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

April 8th - April 12th

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Monday, April 8th (E Day) Art, Library

Tuesday, April 9th (F Day) Math Center, PE, Art

Wednesday, April 10th (A Day) PE

Thursday, April 11th (B Day) Music

Friday, April 12th (C Day) Art

Important Upcoming Dates

Tuesday, April 16th Calling All Colors (am)

Late Starts - April 17th and 24th

½ Day - April 19th

Charlton Park  - April 26th

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

March 25th - March 29th

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Monday, Mar. 25th ( F Day) Art, Gym

Tuesday, Mar. 26th (A Day) Computer Lab,Gym, Math Center

Wednesday, Mar. 27th (B Day) Music

Thursday, Mar. 28th (C Day)  Art

Friday, Mar. 29th (D Day) - ½ Day, PJ Day, Music, Spring Break Begins at 12:05pm

Important Upcoming Dates

Spring Break - April 1st-5th

Late Starts - April 17th and 24th

½ Day - April 19th

Charlton Park  - April 26th

Michigan Animal Reports

Last week your child should have finished the Physical/Adaptive Characteristics and
Adaptation slides for our Michigan Animal Research Project.  There were many students
still working to finish this up on Friday and were to finish them this weekend. This week
we will be working to finish the projects by completing the Table of Contents and Citations
slides. ALL PROJECTS ARE DUE ON THURSDAY!  Please ask your child what they have
learned about their animal’s characteristics and have them show you what they’ve been
working on at school!

Charlton Park

Just a reminder...those parents interested in chaperoning our field trip on April 26th, please return
the bottom portion of the letter that was sent home this week by this Monday.

March 18th - March 22nd

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Monday, Mar. 18th (A Day) Gym

Tuesday, Mar. 19th (B Day) Music, Math Center

Wednesday, Mar. 20th (C Day) Art, LATE START

Thursday, Mar. 21st (D Day)  SSW, Music

Friday, Mar. 22nd (E Day) Art, Flashlight Friday and Fuzzy Socks, Planetarium, Library,

Important Upcoming Dates

PJ Day - Friday, March 29th

½ Day - Friday, March 29th

Spring Break - April 1st-5th

Michigan Animal Reports

Last week your child should have finished the Introduction, Young and Habitat slides for our
Michigan Animal Research Project.  This week we will be working on finishing the Physical
Characteristics and Adaptations slides with information we’ve gathered. Research and/or

typing could be done at home and be included as a “My Choice” activity throughout this

month.  Please ask your child what they discovered about their animal’s young and habitat.

Final projects will be finished by March 28th.

Reading Month/Reading Counts

March is Reading Month activities have moved into Week 3! The theme is “One World,

Many Stories.”  Please continue to encourage your child to READ, READ, READ and

meet their weekly goal of 3 Reading Counts points!   

March 11th - March 15th

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Monday, Mar. 11th (B Day) Music,

Tuesday, Mar. 12th (C Day) Math Center, Art

Wednesday, Mar. 13th (D Day) LATE START, Music, SSW, Social Studies Test

Thursday, Mar. 14th (E Day)  Library, Art

Friday, Mar. 15th (F Day) Art, Gym, Dress as your favorite book character

Important Upcoming Dates

Late Start - March 20

Flashlight Friday & Fuzzy Socks - Friday, March 22nd

PJ Day - Friday, March 29th

Michigan Animal Reports

Last week your child should have finished the Title and Food slides for our Michigan Animal
Research Project.  This week we will be working on writing paragraphs with information
gathered for the Introduction and Young slide.  Students will also find a photo of their animal’s
habitat for the Habitat slide. Research and/or typing could be done at home and be included
as a “My Choice” activity throughout this month.  Please ask your child what they discovered
about what their animal eats.

Reading Month/Reading Counts

March is Reading Month activities have moved into Week 2! The theme is “One World, Many Stories.”  
Please continue to encourage your child to READ, READ, READ and meet their weekly goal
of 3 Reading Counts points!   We are currently ahead of Mrs. Peek's class, but not by much. We will
need to keep reading to stay on top!

March 4th - March 8th

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Monday, Mar. 4th (C Day) Art

Tuesday, Mar. 5th (D Day) Music, Math Center

Wednesday, Mar. 6th (E Day) LATE START, Library, Art

Thursday, Mar. 7th (F Day) Art, Gym

Friday, Mar. 8th (A Day) Gym, Dress Like a World Traveler Day,  PlayIt Safe Assembly

Important Upcoming Dates

Late Start - March 13 and 20

Book Fair - March 11-15

Dress as your favorite book character - Friday, March 15th

Flashlight Friday & Fuzzy Socks - Friday, March 22nd

PJ Day - Friday, March 29th

Michigan Animal Reports

This week we will begin gathering information for our Michigan Animal Research Project.  
This project starts this week and will continue until March 28th when the project should be
completed and turned in.  The final report will contain 7 slides. Directions will be explained
in class.  Research and/or typing could be done at home and be included as a “My Choice”
activity throughout this month.  Please ask your child what animal they will be researching.  

Reading Month/Reading Counts

March is Reading Month activities have started! The theme is “One World, Many Stories.”  Please
take a look at the parent letter that was sent home on Friday. Encourage your child to READ, READ,
READ and meet their weekly goal of 3 Reading Counts points!

The new Reading Counts Goal for 3rd Trimester is

21 points for a 3, 40 points for a 4!