ABC Countdown!!!

Families~

Oh My Goodness how time flies!  On Thursday, we begin our ABC Countdown to the last 26 days of the school year!  Below, you will find the full list of days for our Countdown.  The students have a hard copy and we'll write in the planner each night what to bring for the next day.

As exciting as the end of the year is, it also signifies our End of the Year Assessments to check the growth of the students throughout the year.  Our STAR Test (which we took in the Fall and Winter) will be administered next week on Tuesday (Math) and Thursday (ELA).  The students all have growth cards with them so they are aware of the scores we are hoping for.  We'll also take some AVID assessments, fluency tests, spelling test, etc. to track our growth from the beginning of the year! I get soooooooo excited to see the end results!  Have a great rest of the week!

ABC Countdown

Thurs 4/25	A= Art Day & Ask Mr. Buono Day – Ask me ALMOST anything!
Friday 4/26	B= Beach Day & Buddy Reading Day
Monday 4/29	C= Change Name Day, Compliments Day, & Crazy Hair Day
Tuesday 4/30	D= Dance Party Day & Drink Day- Bring a favorite drink to school
Wednesday 5/1	E= Extra Recess and Exercise Day
Thursday 5/2	F= Fancy Clothes Day and Free Time Day
Friday 5/3	G= Green Day & Game Day- Bring a favorite board game to school
Monday 5/6	H= Hat Day & Hero Day – Bring a picture of a real-life hero
Tuesday 5/7	I= iProduct Day – Bring in any electronic device from home
Wednesday 5/8	J= Jump Rope Day & Joke Day- Bring a joke to share
Thursday 5/9	K= Kite Day & Kickball Day – We’ll play a class kickball game
Friday 5/10	L= Lazy/Lounge & Class Lunch Day & Learn-a-Language Day
Monday 5/13	M= Mismatch & Music Day
Tuesday 5/14	N= Neon Day & New Seat Day
Wednesday 5/15	O= Orange & Outside Day- We will go outside for part of a lesson
Thursday 5/16	P= Pajama Day- Wear your PJ’s to school
Friday 5/17	Q= Quiz Mr. Buono Day
Monday 5/20	R= Re(a)d All Over – Wear red and get comfortable and read!
Tuesday 5/21	S= Silly Socks, Sunglasses, & Show and Tell Day
Wednesday 5/22	T= Favorite T-Shirt Day & Talent Show Day
Thursday 5/23	U= Unhealthy Snack Day- Bring in any snack for the day
Friday 5/24	V= Video Day- We will watch a video at school
Tuesday 5/28	W= Wear White Day, Walk Day, & Would You Rather?
Wednesday 5/29	X= X (Multiplication) Games Day
Thursday 5/30	Y= You are Wonderful Day!- I will give out awards!
Friday 5/31	Z= Zoom Out of Here for Summer!!!

April Update

Families~

Here's some happenings around the classroom:

1. Regions of the United States:  We have been working on learning about many components of the Midwest region in class.  We've made a nifty little "portfolio" of our learning, but there's one component that needs attention at home:  Memorizing the states of each region.  We sent the study guide home last week, and the test is this Friday.  Please help them be ready :)

2. ALiCE Lockdown Discussions.  We've talked a lot about some new strategies to lockdown in the classroom should an emergency situation arise.  This is a newer initiative from district as well as supported by local law enforcement.  The students have done AMAZING in our conversations about the book "I'm Not Scared, I'm Prepared!" as well as discussing the practicality of barricading, evacuating, and countering should the need arise.

3. Genius Hour.  We've had about 5 students present their Genius Hours already, and they went really well.  The rest of the students will be signing up tomorrow for a date to present to the class.  They will be able to sign up for a slot between the dates of April 15th-May 3rd.  Please ask where they are with gathering information to assure they are prepared for the date they sign up for.

4. Daddy/Daughter Dance.  According to the sign out front, the dance is on April 26th, but I have not been given any further information about it.  Please continue to watch for information coming electronically from Peach Jar.