Friday, March 16, 2018

Spring Happenings!

It has been wonderful meeting with so many of you over the last two weeks to discuss your child's progress.  I love sharing all the growth happening and discussing the excitement of middle school and the goals for the rest of our year together.

I hope you all are able to have a relaxing Spring Break this next week and I'm excited to hear about all the amazing adventures the kids are going on when we return.  

The last quarter of fifth grade always FLIES by and I wanted to let you know about important events coming up, to at least get them on your calendar.  

State Testing
When we return from Spring Break, we will begin our state CMAS testing in language arts, math, and science.  Fifth graders take three sessions of each type of test.  It is really helpful if students are here on time and ready each day so that they can show their best thinking on their work and then we don't have to worry about completing make up tests outside of our regular testing times.   Our testing schedule will be as follows:

March 28th, 29th, 30th - English/Language Arts - 10:15 - 12:00
April 2nd, 3rd, 4th - Math - 10:45 - 12:15
April 9th, 10th, 11th - Science - 10:00 - 11:45

Other Dates to Know
Cimarron Visit: April 25th 1pm-2pm  (Students only - more information will be sent in April)
Puberty Talk: May 10th (Tentative - more information will be sent in April, including links to the videos that will be shown)
Field Day: May 11th
Outdoor Ed Trip: May 22nd (More information will be sent in May)
Last Day of 5th Grade Picnic and Slideshow - ALL FAMILIES ARE INVITED - May 25th (More information will be sent home in May)

Just for Fun!
The kids and I have been having a lot of fun listening to all kinds of science podcasts during our morning work this year.  Our favorites so far have been, "Wow in the World", "Brains On", and "Shabam".  This link has a list and description of all types of podcasts geared to kids. If you're on a road trip, driving around to all kinds of activities, or just want something interesting to listen to and make all of you smarter while you're cooking dinner, check these out!!