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

Important Announcements:

• We will be going to the Historic Daniel Boone Home on Wednesday.  We will leave school promptly at 9:00 a.m., so please make sure your child is at school on time.  The students will eat lunch there, so they will need to bring a bagged lunch and drink.

• Scholastic Book Fair is at Crestwood this week!  The items are buy one get one free.  We will preview the fair on Monday and the students can purchase Tuesday through Friday.
• The students have until Thursday to complete the ALEKS pie to participate in the pizza party!  We have 10 participants and hoping to have more by the end of the week.

Dates to Remember:  

Monday:  Book Fair Preview
Tuesday: Service Team
Wednesday: Field Trip - bring a lunch and drink
                         PTO Meeting at 6:30 p.m.
Friday:  No School - Professional Development Day for Teachers
Saturday:  Spirit Fest Parade - 9:00 a.m. Sperreng
   

What's Happening in Our Room....

Reading Workshop: 

• The students will continue reading their fantasy fiction book with their book clubs.  They will write questions from their reading to promote discussions during their meetings.  

Writer's Workshop:

• This week the students will write from the perspective of an object after reading The Day the Crayons Quit.  It is a fun piece of writing and your child will share with you later this week.

Math:

• We will spend this week working with more challenging math concepts.  The students will learn to divide by 2 digit numbers, add fractions with unlike denominators and add negative numbers.
•  The students will also work in math stations this week and have classroom opportunity to work on completing 4th grade ALEKS.  We currently have 10 students participating in the Pizza Party for completing ALEKS!  Your child has until May 12th!!

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.