Permission slips for Slim Goodbody and The Denver Art Museum/Denver Mint will be sent home in the Monday folders on 4/28 and will be due 5/2

We are going to see a presentation of Slim Goodbody on May 8th and we are going to the Denver Art Museum/Denver Mint on May 15th

Bunk with the Beasts, our 3/4 overnight is coming up on Friday and Saturday, May 23rd and 24th.  Our activities will focus on Earth Day and our study of the solar system

Our music concert will be in the evening on Tuesday, May 27th.  More details to follow

I am running a little low on copier paper.  If anyone is able to donate one or two reams for the end of the year, I would greatly appreciate it!!!!!!

We have no birthdays left before the end of the year.  If your kiddoe has a summer birthday (6/6 - 8/19) and you want to bring in treats sometime before June 5th, please contact me so we can set up a day.  I'm creating a schedule so that each kiddoe can have his/her own day.  As of right now, the only unavailable day is May 16th.

Requirements for the State Fair project went home last week.  The project is due on Wednesday, May 28th.

***SCHEDULE CHANGE!!!!!  The final Southeastern states test for my class has been moved to Thursday 5/8!***

Coming this week:

• Continue study of the Solar System
• Distance experiment
• Running of Kentucky Derby
• Activities related to Southeastern States

Highlights from last week:

• Began talking about Solar System:  What do we know?
• Read and answered questions about astronomy/astronomers
• Video:  Magic Schoolbus Gets Lost in Space
• Earth Day Activities:  watched The Lorax with Mr. Burns; created Earth Day posters
• Sequencing activity:  How Big is the Universe?
• Googled pictures of comets and galaxies
• Began pacing experiment by drawing, coloring and cutting out planets Mercury-Uranus
• Continued working on travel brochures for Southeastern states and reviewed states and capitals