Early Dismissal Tomorrow

Today, students finished the EOY PARCC Assessments.  Next week, we will have a little celebration.  Our class won a mini-celebration for collecting the most box tops; thus, I thought we'd use this opportunity to celebrate our hard work with PARCC, as well. In addition, we will also be celebrating our classes' mastery of our basic multiplication facts, with all students having passed 0-12 fluency quizzes.  Thank you for all your hard work at home, encouraging your child to practice their facts!  I will send home a letter explaining our plans next week.

In Readers' Workshop, we were able to get in the lab today, so students spent time finishing up their book trailers from our Literary Essays Unit.  Students considered adding music that reflected the mood of their books.

In Math Workshop, students analyzed the "fraction bar" and identified its meaning to help them make sense of fractions and convert improper fractions to whole and mixed numbers.

In Science, once again, students observed their dark and light seeds.  Additionally, we explored and identified the different parts to a seed.  Ask your child what changes they're noticing about their seed.  Have them consider the seed's functions and purposes.

Homework: 

• Multiplication facts 0-12: 10-20 minutes
• Read: 20 minutes

Reminders:

• Early Dismissal: Tomorrow
• STEM Club applications due: Monday, April 27
• "Herr's" Field Trip:  Wednesday, April 29, 10:00-3:00.
• PARCC/ Multiplication Fluency/ Top Box Top Class Celebration: Friday, May 1.
• Missing classroom books: 
• Exclamation Mark 

Classroom Supplies:  

• Dry erase markers

Thank you,

Ms. Smith