Can you believe it's March already!?!

And... with March comes the MSA's. I can't tell you how impressed I am with these kids! They really stepped up and took our mock MSA's seriously. I think they really have a good understanding of the types of questions they'll have to answer and the time they'll get to finish a section. I keep telling them the hardest part is waiting for the time given to be up! The directions don't allow for them to read or do anything else but sit and wait. Please remind your child this is an excellent time to review the answers to that section!

Our schedule for next week has been changed...lunch times and Special's times will be different. It's too much to let you know all of the changes, but if you need to know a certain day's schedule, please let me know.


Language Arts: We'll be starting our novel unit. Be looking for an information sheet to come home explaining how we'll be keeping a "journal" about the book we'll be reading.

Math: We'll continue with multiplication and division.

Writing: We're working on a persuasive letter to Mrs. Hollenbeck and Mr. Watkins... we're asking for another recess... we'll see...

Word Study: The'll be no word study next week.

Thanks for sending the notes back in the big, yellow envelopes. The kids really enjoy them!

PLEASE... be sure your child gets a good night's rest and a good breakfast the mornings of the testing. Also, if your child arrives late to school on any of the testing days, they will have to sit in the office and take that portion of the test another day. So... please be sure they ride the bus and are on time!

I think that's it. I feel really good about the MSA's this year! We're going to ROCK THEM!

Have a great weekend!
Faith Humerick