Newsletter14

Newsletter 14 April 3, 2009 Important Dates Apr. 22 5th Grade Parent Orientation, TF & HWMS, 6:30 PM Apr. 30 10:30 HWMS Band May 5 5th grade Spelling Bee-District May 5 Student Council Mtg, 8:00 AM, Rm 112 May 7 5th grade Science Fair May 8 10:00 HWMS Choir May 8 After School Swim, 4:00-5:15 PM May 12 Career Day May 19 Student Council Mtg, 8:00 AM, Rm 112 May 22 After School Swim, 4:00-5:15 PM
 * Apr. 21 K-5 Conferences 4:30-7:30 pm **
 * May 19 5th grade, Lansing Lugnuts Game, 9:10-2:00 PM **
 * May 21 Field Day**
 * May 28 Field Day- Rain Date**

Students will prepare for and participate in the Lansing Lugnuts "Grand Slam School Days". This is a special event that allows students an opportunity for authentic use of concepts and skills learned during the year. Students will study baseball themed math, social studies and language arts concepts directly linked to Michigan benchmarks, and then use their knowledge to complete integrated curriculum assignments based on their day at the park. Among the assignments, students may identify two and three-dimensional shapes, line relationships, as well as classify angles. Students may also calculate averages, interpret statistics, create authentic graphs and determine the ways that math is used in baseball. Students may read widely about the impact that the tradition of baseball has had on the American lifestyle in the past century. Students may use a variety of writing skills such as newspaper reporting, persuasive writing, and poetry pieces to analyze and examine the great American pastime of baseball. Permission slips are coming home today for our trip to the ballpark. Please return them on Tuesday April 14th
 * Fifth Grade Goes to the Game**


 * Report Cards and Conferences**

Report cards are coming home today. Please be sure to return your envelope as soon as possible. Also conferences are coming up. Please contact me by phone or email if you would like to schedule a conference. I may contact you if I feel a conference would benefit your student. Conferences are scheduled for April 21 between 4:30 and 7:30 pm. Mrs. Grabowski, Challenger's School Counselor, will begin teaching 5th grade Human Growth and Development on Tuesday, April 14th to those students who have parental permission slips signed. Mrs. Grabowski currently has May 14th scheduled as the last day she will be teaching Human Growth and Development. Parents are encouraged to closely look at their student's planners during this time period since students will be asked to write in their planner when visits have occurred. If you wish for further information, please call Mrs. Grabowski at 517-548-6375. **Book Fair**
 * Human Growth and Development**

The Spring Book Fair will run on Wednesday April 15 to Wednesday April 22. Our class will be shopping on Monday April 20. Please consider a purchase from the book fair. There are many great reads and proceeds bring more good books and author visits to our school!!


 * Middle School**

Mr. Feig and Ms. Muntz visited Challenger elementary fifth grade on Thursday. They gave us a glimpse of “A Day in the Life of a Middle Schooler”. It was interesting to hear more about what next year will be like. Important parent flyers are coming home today for Three Fires Students, HWMS students your forms will be in after break. A parent meeting is scheduled at both middle schools on April 22.