It is hard to believe this year is coming to an end already. The students and I were talking the other day about how fast our time together has gone by, and it is hard to believe the end of the school year is here. I can say with complete honesty that this has been one of the most hard working, respectful, positive and enjoyable groups that I have ever worked with. I am beyond proud of the work they did this year and they should be extremely proud of their success. I also want to thank all parents and families for all of your support this year and for helping encourage your students to make their goals.
Part of me wishes I could keep them all in fourth grade again, but a bigger part is excited to see and hear about all of the great things they will do moving forward. I truly believe this group is unstoppable and feel very fortunate to have been a part of their journey!
Here is what we will be busy with for our last 5 days..
Reading: We completed Bridge to Terabithia this week and are still working on finishing up the final assessment. We will celebrate our completion with watching the movie edition on Wednesday. Their last reading logs are due Tuesday! We will also take some time to do some end of the year reflections and evaluations.
The deadline for reaching their reading goal was today! If your student made their goal, please remember to return their swimming permission slips with $3 on Tuesday.
Writing: Will be writing and putting together our final drafts of our biography books on Tuesday. These are turning out pretty amazing so make sure to look at them when they are brought home next week.
Math: Mr. Krupa will be finishing up Unit 10 which focuses on 3 dimensional figures.
Word Study: Final word study practice sheets are due Tuesday and they will be taking their last word test. There will be no new word/pattern list coming home.
Other Reminders:
We will be visiting the BOGO book fair on Tuesday. Students may bring in money to purchase books.
Final White Elephant Sale/Auction is Wednesday.
Reading Celebration/Swimming Field trip is Thursday
PLEASE return all classroom books to school by Thursday.
Please send an additional bag with your student on Friday for desk and locker cleaning.
We will be walking down to the park and visiting the DQ the last day of school. Next week we will be sending home a price list for them to choose what they would like. They must come with their selection made and an envelope with the exact change inside. This greatly helps them with our lines that are 120 students long!
Let me know if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions. I am open to and welcome any suggestions that you may have to help me be a more effective teacher in years to come.
Thank you again for such a great year!
Erin Bakke
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