Week 31 - April 23 - 27

I hope everyone had a chance to get out and enjoy the great weather that we are finally having. I'm looking forward to finally opening windows in the classroom and getting some fresh air in!

M-STEP testing - Due to the fire, we had to push our testing schedule into this week. We will be testing on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Monday the students will be finishing up the ELA that they started last week. Tuesday and Wednesday are the 2 parts to the Social Studies test.
Thank you to the families who have sent in snacks for the class. The crunchy snacks as well as the fresh fruit have really helped energize the kids when they need a break.

International Night - Please join us this Thursday from 6:30 - 8pm. There will be food, fashion, and fun! Our class is representing China.

Transition Day - May 2 is Transition Day. All fifth graders in the district will be visiting the middle school that they will be attending. Look for a permission slip to be coming home. If your child will not be attending Tappan, but another middle school in Ann Arbor, you can make arrangements to take your child to the school that day. You will want to contact that school to make those arrangements.

Spring Pictures - These will be rescheduled for some point in May. I will keep you updated with that information.

Week 28 - April 2 - 6

Welcome back! I hope that everyone had a great time with our week off. It went by quickly for me but I was able to get a lot of sleep during that time! 

Before break, report cards and PLPs came home to you. I am still missing several of them. If you have not returned those, please sign them and return them both.

M-STEP : It is time for this to begin. We will begin testing next week. Our first testing day is going to be Tuesday, April 10. Most of these tests take a few hours with a break at some point. We will have to be flexible during this time. The tests are not timed. If students are not able to finish on the day (or 1/2 day) that we take the test, they will make it up on a different day.

Tuesday, April 10 - Math  

Thursday, April 12 - Science

Monday, April 16 - ELA

Wednesday, April 18 - Social Studies Part 1

Monday, April 23 - Social Studies Part 2

Snacks: Thank you for the parents that have been sending in class snacks. I have had a couple of parents send in boxes of individually wrapped pretzels as well as bananas, clementines, and apples. The kids have been loving the fruit that has been sent in. 

We will need snacks during the M-STEP testing time.  If you are able to send in snacks for the whole class that would be great. If you can't but are able to send in an individual snack for your child, please do that. Please DO NOT send in a large bag of food (chips, cheetos, etc.) for your child to eat on his or her own. This should be individually packaged and sent in. We have had issues with students bringing in large bags of snacks and trying to share them with other students. The students should also not be bringing in pop or candy. 

Math: We are starting Unit 6 this week. Our focus for this unit is line plots, volume, and decimals. If your child is not secure in his or her multiplication facts these should be practiced daily. Xtramath is still an option.