This week is an important week for the school as Blount administers standardized tests in grades 3-5. We will not be testing but we will be supporting the older grades. Our job is to be very quiet in the school. Our schedule will be frozen, which means we cannot leave our classroom and things will happen at different times during the day. Please DO NOT join us for lunch on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday of this week. There will be no parent volunteers in Room 115 this week. Please try your best for on time arrivals on those days so that the office staff can tend to other items. Thank you for supporting our school in having a smooth testing week.
Due to several projects going on in our classroom for the next week and a half, enter our classroom cautiously so as not to ruin any surprises we have for you.
We will celebrate May birthdays this month and the summer birthdays too. We have some very important people to celebrate.
Our final Crafternoon last Thursday was busy and festive! Thank you to the families that sent in supplies/food and the moms that came to the classroom to assist. We had so much to celebrate that we finished with our fiesta on Friday! Room 115 is very much loved and it is appreciated! This slideshow will make you smile and want to say Ole`.
Look for two very special surprises in Friday's back pack that celebrate Mother's Day!
In reading,we are finishing up the letter Xx and reviewing the consonants and vowels of the alphabet. I will begin Word Wall Word testing on Friday, May 10. I will try to get to every student on Friday but don't be frustrated if your child is not tested on the first day. Reading groups will be held all the way up to the last day of school. We are going to squeeze every moment out of Room 115 until that bell rings at 3:10 on May 24.
In math, we are working on positional words (on, below, next to...) and measurement.
We have two more poems to add to our poetry notebook before the end of the year. Please return the poetry notebook on Monday and look for it on Friday.
Monday is Nancy's Italian Ice for $1.00.
Friday is the last day the library will be open. I have books in the classroom for AR testing so the children may continue to take tests until the very end.
I forgot my camera on the zoo field trip. But I'm collecting photos from the parents that did attend. Look for the zoo field trip slide show in next week's blog entry.
Upcoming events:
Wednesday, May 8-Friday, May 10: Standardized Testing for grades 3-5. Schedules are frozen schoolwide. Please no visitors during testing hours, including lunch.
Friday, May 10: Please write a short note to Room 115 letting the students know the number of people in your family that will attend the Room 115 Celebration on Thursday, May 16.
Thursday, May 16: Kindergarten End of the Year Program at 9:00. Dress in yellow field trip t-shirt and khaki bottoms.
Thursday, May 16: Room 115 Celebration immediately following the End of the Year Program
Thursday, May 23: Last day of school. Report cards will be issued at 3:10.
Contact me with any questions or concerns.
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