It is
hard to believe that we’ve already reached the end of the second
trimester!! Consequently, your children will be working hard to “show me
what they know” on end-of-trimester assessments and end-of-unit tests this
week! Be sure to give them some extra confidence booster “pats on the
back” for all of their hard work!
Goal for the Week: Pass my
________ and ________ math fact tests or mad minutes.
Announcements:
MSP Testing Dates: Our MSP test dates have been
scheduled. If possible, please avoid appointments and vacations during
the first three weeks of May.
- Thursday,
May 2 Expository Writing
MSP- Tuesday, May 7 Reading MSP
- Wednesday, May 15 Narrative Writing MSP
- Tuesday, May 21 Math MSP
Message
from Mrs. Herb: The recorder unit in music class has been
fun! Your child has been solidifying their knowledge of rhythms and notes
through writing their own compositions using the recorders! I am proud of the
work I have seen! The kids have been focused and put forth a lot of effort with
this challenge of learning a wind instrument. Our unit is now finished. I am
collecting all of the school recorders now. So, send them in please. (However,
if your child is interested in playing their recorder in the 4th grade concert
on April 2nd or continuing to test for karate belts, they may keep their
instruments longer.) If you have any questions, let me know. Thank you so much
for allowing these beginning musical sounds to happen in your homes!
The CVES Spelling Bee is fast
approaching!!! The CVES Spelling Bee is part of our annual Science, Art and
Spelling Night. The first of two rounds of the Spelling Bee will be held
beginning Monday, March 11th:Round One
Monday 3/11-2nd & 4th
Tuesday 3/12-1st & 5th
Thursday 3/14-3rd
Round Two
Tuesday 3/19-2nd & 4th
Wednesday 3/20-3rd
Thursday 3/21-1st & 5th
Finals will be held at 7pm on March 29th at the Science, Art and Spelling Night at CVES. All other Spelling Bee rounds will be held during the students' lunch hour. Practice spelling lists are available @ www.dayspringhomeeducators.com/resources. They are listed by Grade Level under the Spelling Bee section. All participants must fill out a permission slip which can be found here. Permission slips are due FRIDAY, MARCH 8th!! Questions can be directed to niemela@comcast.net
March IXL Madness: Our “bracket”
is set and students have signed up to contribute minutes to their teams! The
team that takes it all gets to decorate the front of our room in their finest
team spirit (to be left up for April). And don’t worry – students whose teams
get bumped get to sign up for a new team to stay in play. Every student who
contributes at least 100 minutes in March gets 10 class rewards!
This Week:
We’re finishing our Native American Novel Studies, completing expository writing assessments, taking Trimester 2 math tests, exploring art themes based on NW Coast designs and materials, experiencing changes in our storypath “Village”, and launching our Newbery book jacket project!
With thanks,
Emily Larson
