Week 32 (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!

Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing mom’s in room 42!  I appreciate each and every one of you<3  Your child is bringing home a gift and a homemade card.  I hope you all like the gifts…the kids are really excited to give them to you:)

Field Day is on Monday!  Please make sure your child is dressed for the weather:)  If you signed up to volunteer, make sure to be at the school by 8:45am!

What we did during our week:

Language Arts: We worked on -ag word family. We have officially learned all the letters of the alphabet!  Spelling words to study for next week: List 19: first, next, last, will, grin, crab, clip, shark, twig.  Please practice the extra cold words, as there will be a cold word for number 10 on the test!  Extra words: flat.  Our 19th test will be Friday, May 18th.

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 18th on math facts -7!  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  

Ocean Projects:  We are O-FISH-ALLY counting down the last days of school with an ocean themed project. The children will be choosing an ocean animal to research and will write an informational book with me in class. In addition to the book, we are asking each student to create a model of their sea creature. This part of the assignment will be done at home. This model can be made from paper or other materials, and may be 2D or 3D.  Please send the completed model to school on Thursday, May 24th.

**All families are invited to join us for a presentation of our sea creature models and informational books on Friday, June 1st  at 2:45pm. This entire event will last 35 minutes. Please sign in at the office and then come to our classroom. We hope you will enjoy all of our hard work on our research projects and all our efforts to turn our classroom into an ocean!

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:

• NWEA MAP testing is soon underway for our Kindergarten students!  I cannot stress enough the importance of making sure your child is getting the appropriate amount of sleep each night (12 hours a night) and eating a hearty breakfast before school!  This will ensure that the mind, body and soul of each child will be ready to take on the day and that MAP test!  Thank you for your cooperation in this matter:)  I can’t wait to see how well our students do on the test!  First test is Tuesday, May 15 in MATH!                      
• A Ramadan parent letter is coming  home today.  Please fill out and let me know if your child will be fasting.  I know this may be uncommon for young children, but as a school, want to make sure we meeting the needs of all of our students.  Thank you!
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• Out of 23 students today, who took the spelling test, 20 received a 100% and 3 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!
• 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 23 students today, we had 17 students receive a 100% on their math quiz -6!   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 17 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!
•  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!  If your child has lost their library book, a charge will have to be paid before Memorial Day weekend!   Thank you for your cooperation!

Upcoming Events:

May 14th- Field Day!

May 14th- Popcorn Sale all week!

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

May 15th-Haigh Family Fun Night from 5:30-7:30!

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

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 12th- PBIS: Platinum Event

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 met and read with our buddies today!  May 18th will be our last time meeting with our reading buddies. We sure will miss them!