Update, Spelling Test, and Homework

A few notes:

• The copier was down today and homework was unable to be copied. Hopefully, it will come home tomorrow. The front page can be accessed via the homework link.


• There will be a spelling test this Friday, April 1st.


• This week's spelling test will be a skill based test, not all a specific list. There will be three IB unit words: scarcity, advertisement, and barter. The skill will be adding -ed or -ing to verbs. The girls will need to know to double the final consonant on short vowel, single syllable words such as hop to hopped or hopping, sled to sledded or sledding. There will also be words that have a final 'e' and it will need to be dropped when adding the suffix. I would suggest giving mock tests after some practice to prepare your little darling for Friday's test. (The root words will be encodeable words.)


• Please be sure that you and your little one are in the brainstorming process for the final project. They will present their chosen project on their assigned day in May.


• Thanks to those who attended the Auction on Saturday night. Congrats to the Caldas Family on their winning bid of our fabulous bench!!!


• Spring Break, April 4-8: no school


• We have really been enjoying our time in the computer lab each Monday morning! We work on various technology terms and skills. At this time, your little darling should be using two hands on the keyboard (this will make formal typing easier), know how to use the caps lock, number lock, and tab keys, able to minimize, maximize, and close windows, and use Microsoft Word to type and save a file.


• STAR reading assessment was given and Diagnostic Reports will come home in the clear folders.


• There are NO more mystery readers signed up for the remainder of the school year. This really is something that the girls look forward to each week. Please reach out and see if there is someone you know that would be willing to come read to the P. Chicks!!!