Important Messages What a wonderful year it’s been! Please continue to

encourage your child to practice his/her reading and math skills throughout the summer!

u Make sure your child arrives to school on time. They are marked tardy if not in classroom by 8:05.

u If your child is absent, you must call the office or send in a note to be excused.

u Have your child read every night and enter it on their reading log in their agenda.

u Please review any homework assignment before it is turned in.

u Car Loop- please hang the card listing your child's name and teacher's name to help speed up the process. Please do not hold up the line to talk to your child's teacher.

Reading Strategies Stuck on a New Word? When your child gets "stuck" on a word, remind him/her to use their reading strategies. Reading strategies: Stretchy Snake Chunky Monkey Eagle Eye Lips the Fish Skippy Frog Trying Lion

Upcoming Events & Dates 5/9- Early Release Day 5/10- Kids Heart Challenge 5/22- Academic Fair 5/23- Career Day 5/25- Teacher Planning Day-No School for Students 5/27- No School-Memorial Day 6/4- Early Release/ Last Day of School/ Report Cards Issued

Writing Tips Try This With Your Child:

Ø Journal Writing- Encourage your child tokeep a daily or weekly journal. Your childcan write about thoughts or activities thathe/she has done. This is a great activity todo over the summer. Having your childdecoratetheoutsideofthe journalcanalsokeephim/hermotivatedtowriteandinstillasenseofpride.

Math

Chapter 11- Three-Dimensional Geometry • Introduce Three-Dimensional Shapes • Combine Three-Dimensional Shape • Make New Three-Dimensional Shapes • Take Apart Three-Dimensional Shapes • Problem Solving Using Three-Dimensional

Chapter 12- Two-Dimensional Geometry • Sort Two-Dimensional Shapes • Describe Two-Dimensional • Combine Two-Dimensional • Problem Solving Using Two-Dimensional

Science & Social Studies Update Science essential questions: Living and Nonliving Things • What traits do living things have and what traits do

nonliving things have? • What things do living things need to live on earth? • What resources do animals use to live? • What resources do humans use to live on earth? • How does a plant use natural resources to grow from a

seedling to an adult plant? Social studies essential questions: Good Citizens • What does it mean to be a good citizen? • How can people’s actions affect others? • How can citizens make a difference?

Ms. Diaz Ms. Gandolfo Ms. Nolton Mrs. Raymond Mrs. Rossi Mrs. Salbe Mrs. Siegel Mrs. Sherman Mrs. Torres

MAY & JUNE 2019 Fabulous

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