MEAP Begins...

We’ve enjoyed another wonderful week here at Valley View. Starting next week on Tuesday we will begin MEAP testing. We have three days of testing over the next two weeks. I find that children often do a better job with a snack. If you want to send a special snack with your child that is fine, but I will also be providing a snack in between testing. Remember to get plenty of sleep and eat a good breakfast. The most exciting part to the kids is that we have NO HOMEWORK during the MEAP. The only thing is that we still do spelling tests, so the children still need to study their words and take a test on Fridays.

Language Arts: We continue working hard to improve our writing. We talked about going back to edit and revise our work. For read aloud I have started a new book called “Because of Winn-Dixie”. We are getting close to finishing all of our lower case cursive letters. I am so impressed with how beautiful everyone’s handwriting is!
I have had a few questions about AR testing. The students need to have an AR book from the library that they read here and at home. They are required to take at least one a week and can take no more than one a day. On this week’s weekly report, I have attached your child’s testing information.

Math: We have finished unit one and moved into unit two this week. Concepts that we have been learning about are frames and arrows, practicing addition and subtraction, following rules for in and out tables, fact extensions, and more math games.

Science: The kids are enjoying learning about all the parts of a plants and flowers. It’s also so exciting to watch our crayfish. We have 3 out of 4 still with us.

Dates to Remember:
October
11 MEAP begins
28 Halloween party-Thank you so much to ChrisAnn Lilly our wonderful room mom for planning this year’s festivities. We look forward to an awesome party! Also a huge thank you to everyone that is donating items. Your generosity is greatly appreciated

Today’s candy sale was a big success. So big that we ran out and had to get more! Thank you so much for saving the day Laura Bargwell!!! We are looking to get a new electric pencil sharpener and dust buster for our room with the profit.

Please feel free to contact me at any time with questions, comments, or concerns.