April 1st Newsletter

I have decided to do the newsletter at the beginning of the week.  We are beginning new spelling words on Mondays and will have practice tests on Thursdays... and retakes on Fridays if needed.  This way, you will be aware of the spelling words early.

Upcoming Dates:

Wednesday, April 3rd - 2 Hour Delay

Monday, April 8th - Friday, April 12th - Spirit Week

Monday, April 8th - Reading at Senior Center

Friday, April 12th - Spring Party at Senior Center

Friday, April 19th - Midterms sent home

Spirit Week:

Monday, April 8th  - Students may dress in a 60's theme and will eat lunch with their buds.

Tuesday, April 9th - Students may wear St. Augustine colors to school.

Wednesday, April 10th - Students may wear clothes that do not match and will need to bring in board games to play with their buds.

Thursday, April 11th - Students can wear their hair in a wacky way.

Friday, April 12th - Students may dress in the theme of the Wild West.

Mini Relay for the Relay for Life:

This week we are collecting pennies.  The class who brings in the most will receive a dress down day.

Week of April 8th - collecting anything silver.  The winning class will receive an ice cream treat and an extra recess.

Week of April 15th - collecting anything (silver coins, pennies, paper money).  The winning class will watch a movie and be provided with popcorn and juice.

April 24th - Mini relay will take place.

This week in Class:

Math - telling time

Reading - schwa sound (multiple syllable words have one syllable said more softly than others.  The vowel sound you hear in a soft or unstressed syllable is the schwa sound); plurals adding -s or -es; character traits

Science - Beginning Unit D - The Human Body; How your body works:  functions of organs

Social Studies - Beginning to learn about the government, the leaders and their jobs

Health - Beginning to discuss ways to stay safe around water, animals, school, on wheels, in a car or bus, and how to resolve conflicts.

Spelling - more vowels with r

          learn       first
          turn        hurt
          her         were
          heard      bird
          girl         turtle
          burn       person

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Summer Birthdays

If your child has a summer birthday and would like to celebrate it during the school year, we can do that at any time.  Just let me in know in advance and I will clear an afternoon for birthday fun!