Information and Reminders:
Market Day: Fourth Grade will be hosting a Market Day on May 19 as part of their PBL in economics. They will be producing goods, and we will have the opportunity to purchase these products. Please have your child bring $5.00 (no more) and a bag to school on Market Day.
Second Grade Field Trip:
Meijer Garden Friday, May 19 We will leave right in the morning and come back early afternoon. Each student will need to bring a packed lunch for the field trip. Thank you to Kristi Van Dyk and and the Doumas for driving the field trip! Please bring all the boosters you have. Thanks!
May Birthday Celebrations:
Penny Sprick Monday, May 15
Ben Van Dyk Wednesday, May 17
First Grade Field Trip: Friday, June 2 John Ball Zoo Thank you to Lynette Heinz, Cara Larsen, Shanda Sprick, Jane Klingenberg, Erin Harris and Abby Allen for driving the field trip! Please bring all the boosters you have. Each student will need to bring a packed lunch for the field trip. There is a $7.00 fee for each attending parents who signed up before May 1.
Zoo Schedule
9:00 Leave School
9:45 Zoo/Snack at your leisure
12:15 Meet at the statue of John Ball/class pictures
12:30 Head back to Timber Town for lunch and play
1:30 Head back to school
Memorial Day Parade – Thank you to Joanna Haveman for willing to march in the parade. I am looking for more parents who would like to march in the parade. Thank you!
From the Immersion Coordinator
All immersion parents are invited to learn more about your child’s immersion education at an Immersion Parent Round Table Discussion. While these are completely optional, I encourage anyone to join at least one meeting whether you have questions or just prefer to listen. The grade levels are just suggested ranges so that we can focus on topics which tend to be of interest to that level but don’t feel restricted by them. We will meet in the classroom at the back of the media center. Bring your lunch and your questions!
• May 17 at 12:00: Preschool-3rd
• May 18 at 12:00: 4th-8th
Curriculum
Language Arts
-Reading
We will start reading some books from the magic tree house series.
-Writers’ Workshop: We started writing our all about book. Each book has 5 or more facts about the things we research. Each book also needs to have a table of contents.
Math
-First Grade: We will explore 2-digit addition. We will talk about strategies to solve 2-digit addition.
-Second Grade: We will be learning about the length word problems and number diagram this week.
Social Studies
We finished our social studies curriculum.
Science
-First Grade: We will continue learning about the life cycle of monarch butterfly.
-Second Grade: We will be listening to different sounds, experimenting with vibrations, looking at how sounds are made using different instruments.
Bible
We will talk about he divided kingdom: the kingdom divides; the kings lead the people into sin; Elijah on Mount Carmel and Elijah hides.