From Mrs. Collins' Desk

Yesterday, the students had a special treat.  Woody & Jim from Y107.5, The River came and read Jumanji to us.  Everyone enjoyed the book!  Both, Woody & Jim impressed upon the students the importance of reading.  They gave many examples of how much they must read for their jobs, being radio personalities.  Woody & Jim were kind enough to answer many of the students' questions.  They even mentioned Goodpasture on their show this morning and sent a picture (via email) of the thank you card signed by all students displayed in their studio.

Earlier this week, I sent home a calendar with the dates of tests, quizzes, and scheduled Book Talks.  As you can see, the last two weeks of Reading will be busy.  Next week, we will be reading the short, Time for Kids magazine article titled, "Saving the Everglades".  The skills, which will be reviewed, are cause & effect, vocabulary, context clues, compare/contrast, and antonyms/synonyms.  The story quiz is scheduled for Wednesday (9th), as is Word Wall.  On Thursday (10th), the students will be given the unit test.  Skills assessed on this unit test are cause/effect, judgments/decisions, problem/solution, compare/contrast, context clues, and synonyms/antonyms.  On Friday (11th), the students will be tested on the reading vocabulary words.  Friday will be the last day to earn SR points for rewards.  Also, I would like to have all classroom library books turned in by Friday, too.  Students' Book Talks are scheduled for the last days of class, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (May 14-16).  

Finally, the last Scholastic book orders (May & June) were sent home today. This is a great way to stock up on books to read during summer. Those orders are due Wednesday, May 9th.  This will allow the books to arrive prior to the last day of school.  

Social Science News from Mrs. Baugh:  It is time to send back to school all science CD's.  Please send them back by Thursday, May 10th.  When your child brings it back, I will check his name off my list.  If lost, there is a replacement fee.  Thank you for your help in getting these turned back in.