Thursday, May 28, 2009

Sulima's Scoop - Final Week of School

Weekly Reminders:
*Movie Theater Monday on June 1st. If you have a G movie that we could watch that day, please let me know.
*Last Day of Math on Tuesday.
*Students may bring in a board game to school on Tuesday, June 2nd.
*Last Day of Language Arts on Wednesday.
*Beach Party Assembly for fourth grade on Wednesday, June 3rd. Wear your Hawaiian gear.
*School Picnic on Thursday, June 4th.
*Last day of school on Friday, June 5th. Bring a pen and your memory book/yearbook to get student and teacher autographs.
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PTO Picnic: On Thursday, the PTO will be providing lunch for the students. Each student will get one hot dog, a bag of chips, a bottle of water, and an ice cream treat. If your child does not eat hot dogs or needs more food than what is being provided, please send in a small sack lunch.
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Summer Birthdays: If your child has a summer birthday and would like to celebrate with us, they may do so any day this week. If you are sending in a birthday treat to share with the class, please continue to send in healthier choices. Thank you!
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YEARBOOKS will be handed out to students on June 5th. Any student who did not purchase a yearbook may do so on a first-come-first-serve basis on June 5th. They will go on sale after morning announcements. The cost will be $10.00. Children wishing to purchase should have the exact amount. Checks can be made out to Prairieview. There is a limited supply. Prairieview yearbook orders were not paid for at registration. A flier was sent out in November, and orders were due by Monday, December 1st.
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Classroom Happenings:
Science - We will finish fourth grade science with a quick study of simple machines.

Social Studies - The students are working on a coat of arms for the western region. They are researching the climate, resources, landforms, and tourist attractions of the West. These will be put in our region scrapbook. We will also add a couple more items to our West section to finish our region scrapbooks.

Accelerated Math - We will finish our study of ratio and percent on Monday. In math on Tuesday, we will play a math game. Tuesday will be our last day of math. I will miss all of my math students, and I wish them the best of luck in math next year.

Spelling - We are now finished with spelling.

English - The children will finish writing their own picture book this week. We will share our picture books with each other on Wednesday. Wednesday will be our last language arts class.

Reading - Keep reading all summer. Please remember that you are invited to participate in the Lakeview Library summer program. Check out the LV library website soon for more information about this program.