Well, It's the last month of school and we have an action packed month ahead.
I hope your weekend was well rested. The Royal Wedding was Fabulous for those of you who saw it. The relief efforts are just as impressive for the tornao victims.
I hope everyone you know has come out safely. It was a lifechanging week for many.

This week in school.... We have our last DIBELS testing on TUESDAY. Please make sure your child will get a good night's sleep tomorrow night and a good Breakfast on Tues. morning.
Our goal, of course, is 90 words a minute. Most in our class are at or above that. Thanks to everyone who was practicing the nightly reading passages. It does make a difference.

Thursday we will have counseling with Mrs. Bush
Friday we will have music and then later in the day we will have the 100 book club party.
*Our last few students who made their 100 book goal were: Giovanna Andrews and Kameron Horn.
Great Job to everyone who made it and Great Try to those that didn't quite make it. Everyone gave a good effort.

This week is another regular week with day 1 on Mon. and day 5 on Friday.

We STAR tested on Friday. This score will be compared to the Aug. score. It will show your child's independent reading ability, and their progress in this area.

Last Friday we had a mini field trip to see ARIS (the 3rd grade).
The students were told what to expect (from the students in 3rd grade) and were reassured that some things will remain the same (gotcha's, choir, student council, parties) and some things will be new (art club, new building, new principal, new teachers) But the visit made them very excited about the new adventure ahead.
*Our teacher we visited gave the students a cursive writing card and a multiplication table to practice over the summer. This will help prepare them for a smooth transition to 3rd grade.

But let's not get ahead of ourselves too much. We still have 4 weeks of school in 2nd grade to complete first. We will take grades until the very end. Focus is hard so encouragement from you to your child would help a lot.

A May calendar of events will come home later this week. Look for it.
Have a great week.
-Mrs. Mainor