End of May

Dear Families,

Our field trip to the Peterborough Historical Society was fun and interesting.  I hope you've had time to look at the old Antrim town maps to see where all of the schoolhouses were once located.  The children were amazed to discover that  some of them were near where they live presently.  Perhaps some of the old foundations are still standing. I wish to express my thanks to those parents that were able to come on the trip. All of you were a big help. Speaking of field trips, I'm still waiting to get permission slips from about 12 students for the trip to the seacoast on June 4th.  Please get those in next week.

We have been sharing the data from the school day interviews, and graphing the results.  We will be finished next week, and will be presenting the conclusions at next Friday assembly.  We were going to lead the assembly this Friday, but a change in the schedule has occurred.  Instead, we will be going over to the Great Brook gym for their spring concert on this Friday, the 21st.  We should be leading assembly on the 28th.  That assembly will also recognize our wonderful volunteers.

We have finished our unit in math on graphing and probability, and have begun the next unit.  It is on numbers and patterns up to 1,000. Please take a look at the math papers coming home in the Friday folder.  The papers will give you an idea of the concepts presented.  Homework for next week will reinforce this new unit, as well as, review previous units.   There will be no spelling portion for homework.  We will not have a spelling test next Friday, either.

News for next week:  NWEA Testing

For three mornings the children will be taking the spring NWEA tests.  They will be tested in language use, reading, and math.  Our scheduled times are between 9:00 AM until noon on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.  The class will be divided into two groups in order to have access to a computer in the lab. The time allotted for each testing session is 90 minutes.  The scores from these tests are used to measure progress from the beginning of the year, and also, to help us with placement decisions for third grade.  Your support is greatly appreciated in assuring that your child gets a good breakfast, ample rest, and comes to school with a snack.  I thank you in advance.

Upon finishing the NWEA testing, we will have a celebration on Friday, the 28th.   We will be having a pizza party with a pizza demonstration by Ric of " Ric and Diane's Pizza."   I will take a count of how many children want pizza, and will provide enough to feed those that want pizza for lunch that day.  If your child would rather have school lunch that day, or bring their own, that is fine.  We will still all eat in the classroom, watch a short movie, and have extra recess.   

Have a great weekend.  The weather is predicted to be warm and sunny.