Busy, busy…

Hello. Ask your child what he/she did today: a lot! The students spent time reading and taking notes about B. Franklin, A. Bell, or T. Edison. The students also spent time doing projects for the Multicultural Festival; our country is Italy. Ask your child what three things he/she made. We have practiced singing “That’s Amore” once and will practice many more times before Friday, May 6th. I hope you will join us on that evening!

Our classroom is overflowing with book reports. I still have the January, February, and March ones here. I know… they should have been sent home by now – the classroom will look empty without them. The final April book report is due this Friday, April 29th.

Library books need to be returned by May 6th, if at all possible. Lost books need to be paid for. Can you child multiply? Are the facts memorized? There will be a pizza and cupcake party for students who can correctly complete 100 facts in 5 minutes (95-99 correct will also be accepted). The students have been learning multiplication facts since early September.

Twenty-something days left in the school year… so much to do… I get sad and happy at this time of year.

Last quarter of school

Can you believe it? Here we are, with just about a month left of the school year. Time flies when you are busy teaching and learning and loving school!

 The students changed seats one final time. Ask your child who his/her Rocket Math partner is. How successful has your child become with multiplication facts? There will be a 3rd grade multiplication party (pizza and cupcakes) in early May for all students who can complete a 5-minute 100-facts test with 95% or better as a score.

The students will be working on research papers during writing time. Your child will find facts about B. Franklin, T. Edison, or A. Bell. I have the materials (books and printed Internet articles) in the classroom. I have begun reading A Cricket in Times Square aloud after lunch. Ask your child about Tucker, the mouse; Harry, the cat; Mario, the boy; and Chester, the cricket. It’s an AR book worth four points.

Speaking of AR (Accelerated Reader), the last day to take an AR Test will be on May 6th (for the purpose of collecting points to shop in the AR store in the library and for final points). At the May Spirit Day Assembly, the students who earned the most points at each grade level (top three students) and in the entire elementary school will be recognized and rewarded.

Information will be forthcoming about our Poetry Party, the final days of school (special activities), and our last day of school celebration.