Weekly Newsletter

Mrs. Wieferich's and Mrs. Freeland's Weekly Note

April 23-27

Student of the Week:
Our Student of the Week was Zach DeZeeuw! Great work! 

Looking Ahead:

Monday, May 14- Delayed 10:00 start
Monday, May 28- No School, Memorial Day
Friday, June 1- "It's Fun to Be Fit!" Race Day
Friday, June 8- Track and Field Day
 
Rocket Math:
Dillan Shank became a Subtraction Master this week. Congratulations!

Special Presentation:
On Tuesday we had a special visit from some employees of Chemical Bank. They presented "Teach the Children to Save," an initiative sponsored by the American Banking Association's Educational Foundation. The children participated in a lesson focused on savings and basic money management skills. The students really enjoyed it and each received a certificate stating they had completed the program. Ask your child to tell you about it!
 
Science Presentations:
On Thursday we presented our Landform PowerPoints to Mr. Smith and Mr. Harris. The students did a wonderful job! Our audience was impressed with the incorporation of technology into our curriculum. You can view each Landform PowerPoint on our classroom blog.
 
Fall Youth Soccer Registration Dates:

The Missuakee Area Soccer Association will be registering soccer players ages 6-11 (before August 1, 2012) at Northern Michigan Christian School on May 3rd, from 3-6pm and May 10th at Lake City Schools from 6-8 pm. Cost is $30.00 per player. No registration forms will be mailed in so please register during one of those evenings. Please call Dave Skinner at 231-920-1278 or Diane Eisenga at 231-779-3702 if you cannot make it to either of those dates. If you are interested in coaching or refereeing please contact Dave Skinner. All coaches and referees will receive training and referees will be paid.

Bookmark Contest Winner:
Kila Boonstra was the 2^nd grade Bookmark Contest Winner for Reading Month! We are so proud of her. Each student in our grade received a copy of her ocean-themed bookmark.
 
Math:
This week we started Unit 10: Decimals and Place Value. The first part of this unit extends previous work with money and fractions to decimal notation for dollars-and-cents amounts. The second part extends place-value concepts to 5-digit numbers. Unit 10 has three main areas of focus:

• To review notation and equivalencies for money amounts.
• To provide experiences with comparing prices, estimating costs, and making change.
• To develop and extend place-value concepts.

Weekly Newsletter

Mrs. Wieferich's and Mrs. Freeland's Weekly Note

April 16-20

 

 

Student of the Week:

 

Our Student of the Week for March 26-30 was Claire Goodrich. Great work!

 

 

Math:

The test over "Unit 9- Measurement" will be next Monday, April 23^th. A study guide came home today. Please review it with your child and then sign and return the slip in order for your child to earn a Dojo point.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rocket Math Masters:

Zach and Dylan Schonert became our newest "Subtraction Masters" and are now on to multiplication!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fall Youth Soccer Registration Dates:

The Missuakee Area Soccer Association will be registering soccer players ages 6-11 (before August 1, 2012) at Northern Michigan Christian School on May 3rd, from 3-6pm and May 10th at Lake City Schools from 6-8 pm. Cost is $30.00 per player. No registration forms will be mailed in so please register during one of those evenings. Please call Dave Skinner at 231-920-1278 or Diane Eisenga at 231-779-3702 if you cannot make it to either of those dates. If you are interested in coaching or refereeing please contact Dave Skinner. All coaches and referees will receive training and referees will be paid.

 

Earth Day Project:

In honor of Earth Day we made posters to tell how we help the Earth.

 

 

Science:

We will begin studying the "Water Cycle" next week. We have planned several fun and exciting projects for the students.

 

Beautiful Bouquets:

This week as a Parent Project the students made "Beautiful Bouquets" to hang above their lockers.

 

 

Mileage Club:

 

Mrs. Kelley is still in need of volunteers to help with the Mileage Club program. Even if you can commit to one day a week, it would be greatly appreciated! Please contact her at 825-2021 or ckelly@mcbain.org.

 

 

Donations:

We are in need of some dry-erase markers for the students to use. If you would like to donate a few, we would really appreciate it! Each student uses them daily for math and literacy activities. We love to use them in order to save paper and copies!

Weekly Newsletter

Mrs. Wieferich's and Mrs. Freeland's Weekly Note

April 9-13

Student of the Week:

Our Student of the Week for March 26-30 was Dillan Shank. Great work! 

Our Student of the Week for April 9-13 was Kila Boonstra. Super job!

Rocket Math Masters: 

Mya is our first "Subtraction Master" and is now on to multiplication! 

The following students also became "Addition Masters" this week: Hannah, Claire, Tucker, Tyler.

Book Order:

The April Scholastic Book order is due back to the classroom by Wednesday, April 18. If you would like to order books, please send in the order forms and a check made payable to Scholastic.

Fall Youth Soccer Registration Dates: 

The Missuakee Area Soccer Association will be registering soccer players ages 6-11 (before August 1, 2012) at Northern Michigan Christian School on May 3rd, from 3-6pm and May 10th at Lake City Schools from 6-8 pm. Cost is $30.00 per player. No registration forms will be mailed in so please register during one of those evenings. Please call Dave Skinner at 231-920-1278 or Diane Eisenga at 231-779-3702 if you cannot make it to either of those dates. If you are interested in coaching or refereeing please contact Dave Skinner. All coaches and referees will receive training and referees will be paid. 

Math:

We started our "Measurement" unit this week. The test over this material will be next Friday, April 20^th. A study guide will come home the night before.

Book-It:

We had several Book-It "All-Stars" for the Book-It Program this year. To be an "All-Star" you have to meet the reading goal and turn your calendar in every month from October to March. The following students were our Book-It "All-Stars": 

Carsyn, Kila, Karlene, Morgan, Mya, Cole, Mackenzie, Makayela, Dylan, Dillan, Sayge, and Derrick

As a special reward, they earned an ice cream cone from the Tasty Treat with Mrs. Wieferich and Mrs. Freeland!

Overall, our class read 2,815 nights from October-March!

Mileage Club:

The students are very excited to begin the Mileage Club again. The Mileage Club will start on Monday, April 16. They will be able to earn mileage points by walking or running a set course during the last recess. These points will earn them a toe-token and other prizes at the end of the year! 

*****Mrs. Kelley is still in need of volunteers to help with this program. Even if you can commit to one day a week, it would be greatly appreciated! Please contact her at 825-2021 or ckelly@mcbain.org.******