March 22, 2010

Dear Parents,

Happy spring! The school year is flying by! Soon the kids will be out playing baseball and staying up later. Please remember that we have still have a lot of work to do in the next 3 months. The week of April 12, the children will have another chance to show what they know on the NWEA teasting. I hope they do as well as they did on the NECAP.

We will be having a field trip on April 6th to the state house and History Museum, which follows our studies of New Hampshire, and our government. It is important that the children make a good impression on our representatives. They may even have a chance to meet Governor Lynch! They should dress in their best clothes and remember that we expect them to be on their very best behavior. Permission slips have already been sent home and need to be returned by March 31st. Please remember to fill out both sides of the paper. If there is any problem with the cost of the trip, please contact Mrs. Psyzka.

We will be having another timed multiplication facts test soon. The children need to study their multiplication facts as often as possible, because they never know when they will be tested. Several children are still lagging behind.

Raz-kids continues to be a fun reading source for all the children to use. Please try to have them use it at least once a week. Their participation has dropped dramatically.

We will be reading a mystery in Reading this week to go along with our “Science Fair” theme. This past week we did some experiments with magnets that also went along with the new reading series.

In Social Studies, we will begin to discuss the regions of the United States and will focus on the Northeast for a couple weeks. Our projects might require some work to be done at home.

The eighth chapter of our math book is rather difficult. It deals with area and converting square feet to square yards etc. An Everyday Math parent letter should’ve gone home on Friday. Please take time to read this, it can help with any homework confusion!

Sincerely,

Lauren Ferreira
Ms. Hamilton’s Student Teacher