BIG WEEK with lots of information

This week marks the end of our 3rd quarter.  

This also mean it is our last week of Wednesday early release.

Wednesday, March 19th
1.  6th grade elective papers are due.  These need to be signed and returned.

Thursday, March 20th
1.  State Fair projects due.  Parents are welcome to start visiting from 1:00 pm until 2:40.  If you have food for your display that needs to be refrigerated, please bring it at 1:00.  All projects must be taken home on Thursday or they will be tossed.
2.  End of 3rd Quarter.  Report cards will be coming home on Wednesday, April 2nd.  
3.  Spelling Test

Vocab List #20

Find the definition and give an example

1.     Plate tectonics:

2.     Continental Drift:

3.     Metamorphic:

4.     Igneous:

5.     Sedimentary:

Spelling List #20

1.     piece

2.     peace

3.     certainly

4.     certain

5.     witness

6.     investigate

7.     therefore

8.     before

9.     pleasant

10.      ability

Bonus:  bravado

Friday, March 21st-Sunday, March 30th
1. Spring Break!

Monday, March 31st
1.  Return to school


Thursday, April 3rd and Friday, April 4th  3pm-7pm
1.  Parent teacher conferences
I will be sending notes/emails home on parents I need to conference with.  These will all be scheduled for Thursday.  If you weren't contacted and would like a sit down conference, please email/call me for a Friday appointment.


SBAC and ISAT testing
This year our school was chosen to pilot the SBAC (Smarter Balance Achievement Test).  The entire state of Idaho will be moving to this test next year and dropping the ISAT (Idaho State Achievement Test).  We are lucky to get a first peek at the SBAC on what to expect.  5th grade will take the Math and ELA (English Language Arts) SBAC and the Science ISAT this year.  Our tentative test dates are 4/28-4/30.  More information will come out later this month.


Science Fair Reminder
The Elementary Science Fair is Thursday, May 15^th. Science Fair projects are done at home and brought to school to display on the night of the Science Fair.

Spring Auction
Each year the PFA sponsors a silent auction of themed baskets as a fundraiser for our school. Each class in elementary provides a basket for auction. Our basket theme this year is Family Date Night.  Think board games, movie tickets, restaurant gift cards, Wahooz, Zoo Boise, anything that would be fun for a family to do and can fit in a basket.  I will be collecting items from now until May 10^th.  Every donation goes to help our school 100%