Dear parents,

This newsletter includes the information for the next two weeks. The plan of my maternity leave is that I will teach till Friday, June 1. Ann Hildenbrand (the preschool Mandarin teacher) will sub for me for the last week of school.

I have been having a wonderful year with your kids. Thank you SO much for all your volunteer works, encouragements, supports at home, prayers and gifts. I often tell myself I am so blessed to have this group of kids and parents!

Information and Reminders

Expand(ED): We are excited to offer a wide range of options for your children this summer, but at this point will have to cancel a few camps if we don’t get more people signed up by the end of the week. Please consider signing up for: Destination Imagination Camp, American Sign Language Camp, Theater Camp, Math Workshop, Math Fact Fun, Summer Running Club, and Mandarin Camp (especially 4th-6th grades). Sign up for these or other summer Expand(ED) programs here.

Bus Tags: All students must turn in their bus tags by Thursday, June 7th. Zeeland Public Transportation will charge you a fee for not returning your child’s tag and lanyard.
If your child does not ride the bus, please turn into the school office beginning Tuesday, May 29. 
If your child does ride the bus, he/she may turn in the bus tag directly to the bus driver on the last day he/she rides the bus. You may also drop the tags off in the office.

Memorial Day Parade: May 28 Thank you to Joanna Havemen, one of the Lamers, one of the Allens and Meredith Geurink for marching with us this year. If I have not hear from you, I will plan on your child marching in the parade.

Farmer’s Market and Kollen Park: Wednesday, May 30 We will leave school at 9:30. This is our last field trip. Each kid needs to bring their own snack, sack lunch and drink. We will go to Kollen Park to have lunch and play after the market. We will be back to school around 12:45. Thank you to Meredith Geurink, Cara Wickstra, Dana Moeller and Abby Allen for driving the field trip. Drivers, please bring a cooler to put the kids’ lunch in and bring all the boosters you have. Thanks!

Animal PBL(project based learning): Friday, June 1 2:30 pm at the choir room

June 7: No P.M bussing

Curriculum

Language Arts
Reading Strategies—cross checking: Check the pictures and context to see if you read correctly. Does it make sense? Does it sound right?

Writers’ Workshop:
We will use our writing time to go with our PBL. We will write about the animal we are researching.

Math
We finished the math curriculum of the year! We will use the last two weeks for more practices and reviews.

Science
We spent lots of time to think and make ways to present our learning. This week, we will focus on presentation skills and get ready to present our learning to you on the coming Friday.

Bible
We will continue learning about the early church: Peter escapes from prison; Philip and the Ethiopian; Saul’s conversion; Paul begins his journey; Paul and Silas in prison; Paul in Jerusalem and Paul’s shipwreck.

We will learn about the fruits of the sprit throughout the year. For the month of May, we will learn about the fruit of self-control.

Dear parents,
Thank you so much for the baby shower! Thank you for blessing our family with your thoughtful gifts and beautiful prayers! We really appreciate it. We will have you posted when the baby comes. Have a great weekend!

Information and Reminders
Animal PBL(project based learning): We are busy researching and learning about animals. There will be a presentation for you on June 1 at 2:30. Please mark this date on your calendar.

May Birthday Celebrations:
Olivia Haveman Friday, May 18
Chelsea Pyle Monday, May 21

Memorial Day Parade: May 28 Thank you to Joanna Havemen, one of the Lamers, one of the Allens and Meredith Geurink for marching with us this year. If I have not hear from you, I will plan on your child marching in the parade.

Farmer’s Market and Kollen Park: Wednesday, May 30 9:00am-12:45pm This is our last field trip. Each kid needs to bring their own sack lunch and drink. We will begin the day following a map of Holland Farmer’s Market and helping the children decide what to buy. We will go to Kollen Park to have lunch and play after the market. We will be back to school around 12:45. Thank you to Meredith Geurink, Cara Wickstra, Dana Moeller and Abby Allen for driving the field trip. Drivers, please bring a cooler to put the kids’ lunch in and bring all the boosters you have. Thanks!

Curriculum

Language Arts
Reading Strategies—cross checking: Check the pictures and context to see if you read correctly. Does it make sense? Does it sound right?

Writers’ Workshop:
We will use our writing time to go with our PBL. We will write about the animal we are researching.

Math
We will continue learning about 3-dimensional shapes. We will learn about attributes of spheres, cubes, cones and cylinders.

Science
We started our last PBL about animals. This week, third graders helped us jotted down the questions and we are ready to find the answers by using books, iPads and computers this week. Next week, we will think of ways to present our research results.

Bible
We will continue learning about Samuel and the Kings: Solomon asks for wisdom; Solomon builds the temple. We will go to the new testament and learn about the early church: Pentecost; Peter heals a crippled beggar.

We will learn about the fruits of the sprit throughout the year. For the month of May, we will learn about the fruit of self-control.

Dear parents,
Thank you so much for the surprises you gave to me during teacher appreciation week. That is very kind of you to give me encouragements, gifts and words of affirmation. I really appreciate!
Hope you all have a great week!

Information and Reminders
Animal PBL(project based learning): We are busy researching and learning about animals. There will be a presentation for you on June 1 at 2:30. Please mark this date on your calendar. More details will come later.

May Birthday Celebrations:
Olivia Haveman Friday, May 18
Chelsea Pyle Monday, May 21

Memorial Day Parade: May 28 Thank you to Joanna Havemen, one of the Lamers, one of the Allens and Meredith Geurink for marching with us this year. If I have not hear from you, I will plan on your child marching in the parade.

Farmer’s Market and Kollen Park: Wednesday, May 30 9:00am-12:45pm This is our last field trip. Each kid needs to bring their own sack lunch and drink. We will begin the day following a map of Holland Farmer’s Market and helping the children decide what to buy. We will go to Kollen Park to have lunch and play after the market. We will be back to school around 12:45. Thank you to Meredith Geurink, Cara Wickstra, Dana Moeller and Abby Allen for driving the field trip. Drivers, please bring a cooler to put the kids’ lunch in and bring all the boosters you have. Thanks!

Curriculum

Language Arts
Reading Strategies—cross checking: Check the pictures and context to see if you read correctly. Does it make sense? Does it sound right?

Writers’ Workshop:
We will use our writing time to go with our PBL. We will write about the animal we are researching.

Math
We will continue learning about 3-dimensional shapes. We will learn about attributes of spheres, cubes, cones and cylinders.

Science
We started our last PBL about animals. Last week, we chose the animal we want to study and asked lots of questions about the animal. Third graders helped us jotted down the questions and we are ready to find the answers by using books, iPads and computers this week.

Bible
We will continue learning about Samuel and the Kings: Saul’ sin and David anointed; David and Jonathan: David kids from Saul; David the king

We will learn about the fruits of the sprit throughout the year. For the month of May, we will learn about the fruit of self-control.

Information and Reminders

Wednesday May 9(Tulip Time): Half day of School
Bus will leave at 11:45 A.M. If you like to pick up your child, please be at school by 11:50 A.M.

No hot lunch and P.M bussing: May 10 and 11

Tulip Time Family Fun https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XCQ55tyWMclJKKLQf7FKAP-20Cy6CY2C/view?ts=5adf6d3f

May Birthday Celebrations:
Olivia Haveman Friday, May 18
Chelsea Pyle Monday, May 21

Memorial Day Parade: May 28 Thank you to Joanna Havemen, one of the Lamers, and Meredith Geurink for marching with us this year. If I have not hear from you, I will plan on your child marching in the parade.

Farmer’s Market and Kollen Park: Wednesday, May 30 9:00am-12:45pm This is our last field trip. Each kid needs to bring their own sack lunch and drink. We will begin the day following a map of Holland Farmer’s Market and helping the children decide what to buy. We will go to Kollen Park to have lunch and play after the market. We will be back to school around 12:45. Thank you to Meredith Geurink, Cara Wickstra, Dana Moeller and Abby Allen for driving the field trip. Drivers, please bring a cooler to put the kids’ lunch in and bring all the boosters you have. Thanks!

Curriculum

Language Arts
Reading Strategies—cross checking: Check the pictures and context to see if you read correctly. Does it make sense? Does it sound right?

Writers’ Workshop:
We will publish our small moment story this week. We will also going to read some non-fiction book to learn about the text features of non-fiction books.

Math
We will learn about 3-dimensional shapes for next two weeks. We will learn about attributes of spheres, cubes, cones and cylinders.

Science
We will start our last PBL about animals this coming week. We will choose an animal we want to learn more about and1 brainstorm questions.

Bible
We will go back to the Old Testament and learn about Samuel and the Kings: Samuel’s birth; Samuel’s call; Israel wants a king and Saul anointed

We will learn about the fruits of the sprit throughout the year. For the month of May, we will learn about the fruit of self-control.