End of Year

• Thank you for a great year.  My first year at Marysville has ended, and I'd like to thank you for your patience and understanding as I learned the ropes.
• Future
• Report cards will be mailed.
• Pay any lunch fees.
• Return library books.
• Continue to utilize Moby Max, Xtra Math, and Go Math! My blog will not be active for long, so please copy all links and passwords down.
• Tomorrow
• No bags
• Pack a snack and water
• Today
• I'm sending home a "Summer Packet".  These were extra copies from the year.  This would be a great review to use this summer.  Encourage your child to complete a worksheet a day/week.
• Students are also receiving papers from Q4 that have been graded.
• We had a great Pizza Party.  I'm proud of my GOLDEN FEET!

Bike Rodeo

Wednesday is our bike rodeo.  Please bring a bike helmet, bike, and fun run shirt (or other red shirt).  Apply sunscreen before leaving home.  We will depart around 9 am.

I look forward to a great time!

Year Round School

From: Tracie Eschenburg <TEschenburg@MarysvilleSchools.us>
Date: March 10, 2014 at 9:16:27 AM EDT
To: Kathleen Schmitt <KSchmitt@MarysvilleSchools.us>, Karen Curley <KCurley@MarysvilleSchools.us>, Jennifer Leishman <JLeishman@MarysvilleSchools.us>
Subject: newsletter info

Here is what you could use for your newsletter regarding Year Round School

We are looking for your input regarding the possibility of offering Year Round School as an option for Marysville Public Schools families.  Students would still attend school the same number of days in a year, but would have a slightly different calendar than the traditional school year.   The purposes of an alternate calendar would be to reduce “summer slide” and offer a choice for parents/guardians regarding the school calendar they find best for their family.  We are asking parents/guardians to complete a short survey to gauge interest in this possibility.  You can find the survey at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1L2HWKx-dlnSFgWE6Rfz2lu1RTHSjZfWjvWaVuAOsF3M/viewform. 

If Marysville decides to have an alternate calendar it will completely optional for families to participate.  For more information please visit the district website at www.marysvilleschools.us  or contact Tracie Eschenburg, Executive Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Personnel at 455-6037. 

Monday Memo on Wednesday

Simile, Idiom, and Metaphor Test will be on Thursday. The study guide was sent home today.

No spelling test this week.

We have started using Google Drive for our lighthouse research project.  This paper will be completed in school as part of our writing, science, and social studies curriculum time.  PLEASE be sure your child has their planner daily, since many passwords are written in it.  It would be BEST if you child memorizes their Google email and password.

Please encourage your child to take two AR tests by the end of the month.

Special Persons' Day

Thank you for attending Special Persons' Day.  We hope you enjoyed our presentation.

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Candy Heart Sales

Please sign up or email me if you are able to help!

I need two parents and their children to sell on February 10, 11, and 13.  Sales will begin at 8, arrive at 7:50 please.

Factors - Prime and Composite

I made each student a copy of these for home and school.  Yes, it is small. The sheet being sent home today may stay home.

Here are great links for Chapter 5:

Prime Numbers
Divisibility Rules
Multiplication Chart

Math

Students have been working very hard to recall our division steps. I will send home the study guide this evening. I'd like to give the test on Friday.

Color your Vacation

Division Games

ABC Ya

Long Division

Looking Ahead

We need volunteers for the next two holiday parties.  Please sign-up if you are interested.  THANKS!

If you can't attend but would like to purchase the supplies, that is much appreciated too. I can always run the center for you.  Many parents did that for the Christmas party, and I was much appreciative.
Parent Help Needed

Scholastic Book Club/Orders

Many of you have asked for Scholastic Book Orders.  I have set up an account for our class to use. For this year, I will only accept online orders.  Once you've selected the titles online and made an online payment, the books will be shipped to school.  I will deliver them to the students.  Let me know if they are a gift; I'll keep them for you.

If This Is Your First Time Ordering Online:
- REGISTER at scholastic.com/readingclub
- ENTER the One-Time Class Activation Code: MW2GM

- CHOOSE from thousands of books, value packs, and Storia eBooks
- SUBMIT the order to me by the due date listed on the website
- EARN FREE Books for our classroom too!

Monday Memo on Thursday :)

I hope everyone stayed warm and enjoyed a LONG break!  Even though we had four snow days, we still have to complete our testing for second card marking, ending the week of January 23.  We will have several tests over the next few weeks; I'll give you an estimated date below.  Please begin studying now.

Thursday, 1/9

Study social studies vocabulary sent home today and tomorrow

Review long division

Friday, 1/10

Review long division

Book report due today
Buddy Read

Monday, 1/13

Context Clues test today

Tuesday, 1/14

Study for Social Studies

Wed, 1/15

Social Studies Test today

Thursday, 1/16

Friday, 1/17

NO spelling test this week

Dibbles Testing - substitute
buddy read

Tuesday, 1/21

Math test

Friday, ,1/24

No School