Hello All,

I hope you are all enjoying this weekend.

First of all, a big thank you goes out to Ben and Corrie Slyder. Our class got to have an excellent Science Party organized by Ben, a high school Science teacher. He demonstrated some cool properties of matter and light, and gave the kids some tools to take home and replicate the activities. It was an interesting and fun way to end the week!

As you probably know, there will not be a Homework Packet going home this Monday, because last week's packet was not due until this Friday. I imagine everyone will do very well on Friday's Spelling Test because they will have additional time to practice! There will also be a timed multiplication test on Friday, covering the facts through 7. As we do 3 and 4 digit multiplication problems, those kids who have been practicing the facts all year are really seeing a payoff. This will continue as we move into long division. Please make sure your child is practicing multiplication until it is automatic!

In addition, if you have not returned your child's permission slip for the April field trip to the MAH, please do so. We will be going on this trip right after Spring Break, and it's much easier to organize ahead of time.

Finally, the kids are working hard on note-taking for their Famous American speech. This week we will move into writing the first of the five paragraphs. While most of this project will be completed in class, some kids may need the extra support or time that they can get at home to complete the project. I will let you know when this assignment becomes homework, and notify you about the final completion date at that time.

Have a great week,

Carroll Mayer