Posted by kavery508 | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on June 4, 2017
You’re invited! To celebrate the end of the year, our class will be reading aloud pieces of their writing from throughout the year, and singing a few songs too! We’ll meet in the cafeteria at 9:30 on Friday, June 16. Family and friends welcome!
Field Day is here! Field Day is here! This Thursday marks the big event. Students will participate in their choice of a variety of games designed to engage and challenge them physically and mentally. They’ll compete against others to do their personal best, and work with partners and teams to exercise skills of teamwork and sportsmanship. To make the day run smoothly, we need your help:
1. Please send your child in a blue t-shirt that day.
2. Sneakers are a must: no flip-flops or sandals.
3. Sunscreen must be applied at home, not at school.
4. Well-fitting hats (e.g. baseball caps vs. big sun hats) are welcome.
5. Dress students for comfort: they will be very physically active and hot, and a few games involve water so expect a little wetness. There’s a pirate theme this year, so students are welcome to wear accessories, so long as they don’t interfere with their physical activity!
6. Water bottles with student names on them are a good idea!
This is the last week of homework! This week’s only math homework is a project in which students create a timeline of their lives. They should pick several big events, and glue photos/picture printouts in the timeline frame sent home. If they draw instead, they should take care to add enough detail to show the reader what’s going on.
The great book return is on! Please be on the lookout for all books belonging to school. This includes:
a. books from our classroom, with my name on them or with a letter written on the back cover
b. books from our bookroom, with a big, round blue sticker on the back cover, or a small white rectangle sticker with the school’s name on either cover
c. Floral Media books, with a barcode on the front cover. Should you find any of the above books after school ends, you can return them to the office or media center once school begins again.
In addition, the grading term ends this Friday! A grade of “3” on the report card for end-of-year includes: Reading on an independent level 28 or higher; passing level 20 +/- math facts; writing that has either scored mostly “3” or better on weekly writing assignments and/or has made adequate progress (see scores on top of each week’s writing sent home: F=Focus, Organization, Detail, E=English conventions, spelling); accurate math work in class and/or on math tests.
Our latest blogging assignment was dynamite! Invite your child to share hisorher blog with you at home: https://kidblog.org/class/mr-averys-class8/login .Here are some pics, and some of us at Show Off Day!
