Mrs. Goniwiecha 2021-2022

                                    Have a great spring break! Testing Updates: NWEA testing will be on April 19th & 21st in the morning.  Please try to avoid appointments or absences on those days. Students will be allowed to bring gum, jolly ranchers, or suckers to "wake up" their brains for this test. We will be taking the M-Step (MI state test) test on May 10th, 11th, & 12th in the morning. Please try to avoid appointments or absences on those days too. Thank you! This Week: Monday - Art Tuesday - PE Wednesday - Not a Late Start(changed from original calendar!) Thursday - Music Friday - Library/Media Center & Tech Fest Projects Due Upcoming Dates: 4/19 - NWEA Reading 4/20 - Swimming 4/20 & 4/27 - Late Starts 4/21 - NWEA Math 4/22 - Science Olympiad 4/27 - Swimming 5/2 - PD/No School for Kids 5/5 - Lansing Trip 5/6 - Track Meet at SJHS 5/10, 5/11, 5/12 - M-Step Testing 5/12 - Talent Show 5/24 - Kalamazoo Valley Museum Trip 5/25 - GOTR Race

                                                            Just a reminder, if you would like to join us as a  chaperone  for the trip to Lansing, please turn in this paperwork. We have three  spots left! If you already turned in the form, you are in and I will be sharing a list with everyone's contact info to arrange carpooling. Volunteer forms and background checks are required to be a chaperone, so Mrs. Kauffman in the office will be checking to see who still needs to complete that paperwork and will send home the paperwork with your child after the break. If you are able to donate,  here is a  list of snacks   needed for the trip .  Thank you! With the changing weather springs brings, it's best if students bring an extra sweatshirt or light jacket to leave in their lockers for recess.  An extra pair of shoes or boots may be needed for recess, especially if your child likes to play soccer because the grass can get very muddy throughout the day.   Also, computers should come

                                                   On Monday, we will be sending field trip notes home about the Lansing trip. The notes will explain chaperones and the snacks provided to students. Please be on the lookout and return them as soon as possible. Thank you! With the changing weather springs brings, it's best if students bring an extra sweatshirt or light jacket to leave in their lockers for recess.     This Week: Monday - Art Tuesday - PE Wednesday - Late Start, PE makeup day, and 1st Grade Music Performance  Thursday - Music Friday - Media Center/Library  Upcoming Dates: 3/30 - Late Start 5/5 - Lansing Field Trip 5/24 - Kalamazoo Valley Museum Field Trip 6/3 - Sarett/Grand Mere Park Dunes Field Trip

                                                                             March is reading month! Hopefully, you heard all about the amazing author visit last week. Books by Marc Tyler Nobleman are still available through this week if you'd like to order. They are also available at Forever Books.  Students will start listening to books and voting for their favorites this week. We will narrow it down to our favorite book of the collection by the end of the month!  Just a reminder that recorder forms were sent home this week and are due by Friday, March 18th. Students are able to rent a recorder if they prefer. Ms. Mac is hoping to put on a little outdoor concert for the rest of the school at the end of the year! The field trips we will be taking this spring are listed below. We will need chaperones for Lansing and the Kalamazoo Valley Museum, so I wanted to make sure there was enough time for those interested to request time off work in advance. The Lansing trip lasts all day, b

                                                            Just a reminder that we have swimming on Wednesday. Students need to bring a bag with a towel and clothes to change into after swimming. It helps if they come to school with their suits on under their clothes since we go in the morning and it is a late start!  We are in need of Clorox/Lysol wipes. If you are able to send some in, we would really appreciate it because we wipe the tables after our snacks every day! Thank you in advance!! Trimester two report cards go home this week. Please sign the envelope, keep the report card and send back the envelope so your child can receive yards! If your child receives a 1 or 2 in any area, practice for those goals will continue in the classroom and in some cases at home as we discussed at conferences or commented on the report card. Also, just a reminder, if you did not have a spring student-led conference, I encourage you to meet with your child to go over their presentation goal slide