We are on the final stretch of the school year! With the warmer weather the kids are getting anxious for summer. We had a "family meeting" this week and talked about how we have to finish strong and keep following the behavior expectations.
In reading we are working on reading non-fiction and writing a summary with text evidence. All the books are based on ocean life. We have been really working to cite text evidence that is relevant to the main idea. We continue to work on fluency and comprehension. Our fluency goal is 154 correct words per minute.
Next MONDAY AND TUESDAY the children will be taking the state mandated reading test. This is the "Fast" test that we report to you at conferences. PLEASE have your child at school these two days!
In math we are working on measurement ,capacity, and volume. Children are working to recognize which measure to use in a given situation. We are also working on conversions.
In Social Studies we will start our famous Iowan project next week. Your child will be bringing home a paper with an at home project that will be due on May 6th.
Upcoming Events:
Fast testing - April 18th and 19th
Book orders due - April 18th
Family life - April 22nd
PTO Spring Event - April 24th
District Reading Test - April 25th
District English Language Arts test - Week of May 2nd
Fishing Trip - May 3rd in the afternoon
Social Studies project due - May 6th
District Math Assessment - Week of May 9th
Taft Play - May 12th
No school - May 13th
Hoover Field Trip - May 17th
Awards Assembly - May 20th
Memorial Day - May 30th
Battle of the Books - May 31st
Park Day - June 1st (no rain date)
Last Day of school - June 2nd (half day)
