4-17 April 2011
Please check out the new link to the left on our school's web-page. Click on the Eagle's Eye to see what our students are talking about!!!
Dates to Remember:
April 7 – Deadline for Summer Enrichment Program Registration
April 8 – Teacher Work Day NO SCHOOL (Friday)
April 11 – 15 – Spring Break NO SCHOOL (Have a wonderful break!)
April 22 – Parent Teacher Conference (for ES only) NO SCHOOL (Friday)
Appointment times will be sent home in blue folder!
Please continue to use the links over the spring break. I will not be posting anything new. We're almost finished taking the Unit 4 Benchmark test. Results will be posted to your child's Academic Progress Report that will be attached to their official Report Card for the 3rd Quarter.
Please continue working on the Sampson's Classroom link and you're welcome to encourage your child to complete Level 4 Sight Words Lists, anytime. A few of the students are beginning to complete their folder on the 2 support materials used in the classroom that coordinate with the on-line assignment. Available ALL Summer long!
IXL Math is also 'back up & running'. We'll push this even more, and our class cumulative questions-answered is at 25,000 problems. Not bad, but there is so much more to accomplish. Work to earn medals and see where they'll end up in June. Available ALL Summer long!
RAZ-kids reading will also be available during the summer months. Please continue to work at this throughout the year, as a support to reaching the goal of being at grade level before the end of the 1st grade year. Readiness for 2nd grade is imperative, and continued work throughout the summer prevents summer reading and math loss.
I'll be reviewing Reader's Response logs, as well. Please send them back to school in their Reading Bag, please.
Upon our return on Monday, 18 April, we'll begin our last Unit of Study: Unit 5-Great Ideas! That means we've only got 6 more stories/weeks of work and then we'll take our last Unit test, End-of-Year Benchmark and measure their reading growth through one last summative test: the DRA (Developmental Reading Assessment). Keep on reading and it'll all pay off in the middle of June.
I'll also be sending home the 3rd quarter Family/Home project this Thursday in their blue folder. Watch for it and the adjusted Due date on this project. You'll need to pick up a colored piece of poster board from the shoppette or the PX the next time you're out. Please do a great job on these, as they'll be on display throughout the end of the year in our hallway. Be creative and give your presentation a 'pop' of color and interest. You were amazingly creative on the castles, so this one's quite a bit easier to do. These will be due NLT April 28th.
Thank you once again for all you do.
Workin' 'til the end of First Grade!
Mrs. Petty
Have a great break.
Thank you for all your support and remember to enjoy the week off.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Petty
