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We ended the year on a high note full of busyness and fun! The morning was packed with last-minute duties:

• cleaning out desks and lockers
• passing out report cards and awards
• learning how to say no to drugs and bad decisions (part of Health)
• reviewing how to add and subtract fractions

The afternoon had us enjoying a wonderful potluck lunch! Thanks to everyone brining in a dish to pass! We had more than enough food and full bellies were plentiful! To wrap up the day and the year, we played crazy games. Students…

• ate ice cream and whip cream without using hands,
• stuck Life Savers on a friend’s face,
• made lemonade with a lemon slice, sugar packet and water,
• threw frisbees, cucumbers, and soggy sponges,
• carried marshmallows, and BBQ sauce, with their mouths, and
• loaded up a friend with shaving cream, only to smear it all over the class (and me) when the game was finished!

It was a great year, one that everyone can be proud of! Thanks for all you have done, both students and parents, to make our year a success. Post a comment to this post to share your feelings on the end of the school year and how you think it went.

Spelling: Spelling activities are finished for the year.

Cursive: Cursive activities are finished for the year.

Reading: Reading activities are finished for the year.

Writing: Writing activities are finished for the year.

Math: Today we reviewed perimeter, area, improper fractions, mixed numbers, comparing fractions and locating fractions on a number line!

Science: Science activities are finished for the year.

Social Studies: Students made posters to teach the class about a recent event in Michigan history.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 1
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Current Hours with No Orange Magnets: 67

Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade at SnapGrades to see if your student moved their magnet.

Notes:

• End of the Year Potluck and Picnic, Thursday, June 12, 12:30-3:50 pm. Here is a list of what students volunteered for. Family members are invited! Please RSVP below to indicate how many people are coming and how you can help
• View grades, assignments, attendance and even the report card at SnapGrades.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.

Spelling: Spelling activities are finished for the year.

Cursive: Cursive activities are finished for the year.

Reading: None today due to a field trip to RollHaven.

Writing: Writing activities are finished for the year.

Math: Students learned how to multiply fractions by whole numbers ( 1/5 * 3 = 3/5) and also practiced making equivalent fractions today.

Science: Students completed an experiment to observe that water moves through nature in many different ways, including seeping into the ground, flowing through downspouts and traveling in stormwater drains.

Social Studies: None today.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 1
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Current Hours with No Orange Magnets: 65

Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade at SnapGrades to see if your student moved their magnet.

Notes:

• End of the Year Potluck and Picnic, Thursday, June 12, 12:30-3:50 pm. Here is a list of what students volunteered for. Family members are invited! Please RSVP below to indicate how many people are coming and how you can help
• View grades, assignments, attendance and even the report card at SnapGrades.
  Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.

If you are looking for a way to keep your student “sharp” this summer, or for a way to provide extra math and reading activities, then consider GRASP, the Grand Rapids Academic Summer Program.

From the registration form:

The GRASP program is a nine-week correspondence summer program in math and reading. It is designed for children who have completed Kindergarten to 8th grade. Children receive a packet of material containing all 9 lessons for the summer. The lessons are scored, results recorded, and returned to the children.

Children successfully completing (70% accuracy) at least 7 lessons are awarded a certificate, and those successfully completing all 9 lessons receive a medal soon after Labor Day.

The fees for the summer of 2008 are $37 for one subject and $61 for both subjects for each child. Each child should be placed at the grade just completed in school. If there are extenuating circumstances, order the level that is appropriate for your child. Materials will be mailed in June.

This is an inexpensive and convenient way to keep your student learning over the summer. In addition, your student’s results will be sent to their fifth grade teacher next year so that they can get off to a great start in fifth grade.

More Information:

• View GRASP Frequently Asked Questions
• View and print an Enrollment form
• View Reading and Math Objectives Grades K – 8
• View Sample Pages
• View Parent and Student Comments

Spelling: Spelling activities are finished for the year.

Cursive: Cursive activities are finished for the year.

Reading: None today due to Field Day. Students completed a final STAR reading test of the year. The class average reading level was 5.7, which is fifth grade, seventh month! The class started the year at 4.2, so they have achieved 1.5 years of growth in one year. Great work!

Writing: Writing activities are finished for the year.

Math: Students practiced making equivalent fractions today.

Science: None today due to Field Day.

Social Studies: None today due to Field Day.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 2
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Current Hours with No Orange Magnets: 65

Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade at SnapGrades to see if your student moved their magnet.

Notes:

• End of the Year Potluck and Picnic, Thursday, June 12, 12:30-3:50 pm. Here is a list of what students volunteered for. Family members are invited! Please RSVP below to indicate how many people are coming and how you can help
• View grades, assignments, attendance and even the report card at SnapGrades.
  Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.