Weekend News 5-3-19

Hello Fourth Grade Families,

We are excited for the Wizard Walk next week! Please return your packet next week (regardless of if you have participated). We will be in the running to win a prize with 100% of packets returned!

Please take a few moments this weekend to review the two Mackinac packets with your fourth grader. We need the behavior packet returned to school by May 12^th! Thank you!

This week we completed online practice for the M-STEP assessment that students will be taking beginning on May 14th. To help ensure your child's success, please assist your child in getting a good night's sleep and a healthy breakfast prior to testing. Thank you for considering this small way to help your child be prepared to work hard!

We have had a fun and educational year with Pete the (bearded) Dragon as our class pet. Students were able to learn important lessons about caring for an animal and we really grew to love him! Because of this, we have decided that a classroom is not the best fit for our friend Pete. There are times when he'd really like to get out and play- right in the middle of a lesson. He spends most weekends alone in the classroom. He would not do well if there was a power outage at school and no one was here to help him. 

We are hoping to find a forever home for Pete with a loving family who would be able to enjoy him. He is close to 3 years old now, so you could have 7 or more great years with him! 
If your family is interested in adopting Pete, please contact me so I can give you more information. I will give first dibs to families from our class, but will open it to other fourth graders/students if we do not have interest.  

Important Upcoming Dates:
May 9- Wizard Walk and Family Fun Night (5:30)
May 14th- Last day to check out library books
May 14th- ELA M-STEP
May 15th- ELA M-STEP continued...
May 16th- Mackinac Chaperone Meeting (5:30)
May 17th- Field Day (pm)
May 21st- ALL library books due
May 21st- Math M-STEP
May 27th- No School, Memorial Day
June 4-5th- Mackinac Island field trip

June 6th- LAST DAY! Early release at 11:24

This week in fourth grade:

• We completed our poetry unit and had fun performing our poems for our classmates, a few parents, and reading buddies.
• We did the practice M-STEP tests to give ourselves an idea of what to expect later this month.
• We completed our math unit on measurement and will take the assessment on Monday. Look over the study guide that came home on Thursday with your student. The chapter review (coming home today) will give you a great idea of what to expect!
• We created electrical circuits in science using a battery, copper wire, and a mini light bulb. We are applying this investigation to our understanding of energy transfers.

Have a fantastic weekend! -SG