Fantastic Friday

Here's what is happening with TEAM 33

We are back to a normal schedule finally. You're children worked so hard on ISTEP and I am so proud of them. We are certainly glad that it is over, that is for sure. We will be taking our Spring NWEA tests on May 15th and 16th, then no more mandated testing. Yeah!!

Monday the kids will get their new spelling words and the test will be the following Monday. We will also be having our Unit 7 math test later in the week. I will send home a practice test on Wednesday to help them study.

Today your child brought home a permission paper for our field trip to the Indiana State Museum on May 18th. The number of chaperones will be limited to four adults from each class. If you want to come along, let me know quickly.

Also today was the due date for the Wander Indiana Visual part of the project. Please check with your child to see if they have turned it in to me. Completion of this project is mandatory if your child wants to go on the field trip to the museum. I can't wait to see their completed projects. 

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

As always, if you have any concerns, please let me know as soon as possible.

Mrs. W.

Fantastic Friday

Ask your child about math this morning. We had a fun time with fractions and reducing them down to measuring cup size. The result of our work was pretty tasty if I do say so myself. We will continue with our regular math lessons next week. 

On Tuesday we begin the second part of ISTEP. So please make sure your child is well rested and at school on time. We will be testing from 10 - 12 Tuesday through Friday. The testing will continue into next week. We will only do one test a day. In the afternoon, we are planning on doing some fun educational activities so the kids can relax. If you could, please provide your child with a healthy snack for testing. 

I was so happy to see the Travel Brochures come in today for the Wander Indiana project. If your child didn't bring it today, please remind them that I will need it on Monday. Each part of the project earns them points towards their grade. We have had some responses to our letters, a few of the students have received additional information from their site. 

If you are going grocery shopping this weekend, we could use a few snacks to put in the snack cabinet.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend and stay dry.

If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to contact me.

Thanks for all your support,

Mrs. Whitworth

Super Sunday

Good Afternoon,

Here's the latest from TEAM 33. 

Tomorrow morning we are going to take a trip through space in the One-Room Schoolhouse. Mr. Purlee will be our guest teacher as we explore the stars and planets in the Digitarium.

On Friday, we began taking the practice tests for the next part of ISTEP. We took the math portion and worked with all the tools that the students will have access to during the test. This week we will take the ELA and Science practice tests so that we are all ready for next week when the ISTEP will begin. We will begin testing on Tuesday, April 17th. I will send home a reminder about how to prepare your students and what days we will be testing later this week.

Friday, the 4th graders watched a video and had a discussion on Body Safety with Mrs. May. Many students had questions, unfortunately we ran out of time to answer all the questions. Please ask your child about the video and give them a chance to talk or ask questions they may have about the situations they watched.

The weekly spelling test is tomorrow for all the students. Also, each night your child will be bringing home their Home Links in math. I am taking a grade on almost all of the papers as you have noticed in Power School. So ask your child each night what they are working on in math. We are working on fractions and the different ways of solving the problems.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns for me, please ask. I appreciate all you do!

Mrs. Whitworth

Happy Monday

Good Afternoon Everyone,

First off, yes we are going to the Speedway tomorrow. We've talked with the kids about wearing rain gear including rain boots it they have them. The kids were also asked to bring a sack lunch with something to drink in it. (water or juice) Please send their lunch in a paper bag that can be thrown away. If your child needs a sack lunch from school, please let me know as soon as possible so I can let the cafeteria know.

Chaperones for tomorrow are:

Mrs. Farmer, Mrs. Bunker, Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Sappenfield, and Ms Gill

We began Unit 7 today in math. Each night the kids will be bringing home their Home Links page to work on for extra practice. I will be taking grades on most of these pages. 

Thursday, we will be taking our Unit 8 Reading Test covering Tall Tales. 

We have a new spelling list and the test will be next Monday. They should have their words written down in their assignment books so they can practice at home.

Our Wander Indiana letters are going out in the mail Wednesday morning. If you have an extra stamp at home, please send it in with your child.

Thanks for all your support.

Mrs. Whitworth