Thursday, April 14, 2011

Newsletter 4/18-4/22

Easter Parties: Our parties will be Friday, April 22 at 8:45. Notes have been sent by individual homeroom teachers for supplies for the party. Each child will need to bring 12 plastic eggs stuffed with individually wrapped candy and a basket or bag for our egg hunt. Please let your child bring his or her basket with them that morning. Thank you for helping with our field trips and Easter parties!

Spelling Words
Our test will be Friday. Please study a few minutes each night. Digraph review • jeep • sheep • keep • weep • or Words are getting harder to get ready for first grade.


Spirit Week
We have special dress up days each day next week. Monday – Crazy hair and wildcat shirts. Tuesday – Sports jerseys, uniforms, hats. Wednesday – Mismatched clothes (this is our field trip to LBL so we will wear Wildcat shirts). Thursday – Beach outfits and towels. Friday – Blue out, head to toe!


Important Dates
• Field trip to Homeplace at LBL, April 20. Cost $6. We originally said $5, but transportation is costing more than we expected. • Easter egg hunt and party, April 22. This party will be at 8:45 due to our testing celebration in the afternoon. • Blood Drive, Friday, April 29


Testing
During the last week of April and the 1st week of May the older students will be testing in our building. Please send your child to school dressed for outside activities. Hats are perfectly acceptable to protect them from the sun.