Odds and Ends:
* Happy Mother's Day to all the moms! We hope you enjoy your gift and card from your child! =)
*Thank you all for making Teacher Appreciation Week a great one! I am so lucky to have an incredible class to teach each day! Thank you for being wonderful students and parents!
* Scholastic Book Order: The final book order of the year was sent home this week. Please place your order by 5/21, so I can have the books in time before school is out for the summer. Thank you for your orders online...each order online earns us free books for our classroom!
* Your child's MAPS scores will be sent home by me this week. Once you obtain your child's scores, there is a link on our District website. Click here to play games according to your child's score to help them improve. This link would make for a great ideas for summer practice.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
* Mon.5/14: Spelling: List 26 Pretest: Last Spelling list of the year~
Reading: Poetry Cafe 1-2 pm.
Assembly: Concert and Choir 9 am
*Tues. 5/15: Reading: Good Fit Book Celebration Projects Due
*Thurs. 5/17: Math: 6's division timed test
*Fri. 5/18: Early Dismissal: 11:00 am
English: Pronoun Test
Spelling: List 26 Test
A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:
*Reading: We have been working hard to prepare for our Poetry Cafe on Monday. We are looking forward to performing to our friends and family on Mon. from 1-2. Hope to see you there! Please remember to have your child wear black on Monday (sunglasses and beret optional!)
*English: We are working on pronouns (ch 6). The test is tentatively scheduled for Fri. 5/18. A study guide will be sent home this week.
*Spelling: We will work on list 26 this week. This will be our last spelling test of the year. We will spend the rest of the school year working on different types of word work, including vocabulary building and practicing frequently misspelled words.
*Science: We are working on ch. 14 lesson 2. The ch. 14 test is tentatively scheduled for Thurs. 5/24. More info coming soon about the test~
*Social Studies: Students were busy this week learning about ancient Egypt. Ask your child about the Nile River they made and about their sarcophagus. We will learn more about mummies and pyramids next week.
*Math: We are working on ch 24: Division with remainders. We will explore more division with remainders next week. We are also working on 6's division timed test this week. Please study your facts at home!
Have a wonderful Mother's Day weekend with your children!
Mrs. Olsen
