From The Desk of Ms. Millar...
.ATTENDANCE MATTERS...Every Student. Every Day.
It is important for students to arrive on time to school. It is to their benefit to begin their day at school with their classmates. Thank you for recognizing the importance of your child arriving on time. Good attendance provides the best chance for success throughout your child’s school year and future.
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*Letters will be sent home when your child is tardy or absent a certain number of times. Please check your handbook for further information.
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Upcoming Events:
Wednesday & Thursday---May 8-9: Map Testing
Friday, May 10: Box Top Classroom Competition ends
Tuesday, May 14: PTA Meeting @ 5:30 in the School Library (Pizza)
Friday, May 24: LAST DAY of school and Field Day
Upcoming Test & Projects:
Friday, May 10: Word Study & Vocabulary TEST
Friday, May 17: May Book Project (Patricia Polacco Selection) due...
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Newbery Medal Winner:
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena
Newbery Honor Books:
The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson
Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan
Caldecott Medal Winner:
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear, illustrated by Sophie Blackall
Caldecott Honor Books:
Trombone Shorty, illustrated by Bryan Collier
Waiting, illustrated and written by Kevin Henkes Mrs. Godber’s personal favorite!)
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement, illustrated by Ekua Holmes
Last Stop on Market Street, illustrated by Christian Robinson
Nine Days to Christmas
The Snowy Day
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
One Fine Day
Jumanji
The Polar Express
Owl Moon
Rapunzel
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
So You Want to Be President?
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
The Three Pigs by David Wiesner
Hey Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions
Chanticleer and the Fox
Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper by Marcia Brown
The Big Snow by Alvin Tresselt (Lothrop)