April 28 - May 2

PLEASE HAVE YOUR STUDENTS AT SCHOOL EVERYDAY.  WE ARE REVIEWING DAILY AND BEGIN OUR END OF LEVEL BENCHMARK TESTS TOMORROW. 

APRIL 28-MAY 3rd. We have end-of-year testing right around the corner.  Your child MUST attend school during the review weeks and testing days. Please let me know if your student will not be attending school on any of the testing days.  WE ARE REVIEWING EVERY DAY!  It is also important that they get a good night’s sleep, a good breakfast, and here ON TIME. All of our tests are first thing in the morning. Our testing window is April 28th & April 30th for Acadience Reading and Math. RISE testing window is May 7th – May 16th.

I will let the children chew sugar-free peppermint gum or mints during the RISE test.  Research does show that peppermint helps calm anxiety in students. Please let me know if you do not want your child to have gum during the tests.

IF YOU ARE WILLING TO DONATE GUM OR MINTS FOR THE CLASS, PLEASE SEND THEM WITH YOUR CHILD ANYTIME BEFOREHAND. **IT MUST BE SUGAR-FREE PEPPERMINT**THANKS IN ADVANCE 😉

Please note these dates on your calendars:

ACADIENCE READING:  MONDAY, APRIL 28TH 10:30am

MAZE READING FINAL:  MONDAY, APRIL 28TH 12:30pm

ACADIENCE MATH:         WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30TH 10:50am

ELA (English/Language Arts)/READING             

ELA/READING RISE #1: WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 10:00-11:20am                                  

ELA/READING RISE #2: THURSDAY, MAY 8, 10:00-11:20am                                      

ELA/READING RISE #3: MONDAY, MAY 12, 10:00-11:20am

MATH END OF YEAR TESTING                                                                                                 

Math RISE#1: TUESDAY, MAY 13, 10:00-11:20am 

Math RISE#2: WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 10:00-11:20am 

Math RISE#3: THURSDAY, MAY 15, 10:00-11:20am 

MAKE-UP sessions are held on Fridays.

 

Kids Read Now

 Watch the Kids Read Now video below and choose books for your student to read during the summer following the directions in the video. These books are completely free and a great way to continue reading during the summer months!

Week of April 21-25

Field Trip Reminders

 Field Trip Donations/Fees

Field trip chaperones that are not paying full price entry at the museum need to have their $12 fee paid ASAP. Please also remember we are asking for a $6 donation for each child attending to help with the cost of the field trip.

If you can’t make it into the office to make these payments you are more than welcome to take care of them online. ONLINE PAYMENTS LINK

• We are taking the FrontRunner to the Museum of Curiosity at Thanksgiving Point on Wednesday, April 23rd.
• You must be at the Roy FrontRunner station by 8:00am (if chaperones could be there between 7:50-7:55am that would be so helpful to make sure everything runs smoothly).
• Our train leaves at 8:15am (we can NOT wait for you or your student if you are late).
• We will be back in Roy at 2:45pm so you will need to make arrangements for your student to be picked up at that time.
• We are walking from the FrontRunner station to the museum and back (about 3/4 mile one way). Make sure your student is dressed appropriately.
• Do NOT send your student with money the day of the field trip.
• Students MUST bring a backpack to carry their lunches with them.

Important Dates:

• April 23rd – Field Trip to the Museum of Curiosity
• April 25th – Dollar Dress Down Day
• April 22nd – Class Store (if you can help count money and manage class store with Kelsey, or donate great prizes that would be great-this will be at 2pm).  This will be our final class store for the year. 
• May 5-9 – Book Fair
• May 7-8, 12 – ELA RISE End of the Year Benchmark Testing
• May 13-15 – Math RISE End of the Year Benchmark Testing

 

Rise Testing Review continues through this week, in preparation for our final End of Year RISE testing the following week. 

Happy Birthday, Jaxon!

Happy Birthday, Ellie!

Week of April 7th

 Field Trip

Chaperones have been notified that they have been randomly selected to attend the field trip via email! If you did not receive my confirmation email that you are one of our allotted 8 chaperones and you would still like to attend please have the form completed by April 11th and mark the option stating that you will pay full price entry at the museum.

I am still waiting on 3 guardians to give permission for their students to attend the field trip, they have been emailed directly.  The field trip permission form link is below if you would like to attend and pay the admission, or if you need to fill it out for your student to attend. 

Museum of Curiosity Field Trip Form 

Important Dates:

• April 7th-11th- Ms. Blick is subbing the week! I am out of the country and will not be available until I return state side on Monday, April 14th. 
• April 23rd- Museum of Curiosity Front Runner Field Trip                                                        (meet at the Roy Front Runner station) 
• April 25th – Dollar Dress Down Day
• 19 Days until Rise Testing Begins! 👊
• 39 Days left of this school year 😀

 MULTIPLICATION FACTS: 

At the end of the year we have a multiplication ice cream party. Many students are still working to earn their ice cream and toppings by passing off their multiplication facts. The end of the year is quickly approaching, so now is the time to crack down and memorize those facts! Each student should know which facts they are currently working towards passing off. Please ask your child what they are working on and what they need help with. I encourage you to take 5-10 minutes a day to work on these facts with your kids. And don’t overcomplicate it! Make some flashcards to keep in the car and practice on your way to and from school. If your child is unsure which facts they are working on, please reach out!

MATH – This week we will be finishing up TIME and ELAPSED TIME.  There is an activity attached to the family letter below. This is a good activity to do with your child if you want go give them some extra practice. Please continue to work on multiplication facts with your child at home. In class students will be showing what they know by passing off timed tests.

ELA: 

We will be focusing this week on Text Features and how they help with understanding the text.