Texas A&M University

Parents, our day for the Texas A&M field trip has finally arrived! This letter includes very important information concerning the trip!

A couple of things the students should/can bring:

• snacks (in a bag with their name on it)
• water bottle
• hat/sun glasses
• sunscreen
• umbrella (in case it rains)

Dress attire:

• shorts or pants (no skirts/leggings/sweat pants)
• shoes they don’t mind getting a little dirty and that can tie up
• Texas A&M Field Trip shirt (students must wear this T-Shirt)

Itinerary:

6:30-6:40am Students arrive to Life School Oak Cliff Elementary, Sign in, Restrooms

6:40-6:45am Review Schedule and Field Trip Expectations

7:00-10:00am Bus departs LSOC and travels to Texas A&M University--College Station

10:00-10:15am Students will take a restroom break and prepare for tour of campus

10:15-11:15am Students will participate in campus tour

11:15-11:35am Students will have an opportunity to shop in A&M bookstore/gift shop

11:35-12:00noon Students will load buses and head toward Texas A&M Challenge Course

12:00-12:30pm Students will eat lunch and prepare for activities at Challenge Course

12:30-2:30pm Students will participate in Challenge Course activities

2:30-3:00pm Clean up/depart for LSOC

6:00pm Students arrive at LSOC

In order to receive updates during the trip, please make sure you are signed up with my class on remind101. To sign up, text the message @4b2n to the number 81010.

One Week Until STAAR!

Parents,

We have ONE WEEK until reading STAAR! Our students have been working extremely hard to prepare for the upcoming Math and Reading STAAR tests. For the most part, we have been reviewing major concepts. The next several days we will spend time reviewing Poetry, Drama, Summary and Making Inferences. Please make sure that students are reading every night this week and continuing to build their stamina with reading for longer periods of time.

Sight words this week.

This is the first week of the last six weeks of school. With that in mind, it is very important that students start off strong by turning in homework and being prepared for sight word quizzes.

astronomer	climber	painter	writer
astrology	biology	geology	study
malfunction	malnourished

Other important upcoming events.

• Monday -- Challenge Course safety agreement waivers will go home.
• Thursday @ 6:00pm -- Meet the Teacher Night: Parents and students will have the opportunity to meet teachers for the upcoming grade level if planning to attend next year.
• Friday, April 17th → Field Trip Waivers are due
• Tuesday, April 21st → Math STAAR
• Wednesday, April 22nd → Reading STAAR
• Friday, April 24th → Texas A&M University Field Trip

Like always, if you have any questions or concerns for what is happening this week, please feel free to contact me. 214-517-3793, nicholas.miller@lifeschools.net.

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Two Weeks 'til Reading STAAR!

Parents,

We have TWO WEEKS until Math and Reading STAAR. It is very important that students are coming to school every day during the next two weeks prepared and ready to learn. In my class, that will mean having something to write with EVERY day. Students will be reviewing concepts they’ve been learning all year long. This week, from 10:00 til 11:45 every day, students will have Math Camp, where they will receive small group instruction from fourth grade teachers, tutors and specialists.

Field Trip information:

Please remember that Texas A&M University Field Trip forms are due Wednesday, April 8th, 2015. I have to confirm the number of students attending for lunch/catering purposes. Please do not hesitate to ask questions if for any reason you are hesitant about giving permission for your child to attend. We can assemble a car pool for parents who would like to attend but do not feel able to for other reasons. If students need another permission slip, Tuesday will be the last day to pick one up.

For reading this week, we will review the following skills:

sequencing

text features

paired passages

main idea

summary

Sight Word Homework:

Students will need to write each word five times, use each word in a sentence, define each word, and write each word using stair step spelling. Practicing spelling for 15 minutes every night ensures that students will do better on the sight word quiz (which counts as a test grade!)

hopeful	useful	purposeful	thankful
helpless	hopeless	motionless	speechless
precaution	prepaid	prepare	prevent

As always, if you have any questions about anything, please call/text 214-517-3793 or email nicholas.miller@lifeschools.net.

If you would like to make a last minute contribution to the A&M Field Trip, there are still a few days left! Follow the link from the blog: goingplaceslife-school.blogspot.com or retype the following url→

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There’s only a few days left!