Week of April 8

Hello, families!  I hope this post finds you well!

Looking ahead:  Students will kick off a measurement unit in math, focusing on length, weight, mass, perimeter and area.  As readers, students will dive into The Drinking Gourd, a book about slaves escaping the south... which goes along well with their brand new social studies unit, the Civil War.  Students will learn all about the causes of the Civil War, the battle at Fort Sumter, life on the battlefield and at home.  As writers, students will learn how to read menus, recipes, maps, charts, tables and graphs.  Students will also visit with Ms. Sease to kick off a unit on print sources.

Heads up!  Please note that NO graded work will go home in this week's communication folders.  Since students were not tested or quizzed during the week of PASS, they will have no graded papers sent home.  On March 28, students will only receive any paper work that is sent home from the office.  Communication folders with graded work will go home, as normal, on Thursday, April 11 (after spring break).  Report cards will be issued that day, as well.

Field Day is Thursday, March 28!  Please make sure your child dresses in comfortable clothing and wears tennis shoes! Also, your child may bring a bottle of WATER from home, which will be carried around during our Field Day stations.  Also, our lunch time on Field Day is at 9:55.  Due to the fact that lunch is almost two hours before our normal time, your child may bring a healthy snack to enjoy before we go to our first station in the afternoon.

Students will have their PTO performance on April 22.  I hope your child can make it!  We will be performing for families at 7:00.  Students who attend will be asked to wear jeans and a blue OR green shirt.

Thank you again for all of your support!  Have a wonderful rest of the week and a great Spring Break!

Check out some of the snapshots of our Traveling Trunk Show, hosted by the Columbia Historic Society!  Students learned about Antebellum and Civil War games that children played.  They also learned how to write will quill pens!