TESTING...and what's next

As of today, your child has [almost] finished with the ELA portion of the CAASPP test! The mornings have been long and tedious, but they have risen to the challenge! I want to congratulate them on their stamina, because it's not easy to wait for everyone to finish!

After finishing Part 2 of today's session on Monday [4/30], we will take the week of 4/30-5/4 off from testing, and resume the math portion of the CAASPP on Tuesday, May 8th.

We will do the 3rd trimester MAP testing in ELA/Math during the week of 5/21.

Living Museum Project

Students are hard at work on their biographies! Most students have submitted their notes for my review, and are working on their paragraphs for their display board.

If your child has items that are printed out, fancy paper, pictures, letters for the title, background paper, anything that they would like to put on their board, please have them bring it to school on Monday, April 30th. We will be working on creating our boards next week. I do have some measurements for those people who have been asking about the size of the board:

• They are approximately 27"tall x 39" wide.
• The center section allows for paper to be in landscape mode.
• The side sections hold papers that are 8 1/2"x 11" in portrait mode.

We are going to allow students to sponge paint the background, or they can bring in their own paper backgrounds.

The boards will stay at school, but if they are not completed by May 11, we will send them home for completion.

We are really enjoying this project and learning a lot from it. We will be presenting them to Mundy students on May 18th from 9:30-11:30. Parents are welcome to come after 9:05 and before 9:30 that day to assist with set up and to view projects.

Here we gooo...TESTING!!!

CAASPP Testing starts on Monday, April 23rd. We will be testing Reading and English/Language Arts in the morning from 8:20-10:30 every day Monday, Tuesday &Thursday [not Wedneday] and then Monday, 4/30. There is no school on Friday, April 27th. We will then take a break for a week. We will resume testing on Tuesday, May 8th, and do the Math portion of the test on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday that week.

**We have earbuds for the test, but if your child would like to bring his/her own headphones for testing, they may.**

FUN RUN

Thanks for all your donations to the Fun Run!! 

We have had a great time building character and helping our school buy technology!
Our class ran a total of 1, 466 laps today--that's over 91.5 miles!! AMAZING!!!

LIVING MUSEUM PROJECT (aka Biography Day)

Your child should have his/her book read by Monday, April 23rd, as we will begin our note-taking activity in the afternoon that day. Please have him/her bring their book to school. We will also be working on research skills using the internet. As they finish their research, I will be reviewing their notes to make sure they are ready to move on to the next part of the process, which will be showing them how to set up the board.

How can you help?

1. You can help your child print out color pictures for the board (no bigger than 5x7).
2. You can send in poster decorations for your child to use to make the board colorful (letters, colored scrapbook paper, etc.) Please send in things for your child's board only--we will not be allowing them to share materials.
3. You can help with memorizing the short speech (we will go over what to include).
4. On Friday, May 18, you can make sure your child is dressed as his/her character.

9:05-9:20 that morning will be set up time. If parents would like to preview the museum,this would be the time to do it. After that time, the museum will be for Nelda Mundy students only.

National Parks for 4th Graders

Check out this link to get free passes to US National Parks for 4th graders! 

A parent from another class reminded us...Thanks!!

4th Grade Free Pass for National Parks

NEW Book Donations Wanted

To promote summer reading, Mr. K, Ms. McCormick and MCA want to ensure that all 805 students in our school get a new book at the end of the year. We are accepting donations of new books for K-8th grade level readers! Please consider donating a new book. Thank you!

Spirit Week

Monday April 16th - Crazy Hair Day

Tuesday April 17th - Disney Day

Wednesday April 18th - Rainbow Day

wear any color of the rainbow, or all of them at once!

(Wednesday is also Spring Picture Day)

Thursday April 19th - Nerd Day

Friday April 20th - Fun Run/Mundy Spirit Day

CAASPP Testing

Testing is coming up very soon! We will be testing the ELA portion EVERY MORNING  Monday, April 23, Tuesday, April 24, Thursday, April 26, and Monday, April 30. We will then take a week off, and resume the math portion on Tuesday, May 8 through Thursday, May 10.

You can help your child be prepared:

• Make sure they arrive at school on time each morning.
• Make sure they get a good night's sleep.
• Make sure they eat a good breakfast.
• Remind them to use their mindfulness technique (shark fin) to calm themselves.
• Be positive and encouraging.

There are parts of the tests that require headphones. We have earbuds for each student, but if they are more comfortable bringing their own, they may. They should also bring a water bottle and a snack.

FUN RUN

The Fun Run is on Friday, April 20th. Everyone will run, even if they did not turn in pledges. Our time is in the morning at 9:30.

Spring Pictures

Next Wednesday (April 18) is Spring picture day. Information will be coming  home soon with your child. 

FUN RUN

Please register your child!    In order for the child to receive pledges for the Fun Run, they need to be registered at www.funrun.com BY APRIL 11^TH.

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 Please find the step by step directions

o   Go to www.funrun.com

o   Click green “sign up” button

o   Enter in all information (name/birthdate/etc)

o   Click “Register A Student”

o   In the Search for School box, type in “Nelda Mundy Elementary” – Click on Nelda Mundy Elementary when it pops up

o   Enter student information and select a class teacher

o   Click the “I Agree” box and click “Save and Continue”

o   Please add a photo so your child will appear in the video.

Living Museum Project

Today your child came home with the directions / outline for the upcoming biography project.  Please read over the paper, sign it & return it to school with your child on Monday so that I know you have seen it.  We have talked in class about students picking a biography about someone who has made a positive impact on the world or his/her community.  I am approving books NOW!!  

Right now...your child's only job is to find a book and start reading it!!!

Time will be given in class [starting 4/23] to read, research, and work on poster boards. While this is meant to be an in-class assignment, if your child is not finished by Friday, May 11th, it must be finished at home. No more work time will be given after that date.  

April Book Order

The April Scholastic Book order is coming home on Friday.  

All orders are due online by Friday, April 20th.

The class code is: GQZNM

Again....

If you are out & about and find some skinny, black Expo pens on your errands this week, we could use some for our classroom.  We have gone through all of the Expo pens that were donated, and would love some more...  Thank you!!!

**CHANGE** Our Testing Dates

Testing Kick Off

April starts our "testing season".  Here,  is our class' schedule for tests.  This is a slight adjustment to the original dates I sent out before Spring Break.  I won't be in class on 4/25--so no testing for us that day!!  *This change is for our room ONLY!!*

April 23 [Mon], April 24 [Tues], April 26 [Thurs] and April 30 [Mon] is the ELA portion. 

May 8 [Tues], May 9 [Wed], and May 10 [Thurs] is the Math portion.

Please try not to schedule appointments or vacation days during this time. Missed test portions MUST be made up.

BOGO Book Fair

The BOGO Book Fair is back! From April 6-13 in the library. It's buy one get one FREE! It's a fantastic way to get your child books for summer reading! It's also open on Saturday, April 7 from 12-2, and Family Night on April 11th.

Spirit Days

The Mundy Fun Run is coming up soon!  

To celebrate, we will have a School Spirit WEEK

the week after next... April 16th-20th!

Be sure to be FUN and participate!!!

Monday April 16th - Crazy Hair Day on College Day

Tuesday April 17th - Disney Day

Wednesday April 18th - Rainbow Day - wear any color of the rainbow, or all of them at once! (Wednesday is also Spring Picture Day)

Thursday April 19th - Nerd Day

Friday April 20th - Fun Run/Mundy Spirit Day