Some students in our class took their spring pictures today with Kim Berry and her Captured Memories' crew. Only students that had order forms were photographed today. However, if you did not turn in a form today with your child, but you'd really like him or her to get a spring picture, Kim will return tomorrow for an additional picture day. Just send the form and payment on Thursday, April 14 with your child, and a picture will be taken at some point during the day . . . hopefully earlier in the day since it is PE day.
(The pictures are from the shoulders up, so dressing completely in "picture" clothes is not necessary.)
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Dates/Update 4/12
Dates: (See below for more information for each date)
Also tomorrow is picture day--Parents can get an order form from the Brown Elementary web page if one is needed for picture day tomorrow. I also have a couple of extras I can send home today if needed. Just let Mrs. Hill know. If a child DOES NOT have an order form and payment, he or she will NOT be photographed. Our pictures will take place at 11:00 tomorrow, Wednesday, April 13.
We have a snow make-up day on Monday, April 18! YEAH--more time to learn! Smiling!
Math Test: We originally scheduled our math test for Unit 9 on Friday. However, we're not getting through the unit as I had planned. Therefore, we will postpone the test until Tuesday, April 19. We will finish the unit and prep for the test prior to Tuesday. A study guide will go home this week to prepare the students for the contents of the test.
ISTEP is quickly approaching. This year, fifth grade students will take this portion of the ISTEP test (multiple choice) on the computer. We will complete a practice test today in order to understand how it will work. ISTEP week begins Monday, April 25 and will continue each day that same week. Please try to get to school on those days on time, and reschedule any appointments, if possible, so your child does not miss any of the testing.
We are headed to Victory Field on Thursday, May 19 to watch the Indianapolis Indians play a baseball game! We will send home permission slips on Friday, April 29. We have five reserved spaces for parent volunteers, however, we would LOVE to have as many other parents attend as wish to, too. Those parents, beyond the 5 volunteers, will need to MEET us at the field rather than ride the bus with the class and will need to purchase a ticket at the gate.
Thursday, May 19: Fifth Grade party after field trip!!! More information to come . . .
Friday, May 20 is Brown Elementary's Field Day! Please email Macy McMullen if you'd like to volunteer for the day! We'd love to have as many parents to cheer us on that day as possible! We will be wearing our team tshirts and pink bandanas!
Monday, May 23: Class picnic--More information to come . . . many parent volunteers and/or donations requested soon . . .
Tuesday, May 24 is our Marsville event! Parents are welcomed to attend and highly encouraged. More information to come . . .
TBA:
- April 13: Spring Pictures
- Aprl 19: Math Test Unit 9
- April 25: ISTEP begins
- April 29: Baseball Field Trip permissin slips go home
- May 3: PSG Meeting at 6 PM
- May 5: Chicken Biscuits sale
- May 9-May 14: Scholastic Book Fair
- May 10: Portfolio Night & Open House--Time TBA
- May 13: Grandparent's Breakfast 8 AM
- May 19: Baseball Field Trip to Victory Field
- May 19: Fifth Grade Party (after field trip)
- May 20: Field Day
- May 23: Class picnic
- May 24: Marsville
- May 27: Last student day (snow make up day)
Also tomorrow is picture day--Parents can get an order form from the Brown Elementary web page if one is needed for picture day tomorrow. I also have a couple of extras I can send home today if needed. Just let Mrs. Hill know. If a child DOES NOT have an order form and payment, he or she will NOT be photographed. Our pictures will take place at 11:00 tomorrow, Wednesday, April 13.
We have a snow make-up day on Monday, April 18! YEAH--more time to learn! Smiling!
Math Test: We originally scheduled our math test for Unit 9 on Friday. However, we're not getting through the unit as I had planned. Therefore, we will postpone the test until Tuesday, April 19. We will finish the unit and prep for the test prior to Tuesday. A study guide will go home this week to prepare the students for the contents of the test.
ISTEP is quickly approaching. This year, fifth grade students will take this portion of the ISTEP test (multiple choice) on the computer. We will complete a practice test today in order to understand how it will work. ISTEP week begins Monday, April 25 and will continue each day that same week. Please try to get to school on those days on time, and reschedule any appointments, if possible, so your child does not miss any of the testing.
We are headed to Victory Field on Thursday, May 19 to watch the Indianapolis Indians play a baseball game! We will send home permission slips on Friday, April 29. We have five reserved spaces for parent volunteers, however, we would LOVE to have as many other parents attend as wish to, too. Those parents, beyond the 5 volunteers, will need to MEET us at the field rather than ride the bus with the class and will need to purchase a ticket at the gate.
Thursday, May 19: Fifth Grade party after field trip!!! More information to come . . .
Friday, May 20 is Brown Elementary's Field Day! Please email Macy McMullen if you'd like to volunteer for the day! We'd love to have as many parents to cheer us on that day as possible! We will be wearing our team tshirts and pink bandanas!
Monday, May 23: Class picnic--More information to come . . . many parent volunteers and/or donations requested soon . . .
Tuesday, May 24 is our Marsville event! Parents are welcomed to attend and highly encouraged. More information to come . . .
TBA:
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Another Celebration!
We have many, many reasons to celebrate in our classroom, but one particular reason is that we've offcially finished ALL NWEA and SRI testing for the spring!!!!
Our reading scores were AMAZING!!!!!
27 out of 29 students met his or her growth goal for the NWEA!!!
27 out of 29 students increased his or her Lexile reading level on the SRI since the fall!
All of your hard work, Dicesquad, has been worth it!
Our reading scores were AMAZING!!!!!
27 out of 29 students met his or her growth goal for the NWEA!!!
27 out of 29 students increased his or her Lexile reading level on the SRI since the fall!
All of your hard work, Dicesquad, has been worth it!
Yearbooks
Yearbooks are in! I will pass out a yearbook to ALL students that ordered one earlier this year. If you did not order a yearbook and would like to do so, please bring $15 on Wednesday morning for a "first-come-first-served" sale in the office.
Spring Pictures
This year our spring pictures will be taken by a local company, Captured Memories. We will take pictures on two days, April 13th and 14th. Grades K, 1 and 5 will be on Wednesday, April 13th. Grades 2, 3 and 4 will be on Thursday, April 14th. Please watch your child's folder/backpack for an order form coming home TODAY. Orders and payments will be due the day that pictures are taken, and pictures will only be taken of children with an order.
If you have questions, please call the school office.
If you have questions, please call the school office.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Celebration!
We completed our math NWEA testing this week--I'm VERY excited to say that 25 out of 30 of our classmates either met their individual growth goal or surpassed the goal altogether! Out of the other 5 students, each of these students came within one or two points of meeting their goals, and in all 5 cases, met their goal on the winter test already this year! All of the students' (and parents') hard work in math this school year (and weeks yet to come) has prepared them for middle school! These math scores are SUPER important for middle school placements!
Wowie, Zowie Dicesquad!!!
Wowie, Zowie Dicesquad!!!
Friday, March 18, 2011
3/18 Update
Yesterday, we were one person up against 4th grade for winning Movie Night (reward: extra recess next week)! Let's hope we (5th graders) come out on top tonight!
West Middle School counselor, Beth Brunson, met with our class on Thursday afternoon. She passed out a form for each student to complete. We copied those forms, and the kids brought them home yesterday. If there are NO changes to your child's form, you DO NOT need to return the form to school. However, if there ARE changes to the form, please make the change, and sign and return the form by Monday.
We are in desperate need of prizes for our prize box. With the amount of money these kids make in one week, our class store has been depleted. If can donate anything for this box, I would appreciate it!
West Middle School counselor, Beth Brunson, met with our class on Thursday afternoon. She passed out a form for each student to complete. We copied those forms, and the kids brought them home yesterday. If there are NO changes to your child's form, you DO NOT need to return the form to school. However, if there ARE changes to the form, please make the change, and sign and return the form by Monday.
We are in desperate need of prizes for our prize box. With the amount of money these kids make in one week, our class store has been depleted. If can donate anything for this box, I would appreciate it!
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