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Field Day this Friday!

Our field day is this Friday. Please remember to make sure your child is dressed in comfortable clothes and good shoes. All students should bring a filled water bottle, as we will be outdoors and active for over an hour. You may also want to apply sunscreen to your child in the morning, and s/he may want to wear a hat for sun protection. The theme for field day this year is the Olympics, and we will be kicking it off on Thursday with a parade of nations. Villa 8 wil be representing Russia, so we will all need to wear red on Friday, as Red is the national color of Russia.

During our literacy study this week, we will be participating in book clubs, and discussing what it means to be a good book-club member who is engaged with the literature. In Math, we will be reviewing all of our second-grade Math skills and we will be preparing for the end-of-year math assessment. We will continue observing the metamorphosis of our caterpillars into butterflies; they will likely emerge from their chrysallises soon! We will also be researching and comparing the life cycles of  Amphibians and Insects.

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Reminders:

• Please bring a healthy snack and a filled water bottle to school each day.

Looking Ahead:

• Thursday, May 24: Parade of Nations
• Friday, May 25: Field Day (11:00-12:30)
• Monday, May 28: Memorial Day (No School)
• Tuesday, June 5: PBIS 2nd Semester reward day
• Thursday, June 7: Last Day of School!!!

This Week’s Specials:   Monday: Music, Tuesday: Spanish, Wednesday: Art, Thursday: Spanish, Friday: No Special

Spelling Words May 21-25

More Compund Words

List 1: whatever, seashore, subway, touchdown, keyboard, herself, silversmith, forget, dishwasher, housework

List 2: toothpaste, shipwreck, alongside, household, glassmaking, watchmaker, sandstone, riverbank, sourdough, spacecraft

Homework May 21-25

Reading: Please read for at least 20 minutes each night. Remember that really reading is the number one thing each of us can do to grow our minds and become excellent readers! If you want an extra reading challenge, use your reading time at home to prepare a book talk about a book you have really enjoyed. Let Ms. Thompson know if you have a book talk that you want to present to the class. *Remember to record your reading in the Reading Log section of your agenda.

Math:    Monday-Thursday: Skill Review and Practice