Color Fun Run is Next Week!

Students really enjoyed the bowling field trip.  I posted many more photos and videos to Seesaw.

Half Day This Wednesday
This Wednesday, May 22nd is a half day.  Students will be dismissed at 12:52 PM.  We do eat lunch like normal on half days so be sure to still send lunch!

NWEA Testing
This week and next students will be taking the NWEA reading and math assessment test.  We will take a manageable portion at a time, if a student misses a day makeups are no problem.  Just remind your children to their best and try their hardest.  We will not take the NWEA on days that I am out (see below), or during the Color Fun Run (also see below).  I believe we will start on Wednesday of this week.

No School Monday, May 27th
There is no school Monday, May 27th in observance of Memorial Day.

Mr. Luxon Out for Training on May 23rd and May 28th.
I am out for science training this Thursday, May 23rd as well as Tuesday, May 28th.  Ms. Thomas will be teaching in my place.  We will not have any NWEA testing on those days.

Spirit Week is Next Week
Here are the themes for each day:
5/28 - Career Day (dress like a job you’d like to have when you grow up)
5/29 - Swap Day (teachers dress like students, students dress like teachers)
5/30 - Classroom Challenge - Wear Superhero Shirts
5/31 - Spirit Day (School and/or Color Run/Field Day gear)

Color Fun Run
The third annual Color Fun Run fundraiser is scheduled for Friday, May 31st.  The Color Fun Run is a mini-marathon for students where they can run laps to earn money for the school's Parent Teacher Organization.  While they run, color cornstarch is thrown in the air marking their laps.  If you would like to donate you can create an online fundraising page here.  If you would not like to create an online fundraising page, please bring any donations in an enclosed envelope to the PTO drop box. Please include your child's name and write ROOM K-3/LUXON on the envelope. Make checks payable to: A2 STEAM at Northside PTO.  If you would like to volunteer and help out with this event please sign up here.  The money raised is used for many great things that directly benefit students like our field trips and some of our EXPO projects.  Some additional Color Fun Run questions are answered here.

Thursday, June 6th, Library BOGO Book Sale
Ms. Reader is having a buy one, get one book fair on Thursday June 6th.  More information can be found here.

Curriculum Overview
Science -  We are continuing our study of weather.  Students will be observing the weather, watching the temperature and recording their observations.  We are trying to find patterns in the weather we've seen this year.  We are also trying to understand why meteorologists study weather.

Reading -  This week we will be reading more non-fiction books about weather.  We will also read some fiction books where we watch character's feelings change across the text.

Writing - Students will record weather observations and write about what they find.

Math - Students are working at understanding graphs and pictographs.  We are also learning a little bit about reading analog clocks.

Word Study - We are studying synonyms and antonyms.