I would like to thank all the parents who came to watch the video today of your child participating in classroom activities throughout the school year!  If you were unable to make it, don’t worry because I will be sending home a copy for your child to keep and you can watch it with your child at home!

Spelling Pattern-Irregular Past Tense Verbs

Sharks-long and short vowel words with O

fox, lock, poke, pop, cone, hop, hope, joke, box, bone

Dolphins and Penguins

hide-hid           stand-stood            tell-told          write-wrote

make-made      speak-spoke            drive-drove     sell-sold

begin-began     become-became

I will say hide and you will write the irregular past tense hid.  I will say stand and you will write the irregular past tense stood.  I will not be saying the irregular past tense but you will have to write it.

Just a friendly reminder that I will be showing the movie staring the students of room 112 today at 2:15!  Please check in the office and join us.  We will begin at 2:15 so that we will have enough time to watch the entire movie!  Hope to see you today!!!

The field trip to the Dearborn Historical Museum was very educational and interesting, and we had a great time today!  It was great being able to actually see items that we have talked about in our classroom throughout the year!  Please ask your child what they learned about Dearborn’s past today and then asked them what they are growing in their little planting pots!  In the fall, you will have either corn, beans, or a giant pumpkin.  In the next few weeks, you should plant it in the yard somewhere or a much bigger pot so it will have space to grow.  Then just give it plenty of sun and water and watch your plants grow!

Spelling Pattern-Irregular Plural Nouns

Sharks-long i words VCe pattern

five, drive, dice, dime, time, rice, slice, mine, wise, mice

Dolphins

man-men          woman-women          foot-feet                mouse-mice

goose-geese     child-children          fish-fish                  die-dice

tooth-teeth     person-people

I will say man and you will write the irregular plural men.  I will say goose and you will write the irregular plural geese.  I will not be saying the irregular plural but you will have to write it.

Penguins-Same as Dolphins

In order to make sure that the library receives all their books back, student will need to bring back their books by June 1st.   If your child does not bring back their books by June 1st, you will receive a note with the book they must return.  If you have any questions about the book, you will need to contact Mrs. Acker in the library.

Thanks!

Don’t forget to bring your books back to school so that you can enjoy new books!

Also we will be going to the Scholastic Book Fair.  If you want your child to purchase any books, please send money to school tomorrow!

Spelling Pattern-Plurals

Sharks-long a words VCe pattern

make, page, tape, race, name, shake, rake, take, game, tale

Dolphins-Plurals-I will give the word and you will make it plural

Example:  I will say box and you will write boxes

boxes, foxes, witches, switches, dishes, wishes, fixes, mixes

Review of Social Studies words-services, goods

 For the Social Studies words I will give examples and you will write it. Example:  food, toys, cars…you would write goods 

Penguins Plurals-I will give the word and you will make it plural

Example:  I will say sandwich and you will write sandwiches

sandwiches, stitches, swishes

Review ofSocial Studies Words-wants, needs, goods, services, producers, consumers, economics

For the Social Studies words I will give examples and you will write it. Example:  food, toys, cars…you would write goods or I will give you the definition.  Example:  This means when you buy something you are a _____.  You would write consumer

We will be taking the NWEA reading test tomorrow.  Please discuss with your child the importance of taking their time on this test and the importance of using the strategies they have been taught in class to help them be successful!   I know that students who race through the test to get to the end usually do poorly on it.  A matter of fact, in many cases, their score goes down because they are not trying their best.  So please remind your awesome child that no one gets a prize for being done first, therefore, they should just take their time and answer the questions the best that they can!  I know that ALL my Superstars will do fabulous if they really try their best and if they use the strategies that they have been using all year long!  So…..Superstars….try to get your best score ever!  I know you can do it because you ALL rock!!!

Just a reminder that we will be having the charity walk today!  The weather looks like it will be sunny this afternoon and a great day to walk!  Please have your child wear tennis shoes.  You might want to put sunscreen on your child before they come to school so they don’t burn!  Students will not be allowed to put sunscreen on at school so please make sure you put it on them at home if you want them to wear it.  Looking forward to a great afternoon of walking for charity!

I would just like to wish all of you a Happy Mother’s Day and I hope you have a fantastic  day with your wonderful children!