April
8, 2016
Dear Families,
Wow,
kudos to our student test takers again this
week… especially Thursday…, which was one long arduous session of both reading
and story writing: prewriting, drafting, typing and editing. Our students have shown great focus,
grit, and perseverance.
Round three is next week. (Yup, one more week… Monday and Tuesday) These two tests are shorter and focus on
writing skills, word work and punctuation. The sugarless gum
continues to be a perfect perk! (Something to look forward to during
testing.) And so another A-l-e-r-t request from the class… more packages of sugarless
gum and mints during test taking time for next week. Thanks!
Our
Native American Studies are really underway at this point. This week students have been selecting
a region and tribe to research in class. Our research will include
books, web sites, videos, documentaries, legends and maybe a guest
speaker. Each student will also be
making a diorama depicting tribal life of his or her tribe
and region. More information on this school/ home project will come next
week. However, each student will
need a shoebox (no bigger
boxes please) to work on
this project… so be on the look out at home or in the garage! We are also in need of toilet paper and
paper towel cardboard rolls… We will use them for a few Native American crafts! Lastly,
if you are looking for something fun to do with the family tonight (and support our schools) plan on attending the wonderful Kittery Live Talent Show. The event is held at Shapleigh School with Mitchell School
performers beginning at 4 pm! Good
luck to our Adie, who is performing!
Have a great weekend… J