NEWSLETTER MRS. TURNER APRIL 9-13
WELCOME BACK- It was so nice to see all of the tan, smiling faces this morning. I hope everyone enjoyed time with friends and family.
CATO FIELD TRIP- We will be going to the CATO Environmental Center tomorrow. Students need to bring a sack lunch and drink. They should wear jeans, tennis shoes, and a light jacket. We will be outside most of the day.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST- Our students saw a preview of Allatoona’s Beauty and the Beast before spring break. The costumes were amazing! The actual performances are this week at Allatoona High School in the theatre. The cost is $8 for children 10 and under and $10 for everyone else. The times are: Thursday, April 12th at 7:00, Friday, April 13th at 7:00, & Saturday, April 14th at 2:00 and 7:00. (p.s. Kevin is playing in the orchestra)
FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM DAY- Please help the Relay for Life team by donating $1.00 on Friday to wear your favorite sports team shirt.
CRCT- The CRCT will start NEXT Wednesday, April 18th. The first test will be Reading, followed by Language Arts, Math, Science, then Social Studies. A special snack schedule will be sent home at the end of this week.
VOLUNTEER TEA- We have been so fortunate to have wonderful parent volunteers this year. Please mark your calendars for Thursday, April 26th from 8:00-10:00. The staff would like to show our appreciation by having you stop in for some homemade goodies in the Media Center.
EVENING IN THE GARDEN- Families always enjoy the special evening of food and music. Mark your calendars for Tuesday, May 1st from 5:30-7:30.
****MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR A SPECIAL MOTHER’S DAY CELEBRATION-We would like to invite all of our mothers to a special Mother’s Day Celebration on Friday, May 11th from 11:45-12:45. You are welcome to come to lunch with your child first,(11:12-11:42) then come back to the classroom for dessert and entertainment.
ACCELERATED READER- Remember to earn those AR points early! Books will have to be returned to the media center in early May. The “P” Party will be on Monday, May 21st at my house for all students who have met their AR goals EVERY nine weeks.
SUBJECT MATTER
SPELLING- We will be discussing how to divide the words into syllables./An assessment will be given on Friday.
ENGLISH- We will be reviewing the various parts of speech this week.
WRITING- We will be learning the last group of cursive letters this week./ We will also be working on persuasive writing.
READING- Poetry will be part of our focus this week/ We will be reading TFK and answering comprehension questions/ Use Buckle Down to review/ Read science and social studies books from bins/Challenge-“Wearin’ of the Green” challenge questions-students can work on these at school when they have free time.
MATH- We will be working on gathering and interpreting data/ We will also be working on long division/ Buckle Down will be used to review various skills/ How many pets does your family have? Please write the number in the agenda.
SOCIAL STUDIES- We will continue taking notes on famous Americans
SCIENCE- Pollution Solutions will be our topic at CATO/ We will be reviewing topics in our Science workbooks