Day of my Birth Presentation/Party

Today students received interview questions to ask parents. After asking these questions, they will write a paragraph to present to the class. Please allow them to bring at least on baby picture to share with the class. They are more than welcome to bring more if they wish! :)

Health Unit

Last week I sent home a letter to all parents notifying them of this weeks sex education class. On this letter, I discussed the topics to be covered along with contact information if you do not want your child to participate. We will begin tomorrow, so if you have questions or you do not want your child involved please contact me today!

Skating Parting and Assessment Skip Day Rewards

This form was sent home with students' progress reports last week. If it is not turned in by Monday, students will not be able to participate.

Yearbook Deadline

Please note, the deadline has been extended to order a yearbook. The new date is May 18 and the price has been reduced to 15 dollars (plus tax).

Track & Field Day

Please don't forget about field day tomorrow! It's a lot of fun, and we'd love to see you there!

Field Day and Field Day Shirts

Field day is a little sooner this year than it has been in the past. It is May 2 but if your child wants a t-shirt for the event, the order form along with the money should be turned in by April 25.

Ch 1D Test

Our test will be this Friday (4/27). Study guides went home today, and just as a reminder - the vocab and the G.O is due when we take the test Friday.

Peanut Butter & Jelly

From now until the 26th of April, we are having a contest to see which class can bring the most PB & J. Everything donated will be donated to the Second Harvest Community Food Bank. The class that brings the most will win an ice skating party!

Nervous System

We officially started the human body yesterday. We will be focusing on the nervous system. The students did an experiment yesterday, testing their own reaction time. Ask them about it!

Back To School!!!

I just wanted to let all parents know that I am back from maternity leave! Please feel free to email me with any questions. alorenz@usd114.org

PTO Basket Auction

The PTO will be auctioning off baskets donated by individual grades and other volunteers. The 6th grade will be doing a Super Bowl Sunday basket. Please donate an item for the basket, or send $2 - $5 with your child, so that we may purchase items to complete our basket. Notes went home last week explaining how this works. All items need to be at school by February 1st. PTO does a lot for our students and their classrooms, so please help us show the appreciation in return.

Reading Logs

I cannot express how important it is for students to turn in their reading logs. As of right now they are the only grade I have put in for social studies, so you can see the significance of those 6 points each week.

Science Test

We will be having our Unit B, Chapter 2 Science Test next Monday (1/23). There are 20 vocabulary words that students will need to know. There are 2 words that are not highlighted in the book. (ion & acid rain) Students will also be expected to know the information from their study guides which were handed out on Wednesday.

No School

No School - Friday (1/13)

End of 2nd Quarter

Thursday is the final day for the 2nd quarter, which also means it is the final day to get AR points in. We will take STAR tests beginning next week and adjust our goals for the 3rd quarter.

Social Studies Test

We will be having a Social Studies test this Thursday, that of which will be open-book.

Reading Logs

Today will be the start of reading logs just like we did before winter break.

Welcome Back

We still have this week and next week before we come to a close on the second quarter and first semester. During this time, we will try to finish up the second chapter of Unit B of science.