Savanna 4-11-14

Dear Parents:

         What a lovely week it has been! The children have really enjoyed being able to get outside and enjoy the spring weather after such a long winter.  Wednesday was an added bonus of playing Capture the Flag on the field during PE.  Let’s hope the good weather is here to stay! 

         As you know we have wrapped up three units of study this week.  While I know it has been a lot of studying, I am very proud of the job the children have done to get this all behind them prior to Spring Break.  Now we can all come back refreshed and ready to take on the next few months of school.  With that said, when we return we will be immersing ourselves in the study of soils, government, economics, geometry, probability, poetry and more grammar.  We will also have some review of material prior to the SOL tests in May.  Please be on the lookout for these materials in the coming weeks.

         I hope everyone enjoys Spring Break and the more relaxed schedule.  Here is to safe travels and enjoyable time together.  I look forward to hearing about all the various activities upon our return on April 21^st. 

UPCOMING EVENTS

                           Fri. April 11- Third Quarter Report Cards Issued

                           Mon. April 14-Fri. April 18- Spring Break

                           Wed. April 23- Silver Diner Night- 5-8pm

                           Wed. April 30- Career Day

                           Sat. May 10- Family Fitness Day

                           Fri. May 16- Imagination Stage Field Trip

                           Sat. May 17- Home and Garden Tour

                           Mon. May 19- Science SOL

                           Thurs. May 22- Social Studies SOL

                           Mon. May 26- Memorial Day- No School

                           Wed. May 28- Math SOL

                           Thurs./Fri. May 29-30- Reading SOL

                           Mon. May 26- Memorial Day- No School

April 4th Savanna

Dear Parents:

         We enjoyed a full week of fairly uninterrupted learning this week.  One highlight was spending Tuesday afternoon outdoors learning about how forests contain “seed banks.” Dr. Dudley Raynal ( Dashiell May’s grandfather) a retired professor of Botany lent his expertise and explained to the entire third grade about dormant plants in the ground.  After learning about seed banks, we were able to go out into the park and collect samples of soil to see what might germinate.  We also took the opportunity to plant out our lettuce plants and peas in our AFAC garden.  It will be exciting to watch both our vegetable garden and seed banks as they come to life.  Explorers, simple machines and fractions have been the other subjects we have immersed ourselves in this week.  As I plan to have these units of study finished prior to Spring Break, be on the look out for test dates in your child’s assignment notebook next week.

         With the final quarter of the year upon us, I would like to ask you to take a couple of minutes over the weekend to review study habits, and homework with your child.  While most of the class is doing a very good job getting their work done and handed in on time, a gentle reminder to finish the year strong would be most appreciated.

        

I hope you enjoy the weekend.

UPCOMING EVENTS

                      Fri. April 11- Third Quarter Report Cards Issued

                      Mon. April 14-Fri. April 18- Spring Break

                      Wed. April 23- Silver Diner Night- 5-8pm

                      Wed. April 30- Career Day

                      Sat. May 10- Family Fitness Day

                      Fri. May 16- Imagination Stage Field Trip

                      Sat. May 17- Home and Garden Tour

                      Mon. May 19- Science SOL

                      Thurs. May 22- Social Studies SOL

                      Mon. May 26- Memorial Day- No School

                      Wed. May 28- Math SOL

                      Thurs./Fri. May 29-30- Reading SOL