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April 20th, 2018

Hello Everyone!


  We have had a very fun week of swimming! It has been fabulous watching the students become more confident in the water. Thank you for your support in sending the students to school in their bathing suits - it made the transition to the pool very smooth.

It was great to see you all at Student-Led Conferences; your children have been working so hard this year and the progress they have made is amazing! They should be very proud of their work.

We had a magic show this week! The main focus of the magic show was friendship. 

F - Feelings. We consider peoples feelings when making decisions.
R - Real. We behave authentically with our peers.
I - Invite. We need to invite people into our lives to make friends.
E - Encourage. We help our friends be the best they can be.
N - Name. We need to learn as many names as possible.
D - Dependable. We are there for our friends in good times and bad.
S - Smile. True friends learn to smile often.




Literacy
  • We wrote in our journals on Monday. The students have been doing a great job of adding more details to their work.
  • We read our first chapter book together as a class!
  • We practice 200 Fry Sight words.
Social Studies
  • We wrote questions we have about the past in our visual journals. Ms. Witczak and I were very impressed with the thoughtful questions the students came up with. Ask your child to tell you a few of their questions.
Math
  • We continued to work on subtraction and started to learn about fact families.
  • The students explored the "equal" sign when solving equations, including: 3+4 = 10-3
Reminders
  • Passion for Glass is coming to our school on Tuesday, April 24th. If your child's form is not signed and returned, they will not be able to participate and will be required to engage in alternative learning activities in a different classroom.
  • Popcorn days: Wednesday, April 25th and Thursday, April 26th.
  • Flex Friday/Fun Lunch: Friday, April 27th.
  • Volunteer Appreciation: May 4th

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