Hooray! Hooray!

If you haven’t heard, the books are done and mailed into the publisher!  We should get them back the week before school gets out.  I can’t wait for each student to share their amazing work with each of their families.  The books won’t be back until mid May.  I know  that the question, “When will our books be here?” will start soon and the reply is always the same, “Whenever the mailman brings them.”

Last week we also hosted our second mystery  with Mrs. Dean’s  fifth grade class from Scottsdale Arizona.  Our class did amazing, and even though we didn’t figure out their location first, we did figure out their location.

This week we have a Live Webinar with Jane Goodall.  This should be very fun and educational.  She will be answering questions various classrooms around the nation have asked.  It should be interesting, educational and fun!

End of Level Testing will be starting for us next week.  We begin our adventure with Dibels testing on Monday April 27th, and our Fluency ill be on May 4th, first thing in the morning, please try not to be late as we are first.  

We start SAGE testing on May 5th and 7th at 8:40.  A good nights sleep, followed by a good breakfast would be most beneficial.  Our second set of testing will be May 12th and May 14th at 2:00.  Please try not to schedule appointments on these days if possible.

Homework
GOOGLE E-Mail:  I need each child to sign up for a Google account.  we are going to run a pilot program of Google Docs in the classroom, but in order for the children to collaborate they each need their own account.  Please make a very easy password for them to remember as I will not be able to help them with their passwords at school.

Reading:  Remember to read 20 minutes each night. 
You can also use Mobymax.com or razkids.com for your reading time.  These sites have comprehension components also. 

Math:  Xtramath.org, tenmarks.com, frontrowed.com, wootmath.com or mobymax.com  These sites really are the best way for your child to practice what they need in math.   
Mobymax.com login: firstname lastname   password: Rams
Wootmath.com login: firstname lastinitial password: Rams
Tenmarks.com: This site has individual log ins and passwords.  Your child may bring them home if you would like to use this option.

WORD SORTS (These are the same as last week, due to the fact we did not have adequate time to work with them in class)
Badgers: Sort 51
Wildcats: Sort 12
Bulldogs: Sort 25
Jayhawks: Sort 42