May+11

=__**MAY 11**__=

PLEASE SEND YOUR COUNTRY RECIPE TO MRS. VOLK VIA EMAIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE CHECK OUT THE LINK IN THE SOCIAL STUDIES SECTION OR EMAIL MRS. VOLK! Our Country Tour will take place on May 15th, the same day as the potluck. Please have your child bring their costume or article of clothing to school that day and then bring or wear the same item to the potluck. The potluck is schedule for 5:30-6:30 in the school cafeteria. Please label your food item with the name of the country it represents. Please also bring place settings for your family. We will supply the drinks and cups. The third grade flag will be unveiled at the potluck. Hope to see you there!

__** ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPCOMING DATES :**__ **Tues., May 15**...Country Potluck; Cafeteria; 5:30-6:30
 * Wed., May 23...LAST DAY of SCHOOL! Dismiss at 1:30. **

//**For this final quarter, all of us in Gr. K-5 are adding a 1, 2, or 3 to the Success Charts if a student loses a stamp. We will still write what happened, but the addition of the number(s) will help with our data collection, and will also better inform you of which Bulldog Belief was being misused. 1 means there was a lack of respect, 2 a lack of responsibility, and 3 a lack of safety **//

=== Both homerooms will have a "Homework Club" each quarter. We will keep a chart in our rooms, tracking which students return their homework packets on time each week. Students who consistently return their packets each week will be rewarded at the end of each quarter! ===

__**LITERACY:**__
We are continuing to introduce the 6-Traits of Writing. We have focused on the traits of Ideas, Organization, and most recently, Word Choice. In reading, we are making predictions and connections. We are using context clues, identifying main events, questioning, inferring and summarizing. Please encourage your child to read at home.

__SCIENCE:__
Our "Plant" unit concluded this week as we learned how and why seeds travel, and what is involved in the process of photosynthesis. We worked a couple of "plant" crossword puzzles and enjoyed the board game "Plants"...all as ways of reviewing for our test (which was taken on Thursday). Everyone is now an expert horticulturalist!

__**SOCIAL STUDIES:**__
The Country Project is in full swing! Each student has chosen a country that s/he will research. Some students chose to work with a partner and some preferred to work independently. Please check with your child about their country choice and then visit the following link to find out more! Mrs. Volk's Google Site

The Country Potluck is scheduled for Tuesday, May 15th from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Please visit the above google site for more information.

__**MRS. VOLK:**__
Your child has been registered for Sumdog.com. This is a site that will help your child practice their math facts. Each student was given a username and password. They are encouraged to use this site at home.

Please continue to encourage your child to complete and return their weekly homework packet. Some students are not returning their packets in a timely fashion, if at all. Please be looking for those each Monday and they are to be returned on Thursday. Thank you to those students who are completing and returning their packets each week. You are showing responsibility when you do so!

Congratulations to our 4th quarter Homework Club members...Tico, Gretchen, Jacob, Molly, Kylie, Josie, Colin, Lucy, Max, Justin, Jaden, Ethan, Jonathan, Anthony, Sean, Isaac, Sophia, Lilly, Allen, London, and Hailey. Way to end the year strong! Congratulations also to Theo and Kaia for missing only one week.

**__MRS. SKAHILL/MISS STEPHENS:__**

And congratulations also to Heston and Ryder for missing only one week!
__**Wish List (for next year)!!...**__