Dear Parents,
It doesn't seem possible that when the class comes back to school on Monday it will be May already! It'll also be the first day of testing. The students will take part one of their science test on Monday, and they will take part two of it on Thursday.
On Tuesday and Wednesday the students will takes parts one and two of the English-Language Arts test. On Friday and next Monday they will take parts one and two of the mathematics test.
Today was a red letter day! Without question, the students earned a 10 when we did the daily evaluation of the day!!!! The children articulated all the reasons why they deserved a ten, including how well-behaved and hard working they were in the computer lab, how quietly and focused they were during math and language arts class, and how they paid really close attention to the movie about the wild Alaskan outback. A couple children mentioned that I had put a big smiley face on the whiteboard this morning, and that I was smiling more today than previously. :-)
We now have 4 drivers for the beach party field trip on May 28th. We need one or two more, depending upon the size of the vehicles and how many seat belts are available.
This morning 9 students were tardy, and the common complaint was how slow the traffic is on Fridays because of e-waste recycling. I noticed that at 7:30 there were hardly any cars coming down the driveway of the school, and perhaps more people need to leave home earlier so that classes aren't interrupted so much by late comers. I'd certainly be happy to have the entire class at school on time for a change. It's hard to have to correct the roll sheet and the lunch count paper numbers of times once the math class starts at 7:50. (BTW the playground has yard duty people on duty by 7:30 every morning. The cafeteria is open by 7:30 for those who eat breakfast at school each school day.)
Have a great weekend! The weather is perfect, and there's no rain in sight!
Sincerely,
Ruth Landmann
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