Newsletter 5-10-12

The Green Meadow Gazette

May 10, 2012

Upcoming & Important Events:

·        Friday, May 11^th – Dismissal at 11:25

·        Friday, May 18^th – Book orders due

·        Monday, May 28^th – Memorial Day (no school)

Classroom News:

Joseph: Last Friday we went to Music. In Music we practiced the recorder. We did it because of our concert. First we had to choose our recorder song. Then we had to practice it.

Hannah: Last Friday there was a first grade concert taking place in the cafeteria. All of the first grade classes were participating. Some people in our class were planning to go to it until we figured out that we couldn’t go unless we had a note from our parents that allowed us. It was disappointing to not be able to go to the concert but there will still be other things to go to.

Dorinda: Last week Ms. Little gave us MCAS practice worksheets. We had a whole week to do the worksheets. On Monday we checked the answers. We did MCAS practice worksheets because the real MCAS is on Wednesday, May 9^th and Thursday, May 10^th. We usually do MCAS practice worksheets every time we have MCAS.

Rory: Last week on Friday we read our stories in front of a camera for WAVM. It was fun. I read my essay. It was called Gymnastics Can be Fun but Dangerous. It was dedicated to Isabella Angelone and Emma Rubio. They gave us little microphones. It was taped in the Excel room. I got a little nervous.

Cara: We finished reading A Series of Unfortunate Events. What happened last was Violet got Mr. Poe thinking that Stephano was actually Count Olaf. She found evidence in Count Olaf’s suitcase. Klaus found evidence in a book. At the end, Count Olaf and the hook handed man got away. That’s what happened in book 2 of A Series of Unfortunate Events.

David: In Math we were measuring to the nearest ½ and ¼ inch. We used rulers to measure pictures on a paper. We lined up the 0 on our ruler with the picture to see how long each thing was.

Alonso: Last week we made our May calendars. I think I made a plain one. I got two calendars because I lost one. Sometimes we get them after the month has started. I wonder why we get them after the first day of each month. I can’t wait until I see everyone’s calendar.

Kyleigh: Last week Ms. Little’s class wrote poetry. Some of the types of poems we wrote were acrostics, cinquains, and haikus. What I’m here to talk about is ballad poems! Ballads are poems that have some kind of beat to it. Many ballads rhyme but they don’t have to. While you are writing this kind of poem you need to write from your heart, mind, and hand.

Kate: Last week in Library we learned about a new website. If you want to use it at home then you have to pay for it. It is a typing website. On the website, there are levels. Most people are on level 2 or 3. There are mini games, too.

Henry: Last time we did poetry in Writing Workshop we were learning about Diamante Poems. The reason it’s called that is because when you write one it looks like a diamond. I wrote two Diamantes about two soccer players. The rules of a Diamante are: write the first name of the person on the first line, then two words that describe the person on the next line, then three –ing words, then four nouns related to the person, then three words that describe how the person felt about the things they did, two more describing words, and then on the last line, the person’s last name.

Graham: Yesterday in Art we made little fold up books. You fold them like you fold a fan to flip through the pages. My character’s name was Biddybob. It was hard because my book was falling apart on me. I only got one page done. Then we went back to the classroom.

Samantha: On Tuesday we switched desks for MCAS. I am in a row with Morgan, Kate, Kyleigh, and Aiden. The next row is Cara, James, Joseph, Thomas, Brianna, and Daniel. Another row is Rory, Henry, Dorinda, Hannah, Lindsey, and David. The last row is Kyle, Graham, Robbi, Reese, Vinny, and Alonso.

Brianna: Last Thursday we had visitors from the Middlesex Savings Bank. When the bank people came in they taught us about money. They showed us money that was around a long time ago. And they told us a lot about different kinds of money.

Morgan: Last week we all signed a t-shirt. The t-shirt will say 2012 graduates. We will get these shirts at the ice cream social in June. An ice cream social is a party where we watch a video of pictures of us from kindergarten to 3^rd grade.

Robbi: Last Tuesday in Gym we played dodge ball. We split the class in half. If we got out we would have to do 5 jumping jacks (head shots count). Some people got aggravated because some people kept throwing balls at the same exact people. I can’t wait to play again!

Reese: Last week we went to the lunchroom to watch Mrs. Messina’s class play. It was about the Little Red Hen. It was very funny. I liked when the pigs put on sunglasses. I hope Mrs. Messina and the parents of the students in her class love it.

Aiden: Last week we filled up the marble jar. We got to pick what to do and we picked to play dodge ball. We do not know when we are playing dodge ball yet. I like playing dodge ball because you get to throw balls.

Kyle: This Wednesday and Thursday we are having MCAS. On Tuesday we separated our desks. I think it will be hard. I think the fractions will be the hardest. I hope it is not as hard as I think it is.

James: Last week we took a fraction test. On it we compared fractions. We figured out the mixed numbers. And we compared mixed numbers. That’s what we did on our test.

Thomas: This week we won’t do spelling or have homework. We don’t have to do those things because we have MCAS. Our only homework is to read for 20 minutes each night.

Lindsey: On Monday our class had three Literacy choices to choose from. They were read to self, read to someone, or work on writing.  I chose to read to someone. I read to Rory, and I read him A Series of Unfortunate Events. I read for thirteen minutes. It was awesome.

Ms. Little:  Homework assignments are going to become less frequent for the remainder of the school year. Your child will be responsible for reading 20 minutes and studying spelling each night, but will not always have a worksheet to complete. Please let me know if you have any questions.  Enjoy the weekend.