Important Dates
- Mon 4/27 - Fri 5/1 MAPs testing
- Thurs 4/30 - Spring Open House, Book Fair & Ice Cream Social
- Mon 5/4 - Fri 5/8 PARCC testing
- Fri 5/15 - Early Dismissal at 11:00am
- Fri 5/15 - Spirit Day - Favorite vacation destination shirt
MAPs Testing will occur this week. There are two tests to be taken on two separate days: Math and ELA.
Your child will test on Monday and Wednesday if in Mrs. Bell's homeroom. If your child is in Mrs. Beseth or Mrs. Bucklin's homeroom they will test on Tuesday and Thursday. Please make sure your child has plenty of rest this week.
Your child will test on Monday and Wednesday if in Mrs. Bell's homeroom. If your child is in Mrs. Beseth or Mrs. Bucklin's homeroom they will test on Tuesday and Thursday. Please make sure your child has plenty of rest this week.
The Case of the Missing Conjunctions
by Reading Connection, Beginning Edition
April 2015
Cut out three sentences from a magazine that include or, and or but. Snip out the conjunctions and lay the remaining sentence pieces on a table. Now, write those conjunctions on separate slips of paper, and hide them around the room. Your child can use a magnifying glass (or her super x-ray vision) to find the missing words.
Then, help her decide which conjunction goes where. Explain that and means both ("She eats apples and oranges."), or means one or the other ("Should we walk or bike?"), and but explains a difference ("I want a pet hamster, but Mom said no.") Once all the conjunctions are in place, help her read the complete sentences. Case solved!
Learn more about conjunctions by watching the following video ...
