Week 33 (Recap and NEW Info)!

Ocean Invitations are coming home this week:)  Make sure to bring in their ocean projects on May 24th.  Thank you!

!!!!Attention!!!!  When the temperature outside rises, the temperature in our classroom does as well!  Unfortunately, we do not have air conditioning in our classroom to help us during the hot, humid days.  Please dress your child appropriately for the heat and make sure to send them to school with a reusable water bottle each day, with ICE COLD water!  Thank you!

What we did during our week:

Language Arts: We worked on blends all week. We have officially learned all the letters of the alphabet!  Spelling words to study for next week: List 20: king, sing, wing, ring, ding, sting, thing, bring, swing.  Please practice the extra cold words, as there will be a cold word for number 10 on the test!  Extra words: spring  Our 20th and LAST test of the year will be Thursday, May 24th!  WOO HOO…we did it!

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 review all concepts learned this year!

Math Quizzes: We have a math quiz on Thursday, May 24th on math facts -8!  This will be the last test of the year!

Science: For the months of April-June we will move into learning about the Ocean!  Invitations to our Ocean Family day will be coming home this week!

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 May/June, 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!  Our last test is Monday, May 21st in READING!
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• Out of 22 students today, who took the spelling test, 16 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 22 students today, we had 16 students receive a 100% on their math quiz -7!   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 Gabriella’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!
•  Today we turned in our library books.  I had 2 students not bring their book in.  Thank you to the students that turned them in!  We hope you enjoyed your library book each week…until next year:)

Upcoming Events:

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.  Invitations are coming home soon!

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

June 12th- PBIS: Platinum Event

June 12th– Your child will be coming home with all of their end of the year items!  Please look in their backpacks:)

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 with our reading buddies for the last time this year!  We presented them with a memory book filled with pictures and memories of our time together!  We will sure miss our 4th grade reading buddies! Thanks Ms. Cronin for a memorable time this year!  xo