4-21-17

Dear Families,

       It is amazing how quickly time passes when you have a couple of big projects to finish up and you just need more time!  The children are working hard on their animal iMovies.  We watched or talked through almost all of them with some 5th graders that came to watch and give feedback to help them improve their movie.  We will work on those edits next week.  As we continue to talk about community, this week we looked at saving money vs. spending money.  In math, we are finishing up unit 8 which pulls together much of the learning from this year before we finish the year with our last geometry unit. This week we talked about how to use a dissenting opinion when we write.  For example, some people may say that chocolate bars are the best because they are creamy.  I think peanut candy bars are better because they are crunchy. 
       I hope you enjoyed the great performance the children did and their wonderful back drop.  It is one of the cutest murals I have seen.  The children loved their first robotics class last week.  Today they will program the robots they worked with last week.  What a wonderful experience this is for them.
       Next week is the book fair in the library.  It is open before school, after school and at lunch time.  We will visit the book fair Monday morning.  If you are going to send money with your child, please let me know.  I will then send them at lunch and make sure the money does not get lost.  The Art Gala is Friday, April 28th.  The choir will perform at 5:30. The garden committee will be there and you will view the art that your children created this year.  I look forward to seeing you at the Art Gala.

          Have a great weekend!


          Mrs. Berk