Ms. Sullivan

Today is our African American Read-In.  The Desmarais's family friend, Carolyn Broad, came in to read The Talking Eggs an old African tale.  She is also our mystery reader for this week.  If you would like to come in and be a mystery reader just let me know.  It can be another day besides Friday if that works better for you.

We are still looking for a few brave snowshoers!  Today and next Monday the students will be snowshoeing from 1:55-2:40.  Come and join us!

Thank you to the Krutuleski family for sending in some sponges.  We could use some more if you have the chance to pick some up.  We are also starting to run low on snacks.  The Bickford's and Borden's large contributions have lasted us a long time!

I will be sending home a Valentine's list.  We will be having a party at the end of that day.  If your child would like to bring in Valentines they can, but they need to bring them in for everyone.  If you would like to bring in a snack, juice, or paper supplies, let me know.

Please make sure you are checking your child's assignment book each night.  I have written a few notes in the books that I don't think parents have seen.  You might want to go back a couple weeks to see if I wrote you a note.  The kids conveniently forget to get their books signed that night!  :)

On February 12th (Lincoln's birthday) we will be having a presidential parade here at school.  Your child needs to come in dressed as his/her president.  If your child is female, they can come dressed as either the president or first lady.  We have all learned a little about our president and will be looking forward to seeing you along the parade route if you can join us.  We will be parading around the halls of the school and end up in the gym around 8:45.  Please join us there and you can ask us questions.

Have a great week!

Tomorrow is our big Presidents and First Ladies parade.  We will be starting the parade at 8:45.  You can come join us in the gym if you would like to cheer on the presidents.  Some of the presidents will even get interviewed!  Remember to dress them like their president, or if a girl would like she can dress as the first lady.

We will have a Valentine's Day party Thursday afternoon.  Please let me know if you are sending in any treats.  I have plates, napkins and cups.  If your child is bringing in Valentines remember to bring one in for everyone on the list I sent home.

Wednesday is a half day.  The weather looks iffy again.  Hopefully we will get the day in.

The analogy word master test is Wednesday.  It will include all of the 25 words and may have some of the last 25 words on it.  The test is made by the company and given to us to administer so I don't know ahead of time what extra words will be on there.  So, be prepared!  There will be a matching quiz on the last 25 words on Tuesday to prepare them for that test. 

Make sure your child is reading their next book project book.  They are reading a favorite author book.  It is due February 29th.  I have given them all the requirements for that project.  They will be answering some questions about their book and writing a summary.

Thanks to those who sent in snacks and sponges.  We are all set for a while now!!

Have a great week.  Only 5 more days until vacation!

We have 2 really busy weeks coming up!  Next week we have the MEA testing.  That means that this week we will be finishing up our practice problems.  These problems help the kids understand HOW to answer the questions.  Therefore, we will not need volunteers for the rest of this week or next week.  Sorry!

We are also going to be finishing Unit 7 in math.  Only 5 more to go!!  Our next focus is on perimeter and area.

In writing the students are working on their author report.  They have read 2-5 books by their author and have now gathered information about their author to write a report on him/her.  Those should be done by next week.

For word this week they will be working on changing the y to i when a consonant comes before the y when adding on a suffix.  

Don't forget that their book projects are due this Friday.

On Friday Central Maine Power is coming in to do a program called Safety City.  They teach the students about electricity safety, especially with power lines.  It is a good, engaging program.

Have a great week and keep your fingers crossed that we avoid this next storm!!

Can you believe tomorrow is March?  This year is flying by!!

As I mentioned before, the MEA testing is going to start next week.  We will test next Tuesday-Friday and then the following Tuesday and Wednesday.  We start right at 8:40 and we are done before 11:25.  So, please make sure you child gets here on time each day.  If they are late or absent they will have to make up the test another day.  It is really important that the students get a good night sleep each night.  Therefore, we will not be giving out homework during testing.  The only thing they will have to do is read their March book project book.  It will be a historical fiction book.  Also, it is important that they eat a good, healthy breakfast and bring in a healthy snack.  If anyone would like to provide a snack for the class on one of the testing days, please let me know.  Fresh fruit, veggies and dip, or cheese and crackers would be good.  Just let me know if you are interested and I will give you a day.  We only need one snack per testing day.  Also, remember that there will be no volunteers on the testing days.

I am sending home a paper that has your conference time on it if you have returned your requests to me.  Please look for it in your child's homework folder.  If you have not returned it to me yet, please do so on Monday so that I can give you a time that works best for you.

Have a great weekend and enjoy the snow once again!!!