Mrs. Burland's Post
April 1st to April 5th

Thank you so much to the parents and class for throwing such an incredible Baby Shower! From all the fun games, beautiful decorations, baby themed food, and thoughtful gifts, the shower was perfect! I appreciate the very generous gift card to Little Blue Barn Photography from the class! Also, I love all of the books and other thoughtful gifts from the students! I would like to express a special thank you to Mrs. Gajula and Ms. Adams for planning/running the shower! Also, thank you to Mrs. Rivera-Carrero, Mrs. Knippen, and Mr. Poynton for helping during the shower! Thank you to all the other parents who helped behind the scenes! It means so much to me!

Have a wonderful Spring Break!  School will resume on Monday, April 1st.

There will be IAR (Illinois Assessment of Readiness) starting on Wednesday, April 3rd.  This test will be similar to the PARCC test. Please make sure your child gets a good night's sleep, a healthy breakfast, and a good snack! Chromebooks need to be fully charged every night and ear phones should be brought to school daily! Please check with your child about whether they have headphones at school. Our testing schedule is below. 

Wed. 4/3: Math IAR Testing
Thurs. 4/4: Math IAR Testing
Fri. 4/5: Math IAR Testing

Tues. 4/9: ELA IAR Testing
Wed. 4/10: ELA IAR Testing

We had a great time at the Chicago History Museum! Thank you to our parent volunteers!

The Upcoming Week at School: 

Social Science: We will continue our Chicago unit this week. Our focus will be on the railways and the waterways. Our first test (on only the section of our Eyewitness Chicago packet we have completed) will be on Friday, April 5th. Students will receive a study guide on Monday, April 1st. All the answers to the study guide are in students' Chicago packets. 

Math:  We will continue unit 6 on Multiplication & Division, Data, & Fractions.  We will finish Unit 6, module 1, on division. We will also be taking the Math IAR tests on Wednesday (4/3), Thursday (4/4), and Friday (4/5).

Spelling: This week we will resume spelling. Students will receive their new lists on Monday, April 1st. The 3 activities will be due on Friday, April 12th. There will also be a test on Friday, April 12th.

ELA: We will begin our third and final unit titled, Stand Up for What You Believe In! We will begin reading one of my favorite books, The One and Only Ivan! Please feel free to read it, too, so you may talk to your child about it. It's a quick read! We will also continue our Daily 5 program. The March reading log will be due on or before Tuesday, April 2nd.

Things to Remember: 

Tuesday 4/2: The March reading log is due.
Wednesday 4/3: There is Math IAR Testing.

Thursday 4/4: There is Math IAR Testing.
Friday 4/5: There is Math IAR Testing. There will also be a Chicago Test. 

Tuesday 4/9 - Wednesday 4/10: There is ELA IAR Testing.