News from the Jungle
May 19, 2017
All of our testing is finally done!!!
Monday is our last day for book check-out in the media center. Please be sure to send your child’s library book to school with them on Monday, if they have not already brought it back. If they do not have their book turned in, they will miss out on getting a book for our last check-out. All books are due back by May 30th.
Clean-up parade is on Monday in the afternoon. Please send your child to school in their gym shoes, as we will be walking through the neighborhood. Please no sandals! Mr. Short also asked that everyone try to wear green!
Please continue to put your child on readingeggs.com at home and have them do a couple of lessons each night. This can count on the reading log in the homework for some of the nightly reading!
Upcoming Events
5/22 Clean-Up Parade at 1:30pm (please wear gym shoes)
5/24 Field Day (See note that came home last week)
5/26 No School!!!!
5/29 No School!!!!
5/31 PBIS Party – School-wide Picnic
6/2 Ocean Animal Project Due (See note that came home)
6/9 Ocean Report Presentation (See note that came home)
6/14 Math Quiz Ice Cream Party
6/15 Kindergarten end-of-the-year Picnic 2 – 3:15pm
6/16 LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!! ½ day dismissal – 11:45am
Agenda for the Week
Reading/Writing: We continue to learning about ocean animals. We will continue our research over the next few weeks and will be working on our blueprints (graphic organizers) as well as beginning our reports which will be in book form. Please do not send the project to school until June 2nd. We do not have any room in the class to store projects until the due date! In the past, some families have found cute crafts online (Pinterest, YouTube, etc), and other families have used wood, plaster, recycled materials and made 3D models of the ocean animal. It all depends on how much time you and your child would like to put into the project. The children will present their craft/model and report on their ocean animal to the class and we will be inviting all of you to come in and see the crafts/models and reports!
Please refer to the note that came home for more details!
We completed our lobsters!
Math: We took our -7 math quiz today. Today, I sent home the -8 flashcards for practice. We will take the -8 quiz on Thursday, May 25th.
Science: We explored lots of sea shells and even saw a puffer fish, seahorse, and shark jaw!
Housekeeping Items:
The temperature is rising and the school is heating up! Please remember that we do not have air conditioning at Haigh. It is a good idea to send your child to school in loose fitting, light clothing to help keep them cool.
If you would like your child to wear sunscreen, please apply this to your child before they come to school.
Please do not send toys, fidget spinners, or Pokémon cards to school with your child. These are a huge distraction.
The class as a whole has been super talkative. It is making instruction more and more difficult on a daily basis. Please remind the children that the rules at school and in our classroom have not changed. With the warmer weather, we are all getting restless for summer!
Children need a snack each day! Please do not send candy as a snack. The children need a healthy snack each day such as fruit, crackers, cheese, yogurt, granola bars, etc. As a reminder, no juice is allowed in class for snack.
