Mrs. Lawson's Classroom News

Mrs. Lawson’s Classroom News April 12, 2013 753-5022 Stacey.lawson@murray.kyschools.us In the Classroom: For the week of: April 15-19 Phonics: Our letter for the week is Diagraph th Reading: Seeds is our story in Core Reading and Hardback Readers in Flex Math: 3-D Shapes, addition, subtraction, ordinal numbers, measurement MSU Practicum students will be providing math activities on Tuesday and Thursday this week Theme: Plants We introduced plants with the MSU students today and we will build on this theme next week. We will be talking about the parts of flowers and what plants need to live and grow. We hope to also make a watermelon life cycle wheel. Home Connections: I hope everyone had a restful and joyful Spring Break. We had a great week back. The students came back ready to go. Their behavior was excellent and their work awesome. Some upcoming dates and events: Q and U wedding- date to come later MAP Testing: April 25 and 29 Preschool/ Head Start Visit: May 2 Share a Seed Field Trip: May 3 AIMS testing: First week of May Play Day: May 15 Graduation: date to be announced I hope to hear about our Silent Auction money this week. I am hoping to cover some of the expenses for the field trip in May. We may have to collect money to cover shirts, lunch, and transportation to the park. I will let you know as soon as I know. Reminders ** Snacks – If you sent in snacks. Thank you. We still need everyone to send in an April snack- enough for 21 students. *Weather is unpredictable – remember a light jacket if needed for recess Important Dates 4/16 and 18: Practicum Students 4/16 Preschool Visits 4/18 Practicum Students Murray Preschool/ Head Start Visits