NEWSLETTER 5-26-16

Hi! We have “arrived” at the Atlantic Ocean. We learned about lobstering as a career and about lobsters in general. We also learned about orcas. We are having fun decorating the room with sea life!  Don’t forget to check out the upcoming dates. This year is heading to an end too quickly!!

READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS

We finished the book, ANDRE. The kids loved it. They do have a movie out if any of you are looking for something to watch on a rainy summer day. Unfortunately, there is a swear word used twice in it, one of the milder t.v. ones. Not sure why they need to do that when they know it’s a movie for kids…grrr…rant over. It’s pretty cool to watch though because it shows real footage of Andre at the end. The kids also know that the movie was filmed in Canada using a sea lion…crazy I know!

We are still working on answering reading comprehension questions. They are getting better at using the question to create their answer. Keep reading for Books for Bikes! If you need tickets or books, your child knows where to get them :)!

MATH

We worked with identifying which strategies are our favorite to use when adding. We used function machines to practice addition and subtraction by ten. We continued to work with fractions and shapes.

LEGO ROBOTICS

• We did a new Lego Robotics build on today. Everyone was able to build a car that actually moved and made noise. We will be spending every remaining Thursday morning building and programming with the WeDo Lego Robotics. They are getting so good at it!

GO FISH T-SHIRTS

Thank you to everyone who already paid for their child’s musical t-shirt. A huge shout out to everyone who donated money to pay for another child’s shirt. If you haven’t paid yet, please send in $6 as soon as possible.

DATES TO REMEMBER

• Wednesday, June 1st - River Art - During the activity, there will be a Native American Story Teller, a musical performance, and directed instruction on collecting things on the shoreline, and using these items to create art.  This will be lead by Andy Maury, Greg Ondo and Garrett White. Feel free to join us. We will leave school at 8:30 and return at 10:00. Feel free to join us or meet us there :)!
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• Thursday, June 2nd - 8th grade musical, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at 1:00. They will present again that night at 6:30.

*  Friday, June 3rd - Books for Bikes drawing - get those tickets in!

*  Tuesday, June 14th at 1:00 pm in gym - GO FISH (Primary Musical)

*  Friday, June 17th - 12:30 Dismissal, Field Day, Barbecue, Last Day