What's Happening in Room 30.........

Important Announcements:

• We have one more week until we begin MAP testing.  Please send in the encouragement notes for your child by the end of this week so they can be ready and received on our 1st day of testing, Wednesday, April 27th (envelope went home last week ).

• We would LOVE to have snack contributions for our MAP snack mix.  Please send in a contribution by Monday, April 25th (note went home last week).
• Mid-Quarter Reports will be coming home on Monday.  Please review, sign and return as soon as possible.

• We have two field trips coming up in May!  You will be receiving the permission slips this week.

Dates to Remember:  

Monday:  Mid-Quarter Reports coming home
Tuesday:  Environmental Club
Wednesday:  Early Release Day

Thursday:  Choir 8:00 a.m.
                      Choir Concert 6:00 p.m. at Crestwood
     

                                                            

What's Happening in Our Room.... 

Reading Workshop: 

• The students will practice listening to audio text and answering questions related to the text.  They will also spend time preparing for book clubs that we will begin next week.  

Writer's Workshop:

• The students are writing wonderful poetry!  I will share a few poems on our blog early this week.  The students will continue to learn about different types of figurative language this week and continue writing poems around out class anthology topic - food.
• We be reviewing the correct usage of commas and the rules of capitalizing titles.

Math:

• We will be continuing with our Geometry Unit this week as the students learn about the different types of triangles and quadrilaterals.
• We will review for the unit test on Thursday and the students will be tested on Friday this week.

Science

• The students have enjoyed spending time outside as they study and observe nature in our school ecosystem.  We will end our unit with a field trip to GEMPP Missouri Conservation Area on May 17th.