Crumb Chronicles
***A Family Newsletter***
May 28, 2013 – Issue 13
Dear Families:First of all, thank you so much for all of the "Teacher Appreciation" gifts I received this month. Some came signed, others were left anonymously on my desk -- please accept my sincerest thank you for all of the: apples, posters, cards, gift cards, handwritten notes, art work, treats (of both the salty and sweet variety) . . . and many other items too numerous to list. I truly do feel appreciated!
The school year is quickly winding down . . . there are less than two weeks left. This week will be the last week of regular homework, and some of the regular routines have already come to an end (weekly spelling list and reading log entries, for example). Another progress report did go home today. The last day to turn in missing or late assignments will be Thursday, June 6, as report cards need to be submitted to the district's computers by midnight on June 9. Report cards (and portfolios) will go home on the last day of school, Tuesday, June 11.
We still are finishing up quite a few things in class. In reading, we will have the final opportunity for our 75 Latin & Greek root words this Monday, June 3 (tonight's homework is to study them for 20+ minutes). The May reading project ("Creative Catalog") is due this Friday, and we our also finishing up our study of the classic novel Where the Red Fern Grows.
In social studies, students are conducting research and taking notes about one of the five major regions of Washington state. Starting this Thursday, we will be going to the computer lab to create the final project -- an electronic travel brochure of the region using Microsoft Powerpoint.
In science, we will finish our energy unit, participate in a pond study in the S.E.S. wetlands, and dissect a squid. The fun with squid will take place this Thursday behind the portables during the last hour of the day. If you'd like to join in the fun, please let me know.
Because we have so much going on in the next several days, I'm going to push back our 3rd trimester independent project presentations to Friday, June 7 and Monday, June 10.
Thanks again for all of the goodies.
Sincerely,
Michael Crumb
