Important
Dates
May
15
– Early Dismissal – 12:00
20
– Last day to check out books
22 – Author Day – Aaron Reynolds
25 – No School – Memorial Day
22 – All library books are due
June
3
– Blackberry Farm Field Trip
5 – School Picnic
9 – Last Day of School – 12:00 Dismissal
Chick Update
We had a total of 60 eggs in our incubators. Forty-four of them hatched. Most of the chicks are yellow , but we also have a few black chicks and a few brown with black stripes on their backs. We have several different breeds (Leghorns, Wyandottes, and Brahmas) due to the fact that we got the eggs from 2 different sources.
Mrs. Fish, a parent from our district, will be picking up the chicks tomorrow and will be bringing them back every Friday for the children to observe their growth and changes. We are very fortunate to have her.
Library Books
All library books are due back by Friday,
May 22. We will still go to the library
for activities, but we will not be checking out any more books after that date.
A librarian from a local library will be
coming to our school on May 19 to talk about the library program that is
offered at their library during the summer.
Most libraries offer a similar program to promote summer reading. Small prizes and awards are given as the
children reach their reading goals.
These programs are helpful in motivating the children to read over the
summer.
Barnes & Noble usually offers
rewards for reading during the summer also.
Reading throughout the summer will help to maintain and improve your
child's reading skills.
End of the Year Picnic
The picnic is scheduled for Friday, June 5. More information will be coming home at a
later date.
ABC
Countdown
5/18 – “K” – Kid’s
Choice Movie
5/19 – “L” – Luau
Day – Wear a
Hawaiian outfit
5/20 – “M” – Music
Day
5/21 - “N” – Neon
Day
5/22 - “O” – Outstanding
Author Day
Reading
This week we read Butterfly Life Cycle by
Jeff Bauer. We continued to look at the
different parts of a nonfiction book and also worked on comprehension.
Phonics Skills
We will work on words with the /er/ sound
in them.
Grammar
Skills
We will work on using quotation marks.
Spelling
Words
Our spelling words for next week are:
mud, jam, sent, herd, summer,
river, number, always, also, woodpecker
Blackberry Farm Field Trip
Permission slips are being sent home
this week. If you have volunteered to be
a chaperone, please add an extra $6 when you turn in your child’s money. Thanks.
