Exciting News and Upcoming Dates

With the welcome of spring, we're also so excited to announce that our entire class PASSED the IREAD reading test we took back on March 18!!!!! We can attribute this success to many, many things, but specifically to (ideas collected from the kids):

• Weekly Reading Logs
• Mr. Johnson's regular season and playoff reading rewards system prizes (and food!)
• Reading Counts books daily
• Reading Counts quizzes daily
• Parents reading with/to us
• Mrs. Hill reading with/to us
• Parent helpers in literacy stations
• Learning Lab teachers
• Amazing lessons with Mrs. Medjeski
• Postive support from Mr. Chambers and Mrs. Benner
• Mrs. Proctor helping us choose books to read at our reading levels
• Literacy stations

April 2013

• April 18:  Spring Pictures
• April 29-May 3: Round #2 of ISTEP testing--multiple choice in reading and math

May 2013

• May 4: Mrs. Hill's running first mini marathon! Wish me luck!
• May 10: Track and Field Day:  9:00-12:00
• May 21: Eagle Creek Field Trip: 9:00-2:00
• May 27: Memorial Day-No school
• May 31: Last day of school