Weekly Update

Dear Families,

Where did all the sunny weather go? What a wet and cold week this has been. Thank you for sending your child to school with warmer clothing and rain-coats.
We hope the sun will return soon.

Many end-of-the-year assessments will start soon. For example, I will start our reading assessments later this week and continue into the next. The students will also participate in math and spelling assessments as well. Earlier this week, all 1st and 2nd grade students participated in a district-wide science assessment, when they had the chance to conduct experiments, make scientific observations and show their understanding in diagrams, charts and words.. The students will have a sub on Friday (this week) and Monday (next week), as I will work one-on-one with them in reading. They are in excellent hands with our sub and the learning will continue as before.

We are almost done with our tropical animal reports and cannot wait to share them with you. The students voted on our Reading Restaurant name last week, and in case you missed it, our restaurant will be called “The Leafy Lounge.” We will start decorating our classroom to reflect this name. The students would like to make binoculars for our rainforest. If you can, can you please send an empty paper towel or 2 toilet paper rolls into school next week? We would like to use these to make our binoculars. Thank you.

The students will also continue working on the glogsters in school, but please know that your child can access these from home as well. It is voluntary to do it from home and not at all required.

Our upcoming fieldtrip to Shelburne Farms is scheduled for next week, Friday May 27th. We will be gone all day, so please pack peanut-free lunches and snacks and dress according to the weather forecast!

Have a great rest of the week!
Regards,
Maria McCormack