the Discovery Center was a great place to visit while learning about this in the classroom.   

Important Dates:

·         May 7 - Spring picture packets or money due

·         May 7-10 - NWEA Testing

·         May 12 - Clever Bands Car Show at the HS

·         May 15 - Cox Care Mobile

·         May 21 - Reading Journey Due

·         May 22 - Field Day at the HS Track

·         May 23 - Last Day of School!! We will dismiss at 12:00.

• Breakfast and sack lunches will be served that day.

·         May 29 - Summer School begins

Thank you so much to all the parents that came and helped with our field trip!  It was a fun day!! ☺

Individual and Class Pictures

 If you have not paid for or returned your child’s pictures, please do so on Monday!  

Group/Class pictures are also available.  If you would like one, please send $2 in an envelope with your child's name on it and “class picture” written on the outside.  I will then send a class picture home with your child.  Thank you.

Reading Journey

Please remember the goal is to be reading at least fifteen minutes each day with your child.  Our reading journey goal is to complete at least 20 activities by May 21st.  If you are having a hard time finding specific books to meet the challenge, feel free to read any book that your child will enjoy and just write the title on the back of the page.  

Sight Words—Keep practicing!

I   is   like   see   my   a   the   be   have   it   he   she   to   can   with   go   we   me   you   and   are   they   in    do   not   at   said   was   for   this   what   so   no  am

 *These are all the sight words for the year! We will be assessing these words soon. Reminder...these words have to be recognized by sight within 3-5 seconds to count on an assessment.

Information about the End of the School Year:  

• Please return your child’s book bag if you have not done so already.
• Please make sure your child dresses appropriately (shorts, t-shirts, and tennis shoes) for Field Day on Tuesday, May 22nd.    
• School will be in session on Wednesday, May 23rd.  Breakfast and lunch will be served that day.  We will dismiss at 12:00.  
• Lunch balances must be paid & library books must be returned before your child’s progress report will be sent home.

Next Week:

·         Our theme will be summer.

·         We will NWEA test.  

·         In math we will begin to analyze, compare, and compose shapes.

·         We will participate in some fun end-of-the-year activities.

·         We will be completing end of year assessments.  

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Vestal