Students were asked to think of positive adjectives or phrases to describe their fellow classmates.  There were so many things to say that we ran out of room.  :) 
 
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Morgan and her flower
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Haley and her flower
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Parker's explanation for the parts of a flower
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Everyone's flowers
Ask your child about... the parts of a plant (petals, stem, pistil, stamen, roots), some plants that never bloom, our current teacher read aloud Because of Winn Dixie , by Kate DiCamillo, cursive writing, more peanut baby adventures, subtracting money and making change for $2, $5, and $10, final blogging posts and comments


Tuesday Fun!  We had planned to celebrate the end of MAP testing a few weeks ago and instead watched the weather event of the year, snow in May.  We will attempt this again on Tuesday, May 21.  Please encourage your child to wear their tennis shoes as we have some outdoor fun planned.  We will also be watching the movie Because of Winn Dixie.  


Calendar of Events:
Friday: All School Library Books Are Due
Monday: All Classroom Library Books Are Due, LAST day to turn in "do over" or missing work
Tuesday: MAP Fun Day (wear tennis shoes)
Wednesday:
Thursday: Tiger Pride Assembly at 2:30
Friday: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL dismiss at 12:40
SUMMER BREAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
PicturePeanut Babies "Susie" and "Henry"
Week In Review...
*Peanut Babies are here! Ask your child about the adoption letter, weights and measurements, paper bag homes, and of course their peanut babies.  We will use this as a spring board for writing for the next few weeks.  More to come...

*Field Day Success... despite the rain and the earlier than expected start, we had a GREAT TIME.  Check out the video link below.
Field Day Video Link



*Goodbye Miss Gordon.  We wish Miss Gordon the best in her future classroom.  Thank you so much for sending in the goodies for her teacher basket.  You were SO generous!
Ms. Gordon Video Link


*Best Teacher Appreciation Week Ever!  Thank you so much for the snacks, drinks, gifts, flowers, cards, notes, gift cards, EVERYTHING!  I love my job!  I'm very lucky to have the opportunity to be with your child every day.  They are amazing!


Upcoming Week: Plant life cycles, parts of a plant, adding and subtracting 3 digit numbers, DRA testing, more with peanut babies, the books The Reason For A Flower and Plants That Never Bloom, ALL Library Books are Due Before Friday May 17! 

 
If you thought you missed out on a chance to get at 2012/2013 Willard East yearbook then you thought wrong.  Check this out!