April 20, 2018

Upcoming Dates/Reminders:

• Reading minutes are due Monday, Math homework is due Friday, and a word work test will be given on Friday.
• MAP Testing:  I will be giving the final MAP's tests the week of April 30.  We will do reading on May 1, Language on May 2, and Math on May 3.  These tests will all be given in the morning so please make sure your child is on time and ready to go.  
• Tulip Time:  We have half days of school on Wednesday, May 9 and Thursday May 10.  On Wednesday your child will dismiss at 11:30.   On Thursday your child will be walking in the Kinderparade.  He or she will need to wear a dutch costume for this.  Your child will need a sack lunch that day.  We will stay at school after the dismissal, eat lunch, be bused to the parade route, walk in the parade, and then you can pick your child up from me at the end of the route.  I will send a map of where your child will be marching in the line-up as well as a letter with more detail in the next couple of weeks.  
• End of the year convocation:  9:00 at the High school.  Please come and join us as we worship as an entire student body
• MUSIC NOTE FROM MRS. BOER - Performance and Assessment Day for recorders is quickly approaching. Your child was sent home with a list of songs from which they may choose to play. Please remind your child to choose a song and to practice. The progress report given at the end of the year will be a culmination of the recorder learning that has been our focus this semester.

Curriculum Highlights:
Math:  We finished our unit on fractions this week.  Your child is coming home with the test today.  We have begun our final unit dealing with polygons, area, and perimeter.

Literacy:  We are working our way through mystery book clubs.  The kids are busy reading each day and also recording their reading in their all star books for the varsity baseball game.  In writing we have begun a persuasive essay called How I know God is Real.

Bible:  Today we concluded our unit on God's law with a fun game of Bible Jeopardy!  We will continue to follow the Israelites as God shows them the importance of worship with building the tabernacle.  We have been journaling as if we were Israelite children making our way through the desert.  We are learning Acts 2:1-4 for Bible memory.

Social Studies:  This week we looked at the Native American tribes that were in Michigan (The Three Fires) and their impact as the French arrived.  We talked about legends, the importance of the French Voyageurs, and recalled what we were taught from the Outdoor Discovery Center.