Dear families~

May 17th, 2013

All homework is due by Friday, May 24th: ScootPad- Click on Assignment and do a Math & Reading review Read an AR book and test on it. Friday, May 31st is the last day! Have your child fill out a self-addressed, stamped envelope Our new Spelling Words are: find kind mind mild child wild day play sure son Our new Word Wall Words are: No new words for the year. Review! Our new Sweet Sentence is: Does the wild child know how to behave? ~~Please note the following and mark your calendar:~~

May 24th- March of Dimes Awards Assembly Im so glad your child participated! th May 27 - Memorial Day NO SCHOOL Enjoy this break, but be sure to READ! th May 28 - Year-end classroom party-planning meeting at 3:05 I hope you can come! th May 30 - Camp Cronces last library day for book check-out Calling all library books! st May 31 - 8:30-12:00 Field trip to Pine River Nature Center! Last day for AR testing! th June 13 - The last day of school But we will enjoy it: 9:00- Classroom Awards Ceremony 10:00- Classroom Play 11:00- 2 Picnic lunch and Scavenger Hunt (Shhh please dont tell the kids about this. Come to the meeting to learn more!)

GENIUS HOUR: According to research, when people spend 80% of their time on academics and the remaining 20% on exploration/down-time, it allows for deeper connections and greater discoveries. Google uses this strategy and has had GREAT technologies/software come from it. I would like to employ this with our campers. Ask them all about it during Table Talk tonight. I am really excited to see the outcome of this! SUMMER READING: Join Junie B. Jones free summer reading program and receive a FREE book! http://myfrugaladventures.com/2013/05/free-junie-b-jones-childrens-book/ Our campers are enjoying the many feathered friends weve seen coming to the feeder we have just outside our window. Ive been bringing in bread crusts for the kids to throw out to the birds during recess time and they love it! If theyd like to bring a piece in as well, great! The family trees we saw this week were SO COOL! Thank you for spending time with your campers on this project. It is one of our important Social Studies GLCEs and a tough one to learn about. Actually making one has really helped their understanding of generations. Remember, if you have had any address or phone number changes, please send them in on a piece of paper. I will begin updating your childrens files for the end of the year and will need all current information. Thanks! THANK YOU for the many goodies I received during Teacher Appreciation Week. Your kindness and appreciation does not go unnoticed! If Ive forgotten to thank anyone, I apologize. Youre such awesome parents and your children and I are blessed to have you! Looking forward to the week ahead, Mrs. Cronce www.protopage.com/mrscronce