May 7-11, 2012

Hello! I'm back to blogging! Here are some updates for this week: Famous American speeches are this Monday and Tuesday morning beginning around 8:30. I sent home a schedule with your child's name highlighted as to when they were giving their speech. If you never received this or are unaware of this, please ask your child. I know they have worked hard and look forward to hearing their speeches. Part of their grade is not only what they turn in, but also if they are a good listener to others. There will be a 20 point rubric that will be used to determine their grade on this project. A weekly homework packet will go home Monday with a reading log and multiplication practice due on Friday. There will be no math page Monday, but nightly math homework will resume on Tuesday. I have also started giving weekly multiplication quizzes on Fridays. Most students should really have these facts memorized and need to power through the next few months before entering 4th grade. We have a field trip on May 25 to the Agricultural History Museum. Please send in $4.00 to cover the cost. The end of the year party will be at Seacliff Beach on Wednesday, June 6. Permission forms will be sent home soon. On another note, as the year comes to a close, behaviors start to decline and students get Spring fever. We have had some incidences with name-calling and people's feelings getting hurt by their friends, so weekly class meetings will be held to discuss these issues for the remainder of the school year. I know we are all antsy for summer vacation, but still have 5 weeks of learning to go. This Thursday is Open House from 6:30-8:00. Hope to see there! Wish List: kleenex and pencils