Week 30 (Recap and NEW Info)!

*I have listed the dates for the remainder of the year under “Upcoming Events.”  Take a look at what’s ahead!

*Please have your child pack a bagged lunch for Monday and they may also bring in a beach towel for our Picnic for the Planet event!  Please scroll down for further information.  Thank you!

*Field trip pictures are also at the end of the blog as well:)  Have a nice weekend everyone!

What we did during our week:

Language Arts: We worked on -ub  words and onset and rime. We have officially learned all the letters of the alphabet!  Spelling words to study for next week: List 17: they, come, his, good, jam, yam, ram, clam, slam.  Please practice the extra cold -am words, as there will be a cold word for number 10 on the test!  Extra words: swam.  Our 17th test will be Friday, May 4th.

Writing:    In writing, we finished our star student book and are doing some informational writing about ocean animals!  We are finding facts about ocean animals to use in our writing. How fun!

Math:  We will continue to talk about subtraction and addition and greater than/less than. We have a little bit of everything during our math workshop: greater than/less than, count the room, smash it! subtraction, addition, missing numbers, etc.

Math Quizzes: We have a math quiz on Friday, May 4th on math facts -5!  Please make the flashcards at home for your child to help them prepare for their math quiz. For extra practice at home (instead of the flash cards), you could also use counters (or food) for a visual representation of the math equation for your child. You can also practice with your child by having them put the big number in their head and the small number on their hands and then count up. Try to make it fun! Thank you for supporting your child with their addition skills!

Science: For the months of April-June we will move into learning about the Ocean habitat and Ocean Animals!  

Social Studies:  In April, we will learning about Civics and Government.  

Scholastic Reading Club:

Class Code – RKYTJ   Order Due Date – 06/01/18

Dear Families,

This is a friendly reminder that your Book Clubs orders are due by 06/01/18. You can place your orders online at scholastic.com/bookclubs using my class activation code: RKYTJ.  The books are very low in price, which is a great way to build your child’s library at home and it’s FREE shipping!

Happy Reading,

Mrs. Fillmore

Other:

• Picnic for the Planet and PBIS “Art in the Park” Information:  Monday, April 30th we will have a picnic outside to celebrate Earth Day.  We ask that your child bring in a bagged lunch to school this day.  Also, your child may bring in a beach towel to lay on during our picnic outside.  The PBIS celebration will be going on at the same time, so the students will have plenty of fresh air and fun for the day!                                                                                             

• You might have heard about the Penny Challenge!!!  We will be using reused milk jugs to collect money for adopting a wolf from the Detroit Zoo!  Please bring in your spare change to help the Haigh students raise money for the adoption! Thank you!
• Please note, all spelling and math tests will be counted for on your child’s report card.  It is imperative to continue to study with your child on a daily basis.  Thank you for your continued support and cooperation in this matter!

• Out of 21 students today, who took the spelling test, 13 received a 100% and 6  students only missed 1 to 2  words!! This is a TOTAL victory! Way to go to my students and parents who worked so hard to ensure their child was successful for the Friday spelling test!  I will send the booklet home on Monday for you all to see how your child did:). Remember, to look over your child’s spelling test booklet, sign on the line and return the booklet in the green folder the very next day (TUESDAY)!  It is imperative I receive them all back the next day!  Thank you!

• Out of 21 students today, we had 12 students receive a 100% on their math quiz -4!   If your child is not performing at 70% or above, I suggest making flash cards for your child to practice at home with!  Way to go to my 12 students.  I am so proud of you!!
• Please consider buying something from our Scholastic Book Club at: scholastic.com/bookclubs Activation code: RKYTJ.  Our LAST due date for book orders will be Friday, June 1st. This will be our last order for the year! There are a lot of great books for your child at a very reasonable price and FREE shipping.  Thank you to Violet’s family for buying something from our book club:)

Housekeeping items:

• • If your child’s green folder is falling apart, please use some packaging tape to put the folder back together, or please purchase another green folder for you child.  Some folders are torn in half and is difficult to place work and or important notes in your child’s folder. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter!
  • On Gym Days (Thursday and Friday), please make sure to send your child to school in Gym Shoes!  Mr. Peecher will have the kids sit on the stage if they are not wearing appropriate gym attire. Your child’s safety is our main priority.  Thank you!
• Parents, I need your help! When you send in money for your child, whether it be for lunch, lunchroom snacks, field trip, please enclose the money in an ENVELOPE with your child’s FIRST and LAST name on the front, indicate what the money is for and write my name as well: Mrs. Fillmore.  This will cause for less confusion for the lunch room and for the classroom. Thank you!
• Please make sure to log onto math seeds and reading eggs when there is downtime at home, especially on the weekends!  I have laminated and attached logins/passwords for EACH child on their communication log this week!  Please keep this in a safe place, so it doesn’t get lost. These programs are free for you to use, how awesome is that?  All you need to do is to show your child how to log in and they can begin learning!  Parents, in the classroom, I am trying to teach each child to login typing their own username and password…independence is the name of the game!   If you could be so kind, to help your child do the same at home, it would help so much! Thank you!
•  May 18th will be our last library check out date!  Make sure to enjoy the books while you can:) All library books need to be checked in May 18th!  Thank you for your cooperation!

Upcoming Events:

April 30th- PBIS-Art in the Park & Picnic for the Planet!

May 4th- homework due, math test (-5) and spelling test (-am family)

May 4th- Library check out

May 11th- homework due, math test (-6) and spelling test (-ag family)

May 11th- Mother’s Day gifts coming home:)

May 11th- Library check out

May 15th- MAP test in MATH!  Let’s encourage our kids to reach for a 160 score or above!

May 16th- LATE start day @ 9:35am

May 18th- homework due, math test (-7) and spelling test (-blends)

May 18th- LAST library check out day!  Make sure to return ALL library books!

May 21st- MAP test in READING!  Let’s encourage our kids to reach for a 160 score or above!

May 24th- homework due, math test (-8) and spelling test (-ing)

May 24th– OUR LAST math, spelling tests and homework  for the year! Woo hooo!

May 24th- Turn in green reading bags with all books!

May 25th- NO SCHOOL

May 28th- NO SCHOOL

May 30th-PBIS-A Day of Play: School wide picnic

May 31st- Ocean science assessment

June 1st- Ocean Family Day @ 2:45-3:20 (more information to follow)

June 8th- Celebrating summer birthdays (Malak, Yousef, Mahmoud, Fatima & Mia)!

June 13th- Kindergarten Celebration 1:30-3:00pm!

June 14th- LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!  ½ day Dismissal at 11:40pm. Enjoy your summer!

 

Reading Buddies:  We did not meet with our buddies this week, but will see them in a couple weeks!

Field Trip to Domino Farm: What a great day for a field trip on Thursday!  We had so much fun at Domino Farm and fed some cute farm animals.  Here are some pictures from our trip:)  Enjoy!