May 16th - May 20th

Nuts & Bolts

  • Official SWIM dates: May 18-20: 1:20-2:15 at the YMCA and possibly June 1 at the same times. For swimming, your child will come to school in their regular clothes each day. They will bring a DRY towel and suit in a plastic bag each day. We will change at the pool, and then change back into our clothes before we return to school.

  • Lunch and Chaperone notes were sent home about our field trip to the Potowatomi Zoo on May 27th. Please read it and fill out and return it if you would like to join us or if your student will need a sack lunch from school.

  • Our field trip to the zoo will be on May 27th. Kids will need to bring a sack lunch or get one from the lunch room. Notes were send home for you to order one if you are unable to send one.

  • Please make sure your student charges their computer every night. We have been getting lax about charging and many students are not prepared for learning.

  • Kids should bring a full water bottle to school everyday as well as a healthy snack. Please continue to have them dress in layers until we know the weather has officially warmed up.

What to Work on at Home

To keep your student practicing the skills we are working hard on at school, please consider having them work on:

Reading- 20-30 minutes/day.

IXL Math Practice- Please have your child work on IXL: AA or BB at home for 10 mins a day. If your student participates in Khan Mappers at school, this is a great option for them to work on for 10-15 minutes per day at home!


Class this Week

Math- We are working on Unit 7: Two Dimensional Shapes and Perimeter. In this unit, students will reason about shapes and their attributes, with a focus on quadrilaterals. They will solve problems about the area and perimeter of shapes.

Reading- This week we will focus on tying all of our reading strategies together. Groups will be working on reading stories and creating plot mountains to sequence events, character maps to work on traits and inference charts to work on predictions!

Writing- Students will begin to work on short stories with a problem and a solution.. 

Upcoming Dates to Know: 

May 17: Donut Event-  Come join us for donuts from 7:45-8:30 on the playground!
May 18- 20: SWIM lessons at the YMCA.
May 18: Late Start- Arrive at 9:20.
May 25: Late Start- Arrive at 9:20.
May 27: Field Trip to Potowatomi Zoo. Kids will need to bring a sack lunch.
May 30: NO SCHOOL. Memorial Day.
June 1: Late Start- Arrive at 9:20.
June 8: School Picnic!
June 9: Half Day. Dismiss at 12:09.
June 10: Last Day of School! Half Day- Dismiss 12:09.

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