NEWSLETTER MRS. TURNER MAY 7-11 TEACHER APPRECIATION- Wow! What a way to get a week started! I was treated to lunch and dessert and the students made a very neat quilt for me. Thanks so much! MOTHER’S DAY CELEBRATION- We are excited about having our mothers come THIS Friday from 10:00-11:00 in our classroom. We have some special treats waiting for you! You are welcome to stay and go to lunch with us afterwards. TAYLOR LANCE- ( I misspelled Taylor’s last name last week…it is Lance, not Nance) We have been so fortunate to have a fantastic RISE student this year. We would like to have a graduation/thank you party for Taylor NEXT Friday, May 18th. Many thanks to all of the families who have already sent in a graduation/thank you present for Taylor. She will be going to Boise State. Her dorm colors will be brown and plum. I would like to have banana splits to eat that day. I will buy the ice cream. I will need other people to sign up for other items. I will send out an e-mail. Please hit “reply all” when you respond so we know what has been covered. Thank you so much for your help with this! We couldn’t have asked for a better helper! FIELD DAY- We will be having Field Day on Tuesday, May 15th. The PE department could still use some volunteers. Students should wear ORANGE shirts that day so our class can be spotted easily. COUPON BOOKS- Don’t forget about your coupon books. They expire at the end of the year. We only have 3 weeks left! ACCELERATED READER/ “P” PARTY- I am getting very excited about the “P” Party! Almost everyone has met their goal already!!!! Mark your calendars for Monday, May 21 from 4:00-6:00. Directions to my house will be sent out closer to party time!!! EARLY DISMISSAL- Students will be dismissed at 12:30 on Wednesday, May 23rd and Thursday, May 24th. SUBJECT MATTER SPELLING- The words this week have the long a sound. An assessment will be given on Friday. We will also be taking our final Spelling Inventory on Wednesday. ENGLISH- Review parts of speech/ Discuss using the pronouns I and me/Write a letter READING- Practice oral reading/ Finish DRA’s/ Work on context clues/ Read “Amber Brown is Not a Crayon” WRITING- Finish lower case cursive letters/ Write an advice column MATH- Review elapsed time/Fish tests every day/ Review for Benchmark Test/ Practice Book pages on various topics/Play Twenty-One JEOPARDY- We will be writing Jeopardy cards all week in every subject. We will start playing Jeopardy next week as a fun way to review all that we have studied and learned this year!