Last Full Week of School - May, 2019

Happy snowy Monday everyone.  This blog is going to be all about our events, past and future.  Let's start with our trip to the library.  We managed to avoid any bad weather and we were all nicely bundled, so no one felt cold (at least no one complained about being cold).  We learned all about how to sign up for the free summer reading program at the library, in which we can earn prizes for reading.  We also enjoyed a wonderful story time and toured the children's library.  Below are some pictures from our morning at the library.  I highly encourage everyone to check out the information that went home with your child about the summer reading fun program, and to sign your child up for this program.  It is a fun way to keep them engaged in reading over the summer, costs nothing, and earn some fun prizes along the way!

Bike to School Day:  Tomorrow (Tuesday, May 21st) is Bike to School Day.  Kids are encouraged to ride their bikes to school, and parents are encouraged to ride along with them.  After school there will be a Kidical Mass Bike Ride on the FUTS.  Families who wish to take part will be meeting across the street in the FJA parking lot at 4:00, on their bikes of course.  After you ride the trails you will end up back at FJA parking lot where you can enjoy some fun bike games, an ice cream social, make a t-shirt, and Fratelli's will be on hand selling pizza for dinner.  The fun goes from 5-7, after you ride.  Ride to school and stay after to ride your bike across the street for Kidical Mass!  Woo-hoo!  Sounds like a fun day.

Summer Birthday Celebration:  This Friday we will be walking to the tree park to celebrate our summer birthday kiddos.  If your child has a summer birthday and you would like to send in any kind of treat/snack for this event you may.  We will be singing happy birthday to each child who has a summer birthday (individually, of course!) and enjoy treats and some play time at the park.  If any one would like to join us for this short but fun field trip, we will be gone from about 9:30-10:30 - just let me know.  Permission slips for this will go home tomorrow.  I will be making this a combined permission slip, meaning this will also serve as the permission slip for our last day of school field trip to Thorpe Park

Ice Cream Week:  This week is ice cream week in our class.  This means we will be doing some fun ice cream activities, and on Thursday we will be reading about how ice cream is made (farm to store).  After we read our story we will make homemade ice cream.  We will need a few items to make our ice cream.  If you can help donate to our very yummy cause please sign up on our attached sign-up genius link...   https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0E4FA4A72CA0FF2-icecream1.  Thank you in advance for helping us make ice cream week fun and delicious!

Memorial Day:  School will be closed Monday, May 27th for Memorial.  That's right, this weekend is our final 3 day weekend of the year.  I hope you all have fun and stay safe!

Last Day of School:  Our last day of school will be next Thursday, May 30th.  We will be enjoying our day by heading to Thorpe Park.  This permission slip will go home tomorrow as part of the combined tree park permission slip.  All students will need to bring a lunch from home on the last day of school, as we will be eating at the park.  We will not be able to get lunches from the cafeteria this go around, so again - everyone must pack a lunch from home!  We will leave a little after 9 and will be back a little after 12.  If anyone would like to join us, please let me know via email or note in the agenda.

Bearizona Pictures:  As promised, here are some pictures from last weeks field trip to Bearizona...

I cannot believe we are in our last 7 days of school.  We are still going strong, wrapping up our Bears and learning to tell time to the half hour.  Please practice skip counting by 5's, this helps us with telling time.  Homework is only spelling this week, which will be the last week of any homework at all.  Where did the year go?  I am not ready to say goodbye to this class....😢  -Ms. Shaw