Announcements
****Make Up Testing will be this week some time. I do not know when, so please make sure that your child is here.
Monday – Painting Play Back Drops
**** Will be painting our scenery for our class play. We will start around 1:00. Students may bring a change of clothes to wear so they do not get paint on their uniforms. The change of clothing must still be dress down day school approved. No tank tops, short shorts, or flip flops/sandals. Parents are more than welcome to come and help paint. 🙂
May 20th – Play Dress Rehearsal @ 2:00
May 21st – Math RISE Test @ 8:45-9:30
May 21st – Class Play @ 2:00
May 22nd – Math RISE Test @10:15-11:00
Poetry
New Poems for May. This has been so fun!
This month I am asking students to memorize at least one of the attached poems to be performed in front of the class before the last day of school. This is a great opportunity to work on our fluency, phrasing, and performing skills. Students are welcome to memorize and perform as many poems as they would like. I will be paying class money for each successfully performed. I will be sending home a hard copy with each student. Feel free to click on the link May Poems or the picture to view online.
What’s Happening in Math
Reading Homework
Our goal is to have student’s read 20 minutes per night. Please keep tract of reading minutes on the monthly reading log. May’s reading log will come home on Monday.
Math Homework
Each student will need to get onto www.reflexmath.com (access under student links on the Quest website, or on the blogs sidebar under Class Links) and complete their “green light” Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (3 sessions). Just in case students don’t remember, the class username is “Beckstead3″ and all passwords are “rams”. If students do not complete Reflex at home they will complete it during recess time.
- It’s time for RISE Testing!!! Please make sure your child is here during our testing times. We will have some make up times this week for those who did not finish their RISE language arts testing last week. I am not sure when those times will be so please make sure that your child is here everyday!!!
- Please try and plan trips and appointments around these times. Also, make sure your child has a nice healthy breakfast on these days and is very rested. It takes a lot out of them!
- Practices for the play are in full swing! Please make sure your child is here so we can practice with the whole cast each day.
****Make Up Testing will be this week some time. I do not know when, so please make sure that your child is here.
Monday – Painting Play Back Drops
**** Will be painting our scenery for our class play. We will start around 1:00. Students may bring a change of clothes to wear so they do not get paint on their uniforms. The change of clothing must still be dress down day school approved. No tank tops, short shorts, or flip flops/sandals. Parents are more than welcome to come and help paint. 🙂
May 20th – Play Dress Rehearsal @ 2:00
May 21st – Math RISE Test @ 8:45-9:30
May 21st – Class Play @ 2:00
May 22nd – Math RISE Test @10:15-11:00
Poetry
New Poems for May. This has been so fun!
This month I am asking students to memorize at least one of the attached poems to be performed in front of the class before the last day of school. This is a great opportunity to work on our fluency, phrasing, and performing skills. Students are welcome to memorize and perform as many poems as they would like. I will be paying class money for each successfully performed. I will be sending home a hard copy with each student. Feel free to click on the link May Poems or the picture to view online.
What’s Happening in Math
- Math is going quickly at the end of the year! Please make sure that your child is here everyday. We are doubling up math preparing for the end of year tests!
Reading Homework
Our goal is to have student’s read 20 minutes per night. Please keep tract of reading minutes on the monthly reading log. May’s reading log will come home on Monday.
Math Homework
Each student will need to get onto www.reflexmath.com (access under student links on the Quest website, or on the blogs sidebar under Class Links) and complete their “green light” Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (3 sessions). Just in case students don’t remember, the class username is “Beckstead3″ and all passwords are “rams”. If students do not complete Reflex at home they will complete it during recess time.
Class Play Costume Ideas!
Dear Parents and Students,
Our play will be on Tuesday, May 21st, at 2:00 pm in the Q1 gym. Each child is responsible for their own costumes. Below I have posted some ideas that I have found that would be simple to do. These are just ideas, feel free to get creative. Please make sure that costumes are hands free. We have actions that go along with our songs and students need to move their bodies and hands. Costumes need to be at school on Monday, the 20th. We will be having a dress rehearsal on Monday the 20th, at 2:00 pm in the Q1 gym. Please feel free to come to the dress rehearsal if you cannot attend the performance the next day. If you have any questions for concerns, please feel free to email me.
Here is a photo from a previous year’s class play to give you some ideas on costumes.
Zoo Keeper – A safari hat would be great. A work belt that could hold a flashlight or a set of key would also work.
Elephant – A pair of headband elephant ears would work great.
Beetle – The same idea could work for you with a headband.
Macaws, Alligators, Leopard Geckos, Mushrooms, Polar Bears, and King Snake – This would work with creating a simple hat to look like your animal. You could also create a mask! There are many ideas on Pinterest that I have found.
Star Fish and Cacti – You could create your costumes using foam board.
Our play will be on Tuesday, May 21st, at 2:00 pm in the Q1 gym. Each child is responsible for their own costumes. Below I have posted some ideas that I have found that would be simple to do. These are just ideas, feel free to get creative. Please make sure that costumes are hands free. We have actions that go along with our songs and students need to move their bodies and hands. Costumes need to be at school on Monday, the 20th. We will be having a dress rehearsal on Monday the 20th, at 2:00 pm in the Q1 gym. Please feel free to come to the dress rehearsal if you cannot attend the performance the next day. If you have any questions for concerns, please feel free to email me.
Here is a photo from a previous year’s class play to give you some ideas on costumes.
Zoo Keeper – A safari hat would be great. A work belt that could hold a flashlight or a set of key would also work.
Elephant – A pair of headband elephant ears would work great.
Beetle – The same idea could work for you with a headband.
Macaws, Alligators, Leopard Geckos, Mushrooms, Polar Bears, and King Snake – This would work with creating a simple hat to look like your animal. You could also create a mask! There are many ideas on Pinterest that I have found.
Grass – You could take a green or tan visor or hat and then attach a grass skirt around the edge. This would have the grass hanging all around you. I also saw a small, round wreath form that you could use instead of visor or hat. A hula skirt would work as well.
