Newsletter for the week of March 26th

Welcome back!  I trust everyone had a wonderful Track Out and got to enjoy the beautiful weather we had. We are entering our last quarter, so it’s really time to buckle down. 

-         Important Information:

-          Report cards – Please sign and return the report card envelope as soon as possible.  Everything in the inside is for you to keep.

-         Scholastic- March and April Scholastic book orders will be coming home this Thursday.  There are lots of really new and cool books and activities in the order.  If you are interested in buying, order form and money needs to be turned in no later than Wednesday, April 18^th.  We will have one more Scholastic order after this.  That will be for May.

-         Conferences- If I did not conference with you 3^rd quarter, I will be sending home a conference request sheet this week.  Please take a look over the sheet and return to school as soon as possible.  Thanks so much!

-         Spring Pictures- We will be having pictures on April 10^th at 11:20.  If interested in purchasing a class picture those need to be bought ahead of time.  It is one class picture for $10.00.  Individual pictures do not need to be purchases now. But if you would like a specific pose for your child, please turn that information into me before April 10th. This information will be coming home in the red Friday folders.

-         EOG Proctors- The EOG’s is right around the corner for 3-5 grades. If you would be interested in volunteering to be a proctor, please let me know so I can pass your name along to administration. Thanks for your help!

-         Specials: For the next 3 weeks till April 17^th specials will be as followed: Monday is Music, Tuesday is Art, Wednesday is PE, Thursday is Technology/Media, and Friday is Art.

Homework for the week of March 26th

Math	Complete attached Math Expressions pages: 7-10 (Homework- front and Remembering - back) 7-11 (Homework- front and Targeted Practice - back) *Please have your child check back over their work. There are many students who are making careless mistakes.
Spelling	Sight Words this Week: would     after     also     way    boy Your child needs to choose 2 of the 6 activities listed.  In addition, they should also read the sight words to a parent each night. Please make sure you are using your neatest handwriting and using the lines correctly. Pick 2 of the choices below: *Write each sight word 3x each. *Use each sight word in a sentence. *Rainbow write your words in 2 colors for each word. *Write your sight words in ABC order. *Write each word neatly. Trace over all the vowels in each word with a blue crayon. *Write a story and use each of your sight words. Underline each word as you use it in the story.
Reading	Read your “Book in a Bag” to Mom or Dad. Parents complete the Parent Participation Sheet. Your child should continue to read their “Book in a Bag” several times throughout the week. They should be able to retell the story with little assistance from you. If they are struggling, have them read the book again and again.
Wilson Fundations	Complete the Wilson Fundations sheet.  We have been working on “closed syllable words.” These are words that have only 1 short vowel and are followed by at least one consonant after the vowel. An example is: this. *Please make sure this sheet is turned in on Friday with all of the other homework.