Please make sure your child is well rested and fueled to think. The class worked and played hard today. Get some SLEEP, we will continue tomorrow.

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Snacks

Students often wonder what they should do during their 10-minute breaks in the middle of a test. Sure, you should use the restroom, splash some cold water on your face, and walk around a bit to keep the blood flowing. But don’t forget – it’s also the time to refuel. A car doesn’t run on an empty tank, and neither will you.

You want to avoid a drop in your blood sugar, so it is important to keep all snacks and meals — even dinner the night before — high in protein and low in carbohydrates. Carbohydrates, especially sugary foods, spike insulin, which causes blood sugar to go down, resulting in more fatigue and worse concentration. Protein – on the other hand – keeps blood sugar stable, which improves focus and concentration.

WHAT TO BRING FOR SNACKS

Here are some snack ideas to keep your brain fueled for the second half of the big test. Don’t forget to pack these the night before, so you’re all set in the morning.

• Whole wheat pretzels and hummus: Rich in protein and low in fats, hummus is an ideal snack on test day. When combined with more complex carbs like whole wheat pretzels or veggies, this power snack can’t be beat.
• Greek yogurt with fruit or berries: Go for the real stuff here. The first ingredient in yogurt shouldn’t be high-fructose corn syrup. Combine Greek yogurt’s protein — which is roughly double that of traditional yogurt — with the slow-burning sugars in fruits and berries and your brain won’t crash as it might from a bag of M&Ms.
• Hard boiled eggs: This simple snack is packed with proteins and the essential omega-3 fatty acids – a brilliant brain food!
• Protein wrap: Select sliced turkey or chicken, cream cheese, hummus, lettuce, tomato, and cucumbers wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla for an all-around solid snack to get you through the lunch hour.
• Trail mix with nuts and dried fruit: The protein in nuts and natural sugars in fruit are great for your test day. Avoid super-sugary trail mixes, however,
• Celery or carrot sticks spread with cream cheese or peanut butter: Veggies and a protein will never steer you wrong. Or you can use a multigrain waffle topped with natural peanut butter or honey and sliced bananas. This is another high-protein, complex-carbohydrate option, with a little natural sugar to keep your brain burning bright for hours.

All of these snacks should be small, not the size of a full meal.  Overeating can cause a drop in blood sugar and make you feel sleepy. Also, don’t forget to stay hydrated with water. Sugary drinks and caffeinated drinks cause a quick high and then a crash – not a good idea for test day! 

And what’s the number one thing NOT TO DO during your break? Put your head down. Even if you’re tired, don’t give in and think that you’ll snooze for ten minutes. Find a way to fight the urge to sleep and instead move around and eat those snacks. And remember get a good night’s sleep the night before the exam and two nights before the exam – that’s seven to eight hours minimum,

Monday – Read for 10 minutes, fill out Summary Reading Log, spelling menu. HW 15: 87-92:1-5

Tuesday – Read for 10 minutes, fill out Reading Log, spelling menu, math HW16: 93-98: 1-5

Wednesday – Read for 10 minutes, fill out Reading Log, spelling menu, math HW17: 99-104: 1-5

Thursday – Read for 10 minutes, fill out Reading Log, spelling menu

Friday – Read for 10 minutes, fill out Reading Log if needed, Math HW18: 107-112: 1-7

This week, our reading logs are focused on Visualizing, which goes with our unit 8 reading in class. Your child can read anything for their reading log, have your child let me know

The class was rather rambunctious today. I think everyone enjoyed the long weekend a little too much! Happy Easter to everyone who celebrated! I hope everyone gets a good night’s sleep tonight and the rest of the week.

Nature Planning Flyer (yellow) is coming home today.

We will begin M-Step ELA testing this week Wednesday, April 23. Next week, we will take the M-Step Math portion. For the next four weeks, we will be testing, please make sure your child is well rested and fueled to think.

Your child is coming home with an envelope and blank piece of paper. If you haven’t written your note to your child, please write it and return it by Tomorrow.

“With testing quickly approaching, I need to request your help! I would like for families to write their children a note that will encourage them to do well during state testing. The notes will be a surprise for the kids. I will give them the notes from their families on our first day of testing. You can use this letter template or a blank sheet of paper. You can also email me your letter and I can print it out and put it in an envelope. All you have to do is write your child an encouraging note, put it in the envelope, and send it back. I’d like to have all the notes back by Tuesday, April 22. I’ll get them ready to be passed out on our first testing day. I have attached a picture below for your reference. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Snacks

Students often wonder what they should do during their 10-minute breaks in the middle of a test. Sure, you should use the restroom, splash some cold water on your face, and walk around a bit to keep the blood flowing. But don’t forget – it’s also the time to refuel. A car doesn’t run on an empty tank, and neither will you.

You want to avoid a drop in your blood sugar, so it is important to keep all snacks and meals — even dinner the night before — high in protein and low in carbohydrates. Carbohydrates, especially sugary foods, spike insulin, which causes blood sugar to go down, resulting in more fatigue and worse concentration. Protein – on the other hand – keeps blood sugar stable, which improves focus and concentration.

WHAT TO BRING FOR SNACKS

Here are some snack ideas to keep your brain fueled for the second half of the big test. Don’t forget to pack these the night before, so you’re all set in the morning.

• Whole wheat pretzels and hummus: Rich in protein and low in fats, hummus is an ideal snack on test day. When combined with more complex carbs like whole wheat pretzels or veggies, this power snack can’t be beat.
• Greek yogurt with fruit or berries: Go for the real stuff here. The first ingredient in yogurt shouldn’t be high-fructose corn syrup. Combine Greek yogurt’s protein — which is roughly double that of traditional yogurt — with the slow-burning sugars in fruits and berries and your brain won’t crash as it might from a bag of M&Ms.
• Hard boiled eggs: This simple snack is packed with proteins and the essential omega-3 fatty acids – a brilliant brain food!
• Protein wrap: Select sliced turkey or chicken, cream cheese, hummus, lettuce, tomato, and cucumbers wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla for an all-around solid snack to get you through the lunch hour.
• Trail mix with nuts and dried fruit: The protein in nuts and natural sugars in fruit are great for your test day. Avoid super-sugary trail mixes, however,
• Celery or carrot sticks spread with cream cheese or peanut butter: Veggies and a protein will never steer you wrong. Or you can use a multigrain waffle topped with natural peanut butter or honey and sliced bananas. This is another high-protein, complex-carbohydrate option, with a little natural sugar to keep your brain burning bright for hours.

All of these snacks should be small, not the size of a full meal.  Overeating can cause a drop in blood sugar and make you feel sleepy. Also, don’t forget to stay hydrated with water. Sugary drinks and caffeinated drinks cause a quick high and then a crash – not a good idea for test day! 

And what’s the number one thing NOT TO DO during your break? Put your head down. Even if you’re tired, don’t give in and think that you’ll snooze for ten minutes. Find a way to fight the urge to sleep and instead move around and eat those snacks. And remember get a good night’s sleep the night before the exam and two nights before the exam – that’s seven to eight hours minimum,

Monday – Read for 10 minutes, fill out Summary Reading Log, spelling menu. HW 15: 87-92:1-5

Tuesday – Read for 10 minutes, fill out Reading Log, spelling menu, math HW16: 93-98: 1-5

Wednesday – Read for 10 minutes, fill out Reading Log, spelling menu, math HW17: 99-104: 1-5

Thursday – Read for 10 minutes, fill out Reading Log, spelling menu

Friday – Read for 10 minutes, fill out Reading Log if needed, Math HW18: 107-112: 1-7

This week, our reading logs are focused on Visualizing, which goes with our unit 8 reading in class. Your child can read anything for their reading log, have your child let me know if they need reading material. We are reading unit 8 in ELA, we will be reading about Mount Vesuvius from Pliny the Younger, This week in Science, we are continuing with Waves. Next week, in Social Studies we are working on Economics and we will be pricing out how much a trip to our National Park will cost us.

We will begin M-Step testing next week Wednesday, April 23. For the next four weeks, we will be testing, please make sure your child is well rested and fueled to think.

Your child is coming home with an envelope and blank piece of paper.

“With testing quickly approaching, I need to request your help! I would like for families to write their children a note that will encourage them to do well during state testing. The notes will be a surprise for the kids. I will give them the notes from their families on our first day of testing. You can use this letter template or a blank sheet of paper. You can also email me your letter and I can print it out and put it in an envelope. All you have to do is write your child an encouraging note, put it in the envelope, and send it back. I’d like to have all the notes back by Tuesday, April 22. I’ll get them ready to be passed out on our first testing day. I have attached a picture below for your reference. Please let me know if you have any questions.”

Snacks

Students often wonder what they should do during their 10-minute breaks in the middle of a test. Sure, you should use the restroom, splash some cold water on your face, and walk around a bit to keep the blood flowing. But don’t forget – it’s also the time to refuel. A car doesn’t run on an empty tank, and neither will you.

You want to avoid a drop in your blood sugar, so it is important to keep all snacks and meals — even dinner the night before — high in protein and low in carbohydrates. Carbohydrates, especially sugary foods, spike insulin, which causes blood sugar to go down, resulting in more fatigue and worse concentration. Protein – on the other hand – keeps blood sugar stable, which improves focus and concentration.

WHAT TO BRING FOR SNACKS

Here are some snack ideas to keep your brain fueled for the second half of the big test. Don’t forget to pack these the night before, so you’re all set in the morning.

• Whole wheat pretzels and hummus: Rich in protein and low in fats, hummus is an ideal snack on test day. When combined with more complex carbs like whole wheat pretzels or veggies, this power snack can’t be beat.
• Greek yogurt with fruit or berries: Go for the real stuff here. The first ingredient in yogurt shouldn’t be high-fructose corn syrup. Combine Greek yogurt’s protein — which is roughly double that of traditional yogurt — with the slow-burning sugars in fruits and berries and your brain won’t crash as it might from a bag of M&Ms.
• Hard boiled eggs: This simple snack is packed with proteins and the essential omega-3 fatty acids – a brilliant brain food!
• Protein wrap: Select sliced turkey or chicken, cream cheese, hummus, lettuce, tomato, and cucumbers wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla for an all-around solid snack to get you through the lunch hour.
• Trail mix with nuts and dried fruit: The protein in nuts and natural sugars in fruit are great for your test day. Avoid super-sugary trail mixes, however,
• Celery or carrot sticks spread with cream cheese or peanut butter: Veggies and a protein will never steer you wrong. Or you can use a multigrain waffle topped with natural peanut butter or honey and sliced bananas. This is another high-protein, complex-carbohydrate option, with a little natural sugar to keep your brain burning bright for hours.

All of these snacks should be small, not the size of a full meal.  Overeating can cause a drop in blood sugar and make you feel sleepy. Also, don’t forget to stay hydrated with water. Sugary drinks and caffeinated drinks cause a quick high and then a crash – not a good idea for test day! 

And what’s the number one thing NOT TO DO during your break? Put your head down. Even if you’re tired, don’t give in and think that you’ll snooze for ten minutes. Find a way to fight the urge to sleep and instead move around and eat those snacks. And remember get a good night’s sleep the night before the exam and two nights before the exam – that’s seven to eight hours minimum both nights!

National Parks Project

National Park pages 1-3 due Monday, April 21 (Overview, Geology, History/Weather), check your child’s folder today and you will be receive an email if your child needs to complete this information this weekend.

Thursday – Read for 10 minutes, fill out Reading Log, spelling menu math HW14: 81-86: 1-5

NO SCHOOL on Friday

Monday – Read for 10 minutes, fill out Reading Log, spelling menu, math HW 12:  67-72: 1-5

Tuesday – Read for 10 minutes, fill out Reading Log, spelling menu

Wednesday – Read for 10 minutes, fill out Reading Log, spelling menu, math HW13:75-80: 1-6

Thursday – Read for 10 minutes, fill out Reading Log, spelling menu math HW14: 81-86: 1-5

Early Release Tuesday and NO SCHOOL on Friday

Green Team will not be planing due to lack of interest. The two other events will also need more interest if in order for them to run. Keebler need a minimum of 10 people to go to the Environmental Interpretive Center Pond exploration. The trip will be canceled if there is not enough interest.

Monday – Read for 10 minutes, fill out Reading Log, spelling menu, math HW 12:  67-72: 1-5

Tuesday – Read for 10 minutes, fill out Reading Log, spelling menu

Wednesday – Read for 10 minutes, fill out Reading Log, spelling menu, math HW13:75-80: 1-6

Thursday – Read for 10 minutes, fill out Reading Log, math HW14: 81-86: 1-5

Early Release Tuesday and NO SCHOOL on Friday

All 4th and 5th Graders!

If you are interested in attending any of the last 3 Green team meetings, please fill out the attendance form.  You do NOT have to be currently enrolled in the Green Team.

Since I will need to purchase supplies for some of the meetings I will need to see how many will be attending. Please answer the 3 questions about attendance so that I can buy supplies and be ready.  If you have been interested in the Green Team and would like to participate for the last 3 meetings you are welcome to join us.  Especially for our field trip, we need a minimum of 10 students to have the trip.

Green Team Meeting Attendance Survey  – NEW working link to the survey

4/16 – Earth Day Clean up and planting

5/7 – Nature journaling with Tristan’s mom

5/21 – Trip to Pond Exploration (if we have at least 10 students)

We are beginning a new project on National and Michigan State Parks. 2nd – 5th grades will be participating in this project. Students will research a chosen park. They will be creating a trifold board and an artifact to present at a school wide fair on May 14th. The timeline of things that are due is coming home today. 4th grade students will be working on this mainly in school but it will be sent home on Fridays if not completed in class to be completed on the weekends, be sure to send it back on Mondays. The trifold board and artifact will be completed at home. An artifact can be anything that represents your child’s national park.

The information has been added to a National Parks page found at the top. Look for updated information there.

Here is a link to the National and State Parks project.

Report cards are coming home today. Sign and the return the EMPTY envelope please. (*** Just an added note about report cards- the standards I grade each marking period can be different so it is possible to go up or down grade wise in an area based on what I assessed. For example- Marking Period 1– “Numbers and Operations/Base 10” was graded on number lines and place value adding and subtracting where Marking Period 2 — was using the eureka math strategies we used like making a ten, compensation, and adding like units. Your child could have earned a 2 in marking period 1 but dropped to a 3 in marking period 2 because different standards were assessed. This goes for the ELA standards as well. I choose different standards during the marking periods based on what Benchmark/Eureka is focusing on in those units.)

This week, our reading logs are Cause and Effect, which goes with our unit 8 reading in class. Your child can read anything for their reading log, have your child let me know if they need reading material. We are starting unit 8 in ELA, which is also nonfiction about earthquakes and volcanoes, This week in Science, we are continuing with Waves. Next week, in Social Studies we will be starting and working on Economics

This week we will starting Topic B in Module 4, we are working on equivalent fractions. More information is available on the Math Blog page.

This month our SEL topic is Perseverance please check out the details on the blog page which you can find above. If you have any questions, send me a message.

Monday – Read for 10 minutes, fill out Summary Reading Log, spelling menu. HW 7: 41-46: 1-3

Tuesday – Read for 10 minutes, fill out Reading Log, spelling menu, math HW8: 47-50: 1-3

Wednesday – Read for 10 minutes, fill out Reading Log, spelling menu, math HW9: 51-56: 1-3

Thursday – Read for 10 minutes, fill out Reading Log, spelling menu , HW:10: 57-60: 1-3

Friday – Read for 10 minutes, fill out Reading Log if needed, Math HW11: 61-66:1-4

Early Release Tuesday

We have our Buddy Classroom Field trip today! Remember to drop off your child at Howe like normal and meet us at Henry Ford Museum clocktower entrance at 9:25am if you are a chaperone! Students who requested bagged lunches for the field trip will have them with them. If your child is not attending the field trip these are the lunch options at school: 1st Choice: Fish Patty Sandwich 2nd Choice: Hummus and Pita Have a great Friday!

Thursday, April 3, Annual Orchestra Field trip from 9:30 – 11:30 AM.

Please wear a black t-shirt so we all match.

We will be back at school for lunch and regular curriculum.

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