Summer School

Hello!

Summer school will begin on June 27 at 8:30 and go through 11:30. We will be focusing on reading, writing, and math during this time. This is a review time to maintain previously learned skills. This is not the time to learn new skills. Please call or e-mail me with questions.

Winding Down

As we approach the final weeks of school students should still remember to complete homework assignments. All MARE reports and posters will be completed and up for display for Ocean Night. Please be sure to come to school on Thursday evening between 6:00 and 8:00 to explore the various ocean themed activities on display.

This week...

we will be visiting the Scholastic Book Fair. The books are buy one get one free.

We are studying more words with the long o sound for spelling. We are also working on our MARE reports and posters. They will be displayed in the hall when the students have completed their final drafts.

In math we are studying fractions. We will learn how to find equivilant fractions and how to add, subtract, and multiply fractions. Then we will move on to decimals.

Testing is FINISHED!!!

Now that testing is finished, we can finally return to an almost normal school week. We will have some disruptions to the day due to concert practice. There will be homework during the week. There will be NO homework on the night of the concert.

Testing...

This week begins the 6-8th grade portion of the NJASK testing. Students will not have homework in my class, but should take the time after school to review previously learned material to refresh their minds for the testing. I hope they go to bed at a nice hour and eat a healthy breakfast each morning. Keep in mind the high pollen count outside. If your child goes outside to play after school, please have him or her shower before bed to help clear the pollen from them and prevent an interrupted night of sleep.

Practice over the break!

Math class - make sure to practice your multiplication and division facts over the break!!! Don't lose the facts you've spent time learning! Writers - practice writing about your vacation. Make sure to write in a sequential way by using transition words and keeping on topic! Readers - Read over the break! Your brain will thank you for it! Have a fabulous break!!!

April Fools!

Yes, we didn't get all of that snow that was predicted on all the forecasts! I know we are all happy about that. There are only a few weeks left until state testing and we need all of our days to prepare. I will be sending home work packets for the Spring break to help students practice the skills they learned so far. This week, we continue to work on reading fluency, vocabulary development, sight word recognition, and making inferences while reading. In math, the class is working on multiplication and division. We will be using the calculator to work with larger numbers. Next week, we will be focusing on using our fact skills to assist with geometry.