The school year is quickly coming to an end and there are several important dates for you to remember.

• Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday- Math MAP testing
  
• Friday, May 3rd- Field trip to the high school. Please make sure to return the permission slip sent home last week. If you did not pay your child's activity fee at the beginning of the year, please make sure to send $10 to help cover the cost of transportation and lunch. A reminder will be labeled in your child's agenda.
• Monday, May 6th- Kindergarten Screening and a second date has been scheduled for May 22nd
  
• Monday, May 13th- Field Day- please send your child in tennis shoes and possibly a jacket based on the weather; 2nd, 3rd and 4th will participate from 9-11:30.
  
• Tuesday, May 14th- Camp MAP field trip- More information to come
  
• Thursday, May 16th- Talent Show; 6:30pm
  

• Friday, May 24th- Last day of school- release at 12:30
  

Your child will be be given the DRA reading assessment next week. While reading with your child each night, it's important to discuss what was read. Who are the characters? What was the setting? Why would the author choose to write the story? What is the important message the reader should learn? Reading comprehension can be a struggle for many students.

Please make sure to send in lunch money when your child brings home a balance reminder. Please also make sure your child returns library books each week.

Monday we will have a math test over fractions and probability. After that we will review stacking numbers to add and subtract with regrouping/carrying. We will not test over that unit.

We only have one more week to prepare for the MAP test. Communication Arts will be tested during the week of April 22-26 and Math the following week, April 29-May 3. PLEASE make sure your child arrives to school on time during these two weeks. Attendance is very important and students need to arrive on time. Please make sure your child gets plenty of rest each night and eats a healthy breakfast.

Summer School forms have been sent home. Please make sure these are returned quickly if you plan for your child to attend.

Field Day t-shirt forms and money are due next Friday, April 19th.

Next week will be the last week of Camp MAP. Students cannot miss more than two sessions during the five weeks and will need to earn a set amount of points based on attendance, participation and effort on the MAP test to go on the field trip.

Date to remember:
*12:30 release time on Friday, April 26th. Please let me know if your child will have a change in transportation that day.

We only have 30 more school days! Attendance and arriving on time are very important, not only are we still reviewing for MAP testing, but we still have content to learn. Please make weekly reading a priority at home to make 4th quarter successful!