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Spencer Loomis
Hawthorn Woods, IL
5/6/16
Name __________________
Ms. Vanderlinden’s Friday Note!
Dear Parents,
Please look over the papers your child has been bringing home throughout the week.
Sign and return this note on Monday. Through open communication, we can work together to
ensure a successful school year for all!
This Week’s Highlights
Reading – As we continue in our Poetry Unit, the
children are using clues to recognize the mood a
poet is conveying in his/her poem, determining
how words and phrases create rhythm to bring
meaning to the poem, uncovering the main idea
of the poem by rereading it carefully, and
thinking about how the words in the poem create
pictures in our minds that go beyond the words
on the page to better understand the poem. We
are noticing how important word choice is in
poems since they are shorter pieces of texts.
Writing – Student have been busy writing poems
and expository pieces with supporting details
about one of their favorite people. They are also
using descriptive words to describe the growth of
their plants in science as well as to explain the
parts of plants.
Math – The children are focusing on subtraction
in our next Module. They are using the counting
back strategy, place value, and yes, the number
line again, to help them subtract one- and twodigit numbers from three-digit numbers.
Science – Students planted bean seeds and are
watching them grow! After investigating plants
and their parts, we are on to exploring animals!
Study Habits – Your child is working on:
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paying attention in class
following directions consistently
talking at appropriate times
being a respectful listener
Upcoming Events
May 9th – Harrison’s Birthday!!!
May 9th – MAP Reading Test
May 13th – High Tech High Touch Visit
May 20th – Early Release – Children are
dismissed at 12:50 PM
Announcements
Thank you very much for making this Teachers’
Appreciation Week wonderful! It was fun seeing
the children participate in the daily events. They
were also trying extra hard this week to be good
listeners and going out of their way to help me in
any way possible. All of their sweet and
thoughtful notes and drawings made me feel very
special and appreciated – thank you very much.
It is my pleasure to be the teacher of your
fabulous and amazing child.
Thank you to our Mystery Readers this week!
Mr. Malu surprised his birthday girl, Vritti, and
shared one of my childhood favorites, The Story
of Babar, and the funny story of Waiting is Hard
in which the children could relate! Mrs. Stawarz
and Morganne’s grandma came in and read the
inspiring book the dot to the class. Thank you for
spending your mornings with us!
Happy Mother’s Day and I hope you all have a
terrific weekend! 
Behavior
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