The Week Ahead 6/11-6/15

Updates
I can't believe we've reached the last full week of the school year! The year has flown by! Students will not have a vocabulary test this Tuesday, but they will have their final reading log of the year due.

Weekly Volunteers
Now that we have reached the final full week of school, our schedule will be a little different than the usual. Because of this, we won't need our weekly math and reading volunteers this week or next. Thank you so much for helping out our class this year!

Idiom of the week: have mixed feelings

Field Trip 
On the day of the field trip to the Cedar Mill Wetlands our class will leave West TV at 9:30 and arrive at the site about ten minutes later. Chaperones will meet us at the site. Students will move through four stations and then we will head back to school at 11:10. We will be outside in tall grasses and a creek bank. Books, hats, and long pants are recommended.


Prodigy
The students were introduced to a math online curriculum called Prodigy. This provides students with differentiated math in a game setting. They feel like they are playing a video game, but they are using math. The website can be accessed at home by using the Websites tab. It is a great summer activity to keep math those skills sharp. 


Upcoming Dates
  • Tuesday, June 12th - Reading Log Due - Field Trip to Cedar Mill Wetlands
  • Thursday, June 14th - Field Day
  • Tuesday, June 19th - Last Day of School

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