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5th Grade News

             Fifth Graders are ready to celebrate a wonderful school year!!!  Mrs. Lawson and Mrs. Lee would like to take this opportunity to thank the fifth grade families for entrusting your children in our care.  With EOG testing knocking at our door, please continue to encourage your child to perform at their highest level.  Information regarding a closing celebration will be sent at a later date.  Please continue to review addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts with your child.  Also, have them read nightly and ask them comprehension questions.  If you have access to a computer please have your child complete Study Island questions in math, reading and science.

             Second grade is wrapping up!  It has been a busy year.  Thank you for all your support with helping our children grow.  The reinforcement at home is vital to our children’s success and yours was greatly appreciated.  Please continue to work on all skills this summer and continue to read, read, read!  Third grade will be here before you know it J!  Have a wonderful summer ………… The Second Grade Team

2nd Grade News

             May and June will continue to be busy and full of excitement for the kindergarten bunch.  We are looking forward to our End of Year picnic at Elm St. Park on Friday, June 5th. Please be sure to send your child in tennis shoes that day since we will be walking to the park.  A special thank you for all your support this school year.  Elmhurst parents are the best!  Please continue to read nightly with your child and review Language Arts and Math skills at home.

             The third grade teachers hope that the EOG  information we sent home has been beneficial in helping your child get ready for the EOG.  Please practice multiplication facts with your child because they are easy to forget and also encourage reading every night.  We appreciate all of your support.  It is a team effort.

             First Grade is excited about making plans for our end of the year party (snack) and outside activities.  Please continue to read nightly ,especially AR books.  We would love to see more students reaching their AR goal for the last marking period.  We continue to work on all math skills.  Thank you for all of your help and support this year.

May is Better Hearing and Speech Month — Mrs. Kincannon

             To avoid vocal strain-drink plenty of water, use an inside voice and avoid raising your voice to talk above noise, get plenty of rest at night, and avoid yelling to gain someone’s attention.

                 To avoid hearing loss-use hearing protection when using lawn equipment; TURN DOWN the MUSIC!  Loud music can damage hearing.  IPods, car stereos, televisions should be turned down to a comfortable level.

                 To encourage communication in young children-talk about the events of the day with your child when you can give them your undivided attention; read AND talk about the words, pictures, and characters in the book; use photographs of special events, such as birthday parties or family reunions to talk about the order of the event, describe people or feelings, and then let your child share with someone who wasn’t there.

                 To encourage written expression-let your child help write the grocery list or a phone message to a family member; help your child write a story about a recent event such as a family trip, family visit, or birthday party (you can let young children tell the story while you write it down for them).

                 To encourage more fluent speech-allow extra time for your child to say what they need to say; try to find a quiet time to give them your attention and listen while they talk, without interrupting.

                 To encourage clearer speech-always model clear speech; GENTLY offer a different way of saying a word by saying, “Did you mean to say______?”  Do not ridicule or punish a child if they cannot speak clearly. 

 

                 For more information, such as stages of development for speech and language skills and information regarding when you should consider contacting a speech-language pathologist, visit the American Speech-Language Hearing Association website, at www. asha.org.  For activities, coloring sheets, and more information on Better Hearing and Speech Month, visit www.nsslha.org/bhsm.

Coach’s Corner — Mr. Goodall

             We need adults to help conduct events on Field Day, June 8. The needs include setting up before the events begin (7:30 - 8:30 a.m.) and monitoring games during the two blocks of time (9:00 - 10:00 and 10:45 - 11:45). Cups are also needed for water. Please see the volunteer sheet in your child's folder today and sign-up to help! Thank you in advance for volunteering with our kids!