Another wonderful week!

Please make sure you child has returned their field trip slip stating if they are purchasing a lunch from school or bringing a lunch from home on May 22nd for our field trip to Lebeda. We need to let the kitchen staff know a lunch count this week. 

Also, please study for the science test on Tuesday. This will be the last score for their science grade this year. 

Reading score sheets were sent home on Thursday. That score may not be your child's final score on their report card. Their participation and skills used during Guided Reading will be applied to their comprehension grade as well. 

Upcoming this week: 

5/8- Science Test over the Physics of Sound. Study guide was sent home last week. 

5/9 – Mr. Shucks Assembly at 1:45 in the gym to share Kernels Summer Reading Program. The Emerson Kernels Night at the Ballgame will be Thursday, May 17 at 6:30. The deadline for purchasing tickets through the school is Monday, May 14.  A note will be sent in the Brown envelopes explaining this information.
5/10 – DIBELS Testing
5/11 – Family Fun Night at Emerson

Math- We will be completing a lot of testing the next two weeks. However, right now my plans are a day of testing, then a day of a fun math activity. This week students will be tested over numbers and operations, elapsed time, and measurement. Some of the fun things I have planned are a Measurement Olympics and Time bingo.    

Reading-   This week we will be reading a wide variety of mystery books with various activities. This is always a fun unit to peak a lot of students' interests as the year starts to wind down. 

What a Mystery Requires of a Reader
The reader’s job is to put the puzzle pieces offered by the author together to figure out the mystery, to appreciate the detective’s craft, and to take moral satisfaction from the solution to the mystery. To do this, readers must notice and make meaning with the codes offered above, i.e., they must notice the various forms of evidence and evaluate them; they must notice inference gaps and try to fill them. 

Science- Sound test on Tuesday, after that Mrs. Clark will be focusing on a Social Studies unit about Marion.

Writing- We will use this time to work on some Mother's Day goodies. ;) We will also be writing a letter to one of our favorite teachers, thanking them for the awesome job they have done. These letters will be delivered this week in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week.

Upcoming this month: 

5/17 Emerson Night at the Kernals Game 6:30
5/22 – Grade 3 Field Trip to Lebeda (10:00-12:30)
5/23 -  1:30 Dismissal
5/28 -No School
5/30 – Emerson Beach Party
5/31 Last Day of School (OH MY!)

Have a great week!

Mrs. Jodie Yuska