Dear families~ May 16th, 2014 The following homework is due by FRIDAY, May 23rd:

Do one session of ScootPad Spelling and Math Read a ScootPad eBook and discuss the genre of it with your

family Study and review our Word Wall Words from past weeks

Our new SPELLING WORDS are:old fold told cold roll most find child both during

This week’s new SWEET SENTENCE:None- Instead we will resume “Name That Bird”

This week’s new WORD WALL WORDS:None- Review, review, review all past words

~~ Please note the following and mark your calendar:~~

May 19-23rd- Michigan Week! We will end the week by celebrating with an

authentic Made-In-Michigan lunch. (There is no cost. ) May 23rd- FINAL DAY for taking an AR test before the program ends!!! May 26th- Memorial Day ---NO SCHOOL--- Thank a soldier! May 28th- Tentative date for Field Day (Get your camp shirts ready to

wear.) May 30th- 9-1:00 Field trip to Pine River Nature Center! We’ll need

drivers! Jun 2nd- Please note change: 1:30 March of Dimes Award Assembly in

Gym Jun 6th- Our TE PTA presents “Donuts with Dad” at 7:30am Jun 11th- Edison Awards Assemblies (ours will be in our classroom)

Class play (We’ll be performing in honor of Mr. Ed’s retirement) June 13th- Scavenger Hunt/Cookout to celebrate the last day of school

A big THANK YOU goes out to the parents who were able to pick up and bring us the 100 Acorn Reward lunch! “Many hands make light work” and I’m so glad we were able to collect money, get the food, and celebrate our campers’ success!Library books need to be returned/renewed promptly each week. Mrs. Fowler has told us that May 23rd will be our final day with her and all books ARE DUE then. Please help her endeavors of closing up the library on time by returning all books that day.This week we will be having two beekeepers come to speak to 1st grade about bees, their life cycle, honey production, and more! We can’t wait to see our research become HANDS-ON and be able to ask our many questions!The Upland Hills Farm trip was a lot of fun and we thank the many parents who were able to join us! If you are a parent who was unable to attend, please consider coming on the Pine River Nature Center trip. We will need

drivers, so please review the information coming home and let me know if you’re able to help. We have been looking forward to this trip all year long! Looking forward to the week ahead,

Mrs. Cronce www.protopage.com/mrscronce