April 29th - May 3rd

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Monday, April 29th (B Day) Music

Tuesday, April 30th (C Day) NWEA Reading Testing, Art, Math Center

Wednesday, May 1st (D Day) Late Start, Music

Thursday, May 2nd (E Day) NWEA Reading Testing, Library, Art

Friday, May 3rd (F Day) Art, Gym

Important Upcoming Dates

Late Starts - May 8, 15, and 22

Elementary Track Meet - May 10th

Swimming Week May 13th - 17th

No School, Memorial Day - May 27th

Charlton Park

Thank you to our parent chaperones who joined us on Friday! The children had a great time and a
wonderful experience!  Our students were very well-behaved and asked lots of good questions. I can't
wait to hear more about how much they learned.  We will be doing some writing this week to showcase
some of the experiences and knowledge gained from this trip. I will be posting pictures from the trip
soon, so you will be able to see all the fun and learning that was had by all!

Track Meet

The John Hall Elementary Track meet will be held at Upton Middle School next Friday, May 10th,
at 11:30.  The meet usually lasts for a couple of hours. All third, fourth, and fifth grade students will
participate in four events.  Third graders do a standing long jump, a 60 M dash, a running long jump,
and a 100 M dash. In addition, each class from all three schools will compete in a 400 M relay race.  
Mr. Pfahler has selected four boys and four girls who will represent our classroom by running in this
event. Please check the weather and have your child dress accordingly. We’d love to have you join us!

Multiplication Ice Cream Quizzes

Our multiplication quiz challenge for learning Multiplication facts continues!  Students have started
earning ice cream scoops, and toppings as they pass quizzes for each level of facts.
 Please continue to work with your child on multiplication 0-10.  IXL, flashcards, and XtraMath
(a new program we are using)  are good tools to practice facts. Students need to be fluent in these
facts by the end of the year.

Ettinger Testing

NWEA Reading	NWEA Math	M-STEP Reading	M-STEP Math
Tuesday, April 30th 9:00 - 9:30 am	Wednesday, May 8th 9:45 - 10:15 am	Tuesday, May 14th 9:15 - 10:15 am	Monday, May 20th 8:45 - 9:45 am
Thursday, May 2nd 12:45 - 1:15 pm	Thursday, May 9th 9:15 - 9:45 am	Thursday, May 16th 8:45 - 9:30 am	Wednesday, May 22nd 9:35-10:35 am

April 22nd - April 26th

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Monday, April 22nd (C Day) Art

Tuesday, April 23rd (D Day) Math Center, Mrs. Jasiak, Music

Wednesday, April 24 (E Day) Late Start, Art, Library

Thursday, April 25th (F Day) Art, Gym

Friday, April 26th (A Day) 3rd Grade to Charlton Park

Important Upcoming Dates

Late Starts - May 1, 8, 15, and 22

Elementary Track Meet - May 10th

Swimming Week May 13th - 17th

Charlton Park

This Friday our 3rd graders will be traveling to the Historic Charlton Park located in Hastings, Michigan.
This trip will show students what it was like to live in a typical 19th century community in Michigan.  
We will depart Lincoln Elementary at 8:45 A.M. We will return to school before our regular school day
dismissal.  Students will need to bring a sack lunch in a disposable container (plastic bag, paper bag,
etc.) for this day or may order a sack lunch from the lunch room – no glass bottles please.  No money
is needed, as there is no gift shop available to students. This trip is free for students!

We will be taking lots of pictures and will share them with everyone, so no cameras please.  
Students may also bring one entertainment item for the trip such as: reading material, an electronic
device, such as a ipod with earbuds, or a DS or video game.  Encourage your child to be selective
about what he/she brings, as personal belongings are their responsibility.

3rd Grade Swimming

Please return the swimming permission slip as soon as possible.  Your child will need this slip signed
in order to participate.

Multiplication Ice Cream Quizzes

This week we will start another multiplication quiz challenge for learning Multiplication facts.  
Students will earn ice cream scoops, and toppings as they pass quizzes for each level of facts.
Please continue to work with your child on multiplication 0-10.  IXL, flashcards, and XtraMath
(a new program we are using)  are good tools to practice facts. Students need to be fluent in these
facts by the end of the year.

Ettinger Testing

Now that Spring Break is over, we will be getting into our testing season before we know it. We will
not start until the end of the month, but I wanted to share our times with you, so you can hopefully
plan around these for any appointments your child may have coming up. We will be doing some test
review in our classrooms, along with our regular curriculum

NWEA Reading	NWEA Math	M-STEP Reading	M-STEP Math
Tuesday, April 30th 9:00 - 9:30 am	Wednesday, May 8th 9:45 - 10:15 am	Tuesday, May 14th 9:15 - 10:15 am	Monday, May 20th 8:45 - 9:45 am
Thursday, May 2nd 12:45 - 1:15 pm	Thursday, May 9th 9:15 - 9:45 am	Thursday, May 16th 8:45 - 9:30 am	Wednesday, May 22nd 9:35-10:35 am

April 15th - April 19th

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Monday, April 15th (D Day) SSW, Music

Tuesday, April 16th (E Day) Math Center, Library, Art

Wednesday, April 17th (F Day) Late Start, PE, Art, MATH TEST

Thursday, April 18th (A Day) Computer Lab, PE

Friday, April 19th (B Day) Music

Important Upcoming Dates

Late Starts - April 17th and 24th

½ Day - April 19th

Charlton Park  - April 26th

Swimming Week May 13th - 17th

Test Prep/Homework Sheet

Please pay close attention to the letter that is being sent home tomorrow (Monday, April 15th) that is attached to your child’s homework. We are starting to send home some additional homework to help students prepare for testing. We have also provided out testing times on the sheet as well.

Charlton Park

Just a reminder that we have our Field Trip to Charlton Park coming up on Friday, April 26th. Your child

will need to bring a sack lunch. We prefer to have you put it in a sack or plastic bag, so we can throw it

away when we are there. We will provide coolers for students to keep their lunch cold. We will be

sending home a sheet for any student that would like to take a school sack lunch on this day. This

would then be deducted out of their school lunch account.

3rd Grade Swimming

On Friday, Mr. Pfahler sent home information on 3rd Grade Swimming. We will be swimming the week

of May 13th through May 17th. Please read over the information sent home, and return the permission

slip to school as soon as possible. If we don’t have your child’s permission slip, then they can not begin swimming. This is part of their grade for physical education, so they must participate unless they have

a doctors note. Make sure your child has a suit and a towel.

Ettinger Testing

Now that Spring Break is over, we will be getting into our testing season before we know it. We

will not start until the end of the month, but I wanted to share our times with you, so you

can hopefully plan around these for any appointments your child may have coming up. We will

be doing some test review in our classrooms, along with our regular curriculum

NWEA Reading	NWEA Math	M-STEP Reading	M-STEP Math
Tuesday, April 30th 9:00 - 9:30 am	Wednesday, May 8th 9:45 - 10:15 am	Tuesday, May 14th 9:15 - 10:15 am	Monday, May 20th 8:45 - 9:45 am
Thursday, May 2nd 12:45 - 1:15 pm	Thursday, May 9th 9:15 - 9:45 am	Thursday, May 16th 8:45 - 9:30 am	Wednesday, May 22nd 9:35-10:35 am