Next week is Swim Week!  Hooray!  Here are a few reminders:

• Please send children to school IN their bathing suits with a school appropriate cover-up
• Sun block applied at home
• Pack a swim bag with a plastic bag for wet bathing suits, a towel, water bottle, and change of clothing (including underwear!)
• Goggles are permitted
• A quality, nutritional snack for the afternoon – they are always STARVING!

Thank you so much for donating to our class luncheon so quickly!  I am also requesting $3 per student – cash or Venmo so I can order pizza!  Thank you for your support in making this a fun and memorable day for your child!  Please feel free to join us that afternoon if you are able.  

Academics:

ELA: Review

Math: Review

Science:  Review

Braylen

Thank you for being PRECISE and CARING this week!  

Important Dates:

5/16 – 5/19:  Swim Week

5/30:  No school

5/31:  GAME DAY – bring a *school friendly* game to play with classmates!  No electronics.

6/1:  End of the Year luncheon/awards – 11:30-12:45 Parents are welcome join us! 🙂

6/2:  MOVIE DAY; Report Cards issued; last day of school – early release at 1:50

Reminders:

Thank you for covering me with prizes this week!  I was feeling the love BIG time!  In all honesty, your greatest gift came to me each day in class.  Sending a child to school who is rested, loved, and prepared to learn makes my job EASY!  Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

We will take FSA Math on Monday and Tuesday of next week.  This is our LAST BIG test of the year!  HOORAY!  Please make sure your child gets a good night sleep each night, has a protein packed breakfast, and encourage them to DOUBLE CHECK THEIR ANSWERS!  Don’t forget to be at school on time.  The test will begin promptly at 8:30.  Finish STRONG! They’ve got this!

Academics:

ELA: Poetry/review

Math: Review

Science:  Review

Epic

Thank you for being resilient and determined this week!  

Important Dates:

5/9-5/10:  FSA Math

5/16 – 5/19:  Swim Week

5/30:  No school

5/31:  GAME DAY – bring a *school friendly* game to play with classmates!  No electronics.

6/1:  End of the Year luncheon/awards – 11:30-12:45 *Sign up Genius will be going out soon*

6/2:  MOVIE DAY; Report Cards issued; last day of school – early release at 1:50

Reminders:

Our End-of-the-Year Class luncheon and Awards will be Wednesday, June 1st from 11:30-12:45.  Parents are welcome to join us celebrate the 2021-2022 school year!

i-Ready Reading testing is May 3-4th.  Encourage your child to do their best!  They’ve got this!  Our class ROCKED i-Ready Math this week.  I will send home scores once all testing is complete.  

Academics:

ELA: Poetry/review

Math: Solving multi-step word problems

Science:  how animals and plants respond to changing seasons

Jaemes

Thank you for being a POET (who didn’t know it!) and focused this week!  

Important Dates:

5/3-5/4:  i-Ready Reading Testing

5/9-5/10:  FSA Math

5/16 – 5/19:  Swim Week

5/30:  No school

5/31:  GAME DAY – bring a *school friendly* game to play with classmates!  No electronics.

6/1:  End of the Year luncheon/awards – 11:30-12:45 *Sign up Genius will be going out soon*

6/2:  MOVIE DAY; Report Cards issued; last day of school – early release at 1:50

Reminders:

We visit the Book Fair next week.  Don’t forget to set up an e-wallet or send money with your child!

Our final i-Ready Math testing is next Tuesday and Wednesday.  Encourage your child to do their best, double-check their work, and get a good night sleep the night before.  

Academics:

ELA: Poetry

Math: Review

Science:  Arthropods

Edie

Thank you for being optimistic and enthusiastic this week!  

Important Dates:

4/26-4/27:  i-Ready Math testing

4/26:  Interims issued, class visits book fair

5/3-5/4:  i-Ready Reading Testing

5/9-5/10:  FSA Math

5/16 – 5/19:  Swim Week

5/30:  No school

6/2:  Report Cards issued, last day of school

Reminders:

No school on Friday or Monday.  Enjoy your long weekend!

Swimming field trip forms will be sent home today.  Please sign and return!

Academics:

ELA: The Writing Process

Math: Area and Perimeter

Science:  Vertebrates and Invertebrates

Easton

Thank you for being a team player and connecting learning to life!  

Important Dates:

4/15 and 4/18:  No school

4/21:  Practice FSA Math test

4/26-4/27:  i-Ready Math testing

4/26:  Interims issued, class visits book fair

5/3-5/4:  i-Ready Reading Testing

5/9-5/10:  FSA Math

5/16 – 5/19:  Swim Week

5/30:  No school

6/2:  Report Cards issued, last day of school

Reminders:

What is our school book fair website?

Book Fair 2021-2022 – Media Center (stjohns.k12.fl.us)

https://www.scholastic.com/bf/rbhuntelementaryschool

Field Day has been rescheduled for next Thursday, April 14th.  Please make sure your child wears tennis shoes, active wear, brings a water bottle, and that sunblock is applied at home!  It will be H-O-T!

Academics:

ELA: homophones and commonly confused words, FSA

Math: quadrilaterals and perimeter

Science:  Plants

Ruby

Thank you for being persistent and responsible!  

Important Dates:

4/14:  Field day (rescheduled!)

4/15 and 4/18:  No school

4/26:  Interims issued, class visits book fair

5/9-5/10:  FSA Math

5/16 – 5/19:  Swim Week

5/30:  No school

6/2:  Report Cards issued, last day of school

Reminders:

THE TIME HAS COME!  Next week – Thursday, April 7th and Friday, April 8th students will take the ELA portion of the FSA.  They are SO prepared academically!  I need your help at home by doing the following:

• Get a GOOD nights sleep
• Be at school on time – the test will begin promptly at 8:45.
• Eat a nutritional (protein-packed!) breakfast – some ideas can be found here:
• https://www.scoreatthetop.com/blog/brain-food-5-best-foods-to-eat-before-a-test
• PUMP them up!  Encourage your child the morning of the test to do their best and take their time.  🙂

Academics:

ELA: FSA Review

Math: Geometry

Science:  Plants

Finnley

Thank you for being hard-working and inquisitive this week!  

Important Dates:

4/7-4/8:  FSA Reading

4/14:  Field day (rescheduled!)

4/15 and 4/18:  No school

4/26:  Interims issued

5/9-5/10:  FSA Math

5/16 – 5/19:  Swim Week

5/30:  No school

6/2:  Report Cards issued, last day of school

Reminders:

This week and next week we will have an FSA Boot Camp.  Each day students will focus on a POWER standard covered in the FSA reading assessment.  Please make sure your child is present and doesn’t miss out!

Academics:

ELA: Comparing and contrasting Homer’s Odyssey

Math: Reducing fractions

Social Studies:  U.S. Constitution

Vivi

Thank you for being resourceful and diligent this week!  

Important Dates:

4/7-4/8:  FSA Reading

4/14:  Field day (rescheduled!)

4/15 and 4/18:  No school

4/26:  Interims issued

5/9-5/10:  FSA Math

5/16 – 5/19:  Swim Week

5/30:  No school

6/2:  Report Cards issued, last day of school

Reminders:

We had a blast at the Lighthouse!  We live in a BEAUTIFUL city!

Have a great Spring Break!  I will see you back on March 21st!

Academics:

ELA: Connecting text with illustrations

Math: Equivalent fractions continued

Social Studies:  Presidential Research Projects

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Important Dates:

3/11:  Teacher Planning Day – No school for students

3/14-3/18:  Spring Break

4/7-4/8:  FSA Reading

4/15 and 4/18:  No school

4/26:  Interims issued

5/9-5/10:  FSA Math

5/16 – 5/19:  Swim Week

5/30:  No school

6/2:  Report Cards issued, last day of school

Reminders:

Field Trip to St. Augustine Lighthouse – March 9th:  10:00-12:00

Please ensure your child wears comfortable shoes and weather appropriate clothing.  If you plan to join us as a chaperone, please sign in with the front office FIRST and then meet us at the classroom by 9:45.  Fingers crossed for some sunshine that day!

Academics:

ELA: Comparing and contrasting two different texts on the same topic

Math: Equivalent fractions continued

Social Studies:  Branches of Government

Elijah

Thank you for being optimistic and encouraging to others this week!  

Important Dates:

3/9:  Lighthouse Field Trip

3/10:  Field Day

3/11:  Teacher Planning Day – No school for students

3/14-3/18:  Spring Break

Reminders: