Knock knock Who's there? Ice cream! Ice cream who? Ice cream if you don't let me in!

Welcome back from spring break everyone!! I spent my spring break in Montana with SNOW! Yes snow! I also took a weekend trip to Arizona and visited the zoo!

I have missed everyone so much it is nuts that we only have 6 weeks of school left!

This week for all three classes we are going to review, review, review!

SmarterBalanced test's are next week so therefore we are going to go over everything we have learned this year and get us ready to rock our tests!

Please make sure students are doing their homework this week!

I will be sending out a sign up form to send snacks for the weeks of testing. Keep a look out for emails!

Projects- We are starting up Pen Pals. We are reading different articles and answering questions with 4th graders across the world. This is a way for students to do their work with others and find out about different types of environments around the world.


YEARBOOK TIME! 

We are excited to announce a new process for Yearbook ordering this year.  The entire process will be completed online!   Simply click on the following link, choose our yearbook and pay by credit card.

It's super easy and convenient!

Link to yearbook site:

    http://oasisacademy.picaboo.com/

Q: Where did the sheep go on vacation? A: The baaaahamas

  This week students will be preparing for the Smarter Balanced Test. We will have students taking the practice test on the computer and go through the tools that they need. Our rotations for math,reading, and writing will be different due to the practice testing.

Monday afternoon students need to pack a cold lunch as we will be eating at the park and will have no access to microwaves.

Wednesday afternoon students will be playing board games and making nachos! If your child has a game they would like to bring please feel free to bring it in.

There will be no homework in math this week for all three classes.


Projects- Students will be finishing up their lap books and presenting them to their peers on Thursday. Students will also have a short vocabulary quiz (matching) on Thursday afternoon.

Spring break will begin the 6th and end the 12th! I hope everyone has a wonderful break!

What do elves learn in school? The elf-abet

I hope everyone had a great weekend! Conferences are starting Thursday and Friday. If your child is in 3rd or 5th grade and you would like to have a conference with me please send me an email and we can set up a time.


3rd grade- We are working on how to collect fractional data and create the data we collect into a  line plot!


4th grade- We are diving into geometry. Starting with learning the difference in angles!


5th grade- We are learning how to collect fractional data and build graphs that fit each set of data that is collected.


Parents please remember to send a pair of head phones with your kids for the Smarter Balanced test!


Projects- We are creating working on create our lap books this week. Students are building lap books on erosion, earthquakes, weathering, and volcanoes. They will have a vocabulary test April 2nd!