*Tomorrow and Monday will be a board game day (no electronics). Students may bring a board game of their choice to play during school on Friday and Monday.

*Tomorrow is also bounce houses during their peripheral time. Please make sure that your child brings or wears socks.

*We are done with homework for the year. That includes math papers and reading logs. Parents, please have your child check their rooms, backpacks or anywhere you think there may be a book that belongs to the school.

*Throughout the week we will be sending things home from our desk and classroom.

*We have also sent home our last set of graded papers.

*Friday we will have bounce houses during our peripherals time. Please make sure that your child wears or brings socks on that day.

FIELD TRIP INFO
Wednesday, May 16th is our field trip to the Planetarium. Remember, due to limited seating parents will not be able to go to the Planetarium but will be able to meet us at Bergfeld Park in Tyler for lunch. Please make sure that your child brings a sack lunch and drink with their name on it, unless you indicated on their slip for a sack lunch from the cafeteria. You may also sign your child out from the park with their teacher.

Just a reminder if you haven’t sent your $3.00 for the field trip please send it by Wednesday. The field trip is next week. Due to the fire code and limited seating parents will not be allowed to come to the Planetarium but can meet us at Bergfeld Parkin Tyler around 11:45.

Spelling/Phonics– This week we will review different spelling rules for phonemic awareness.

Reading– We are going to start an ocean and ocean animal theme. We are learning about the different zones in the ocean and what animals we find in that zone.

Math– We are beginning our measurement unit. This week our focus will be centimeters and inches.

*Field Day will be Thursday, April 26th 12:30-2:30. I will have a sign out sheet for you to sign your child out as soon field day is over. We ask that your child not bring their backpack or a change of clothes on that day because our field day is at the end of the day and our classrooms will be locked so they will not be able to come back in the building to get their things. The teachers will come back in the building when field day is over.

Tomorrow is our celebration of Earth Day at Penick Park. We will have our CHAMPS Assembly and then get ready to board the bus to be at the park by 9:00am. I have put our field trip schedule on this blog for you to know where your child will be. They can bring a hat to wear during the day but they will need to keep up with it. Please put sunscreen on them before they leave home. We will be playing a lot and so they need to wear socks and tennis shoes. We would love for parents to help with stations if you are able to come. You would travel with your child’s class. We ask that your child stay with their teacher (Class) at all times. I will have a ziplock baggie with their name on it to put their lunch in because it will be placed in a cooler with ice. We will have one water bottle for them and a place to refill it at the park. If you would like to send an additional drink for them to carry or have with their lunch please make sure to put their first and last name on it. They may also bring a can of corn or live worms for fishing. All fishing equipment and other activity equipment will be provided. Please DO NOT bring any additional fishing poles or sports equipment. Also Mrs. Koonce has asked that you please leave your pets at home. There are some children with pet allergies or that have a fear of dogs and we want this to be a positive experience for them.
I have also told the students to leave their backpacks at home. I will not be checking planners or reading logs, so they don’t need them. Also, if you check your child out at the park their backpack will be left at school all weekend. I will have a sign out sheet if you would like to leave with your child from the park.

Schedule for Penick Park

Station 1 (Softball/Baseball)- 9:00-9:30
Station 2 (Kickball)- 9:35-10:10
Station 3 (Playground)- 10:15-10:50
Station 4 (Gaga Ball/Sidewalk chalk)- 10:55-11:25
Lunch – 11:30- 12:00
Station 5 (Fishing) 12:05-12:35
Station 6 (Playground)- 12:40- 1:10

-If your child is getting a snow cone from Kona ice, money is due this Thursday. They will be at the school on Tuesday, April 24th.

-There will be no school on Monday, April 23rd.

– Field Day is Thursday, April 26th 12:30-2:30. You may sign your child out on Field Day with their teacher. Please do not leave with your child until you have seen and signed your child out with their teacher.

Spelling/Phonics– This week is our last spelling test of the year. Here are our words:
New words- end, left, us, never, last
Review words- are, have, their, other, people, find, use, know, our, place, number

Reading- We are finishing up our PBL on the 3 R’s and conservation this week. We are making our final projects all this week.

Math– We are continuing shapes this week with 3D (dimensional) shapes and what the attributes are of each 3D shape. (faces, vertices and edges)

*Don’t forget our field trip is this Friday at Penick Park at 9:00. If your child is bringing a lunch from home please make sure that it is in a plastic bag or baggie marked with their name on it. They do not need to bring their backpack. There will also be a sign out sheet at the park if you would like to take your child home from the park.

Spelling/Phonics– We are having another spelling test this week. Here are our words:
New words: read, under, own, set, line
Review words: they, there, their, these, who, people, much, right, even, every, found

Reading- We are continuing our PBL and so this week our focus is The Lorax story about how we need to conserve trees and all our natural resources.

Math- This week our focus will be 2D (2 dimensional) shapes and what are the attributes of a 2D shape as well as the attributes of a polygon.
For a shape to be considered a polygon it has to have 3 attributes:
1. Has to have at least 3 or more sides
2. Has to have straight lines, vertices and no curves
3. Has to be a closed figure

*Intermediate has STAAR testing this week so parents will not allowed to eat lunch with their children on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday or bring them lunch to the school.

Spelling/Phonics– We have a spelling test this week. Here are our words:
New words- air, big, give, should, home
Review words- they, there, their, these, other, people, because, such, different, between, name

*We will have our spelling test on Thursday instead of Friday this week. I have prior commitments on Friday and will not be at school.

Reading– We are continuing our PBL project. This week we are learning all about plants, why they are important to us, the parts of a plant, the plant lifecycle and how plants help our environment.

Math– We are finishing up our last week with clocks and telling time to the minute.

*We are down to our last 4 sticks of glue and we have 2 months of school left. Please send glue sticks with your child if you are able.*

We are down to 6 glue sticks for the entire class and we have 2 more months of school left. If, while you are out shopping, you could pick up some glue sticks, that would be fantastic. Thank you so much!