The anticipation in our classroom grows as we wait for the chicks to hatch! We will review life science as we look at the chicken’s life cycle and hopefully see God’s handiwork firsthand through the miracle of chick development and hatching in our classroom!

Oxford Schoolhouse
We are looking forward to our field trip to the historic Oxford schoolhouse tomorrow, April 17, where we will experience a living history day as students in a rural one-room schoolhouse in 1909! This has been a favorite field trip in the past, as we dress in period clothing for this day. (The standard outfit of the day for boys was bib overalls, blue jeans or dungarees made of sturdy fabric with cotton or flannel shirts. Any color shirt was appropriate, other than white, as it was impossible to keep white clean on an active farm boy. Girls wore dresses that fell anywhere below the knee but above the ankle. She might wear a pinafore or apron to keep her dress clean. Large hair bows were popular at the time. She usually wore black tights or stockings. Both girls and boys wore leather shoes or ankle boots.) We will also need to bring sack lunches for this day. Again, we are encouraged to stay with the historical period, so sandwiches and fruit or cheese would be appropriate.

Celebrating America, 250 Years in the Making
The Celebrate America Fair is on April 30th, which is quickly approaching!  Our class will focus on pioneers who moved across the prairie, heading west. Students will be conducting their research at school. On the evening of the event, students will be in costume and display a pioneer artifact.  Artifacts are due to be at school on April 28. Their pioneer packets need to be kept in their homework folders to bring back to school each day. We will be using it as a working copy.

Talent Show
We are having a talent show on May 8th.  If your child wants to perform in the show, remember that their entry forms are due back at school by April 30th. (Forms were in last week’s Thursday envelopes.)

MAP Testing
We will begin our spring MAP testing next week. Please make sure your student arrives at school on time, has a good breakfast, and gets plenty of sleep while we are testing.

• Thursday, April 30th at 9:30 – Math
• Monday, May 4th at 8:45 – Reading
• Wednesday, May 6th at 8:45 – Language

Spelling words for April 25:  (words with the suffix -en)

awaken	given	widen	soften	sharpen
lighten	loosen	brighten	gladden	lengthen

Sentence: May I sharpen my pencil?

Memory for April 22:
John 5:39
You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me.

Next week:

• Friday, 4/17
  • Oxford Schoolhouse Field Trip
  • Bring a sack lunch!
  • Ch. 5 test – Region of North America
• Wednesday, 4/22
  • Memory
  • Chapel
• Thursday, 4/23
  • LinkUp Concert
• Friday, 4/24
  • Spelling test
  • Final copy of Pioneer report due

Upcoming Dates:

• 4/26 – 3rd- 5th Grade Choir sings -10:30
• 4/27-5/1 – MAP testing window
• 4/30 – Celebrate America – 250 Years in the Making!
• 5/1 – No School (unnecessary snow make-up day!)
• 5/8 – Talent Show
• 5/9 – Hope Relays
• 5/14 – Fine Arts Night
• 5/15 – No School, Teacher Inservice
• 5/18 – Field Day
• 5/21 – Last Day of School