Greetings. We are off to a busy week. ITBS testing begins on Monday and will finish on Thursday. Please make sure your child is on time for school and eats a good breakfast and gets plenty of rest. Thank you.
Progress reports went out on Friday. They must be signed and returned by Friday. The progress report is just that. It shows your child's progress and where they are at this particular time in the school year. The first 4-5 weeks were spent in review with new skills being added and learned. This is a good time to remind your children about behavior both inside and outside the classroom. Encourage them to always do their best and to put forth their best effort. Continue to review vocabulary words. If your child is having difficulty reading the vocabulary some of the reading assignments will be difficult. On the 28th we will begin timed math facts. The math facts will go up to 10. I will then add math facts up to 11 and 12. Flashcards are a great idea. In Science we are studying the ecosystem. Many of your children probably have come home and asked about bringing rocks or seeds to school. I welcome them. Friday we learned about the seed coat. In spelling this week I will be adding 2 challenge words. They will be 4 letter short a words.
For those of you who will at some time be helping in the classroom or driving for field trips you must have been fingerprinted and have attended a Safety Environment meeting. The next one is on Tuesday at 6:00 in the auditorium. Please attend if you want to help out and have not attended one yet. Thank you. A note will be going home this week on future service trips within the community. I will need drivers. If you can help I would appreciate it. You will need all the needed information on file in the office: copies of driver's license, car registration, and car insurance. It must be new this year. Last year's information is not accepted.
VOCABULARY WORDS
clean
all
of
why
up
would
because
this
but
take
find
circle
animal
turtle
Remember to keep reading and signing the planners. You are all doing a great job. Thank you. If you have read this blog have your child write on a piece of paper who the mayor of Merced is. GOD LOVES YOU!
