NICE TIMES AT GRANT SCHOOL

Families, this week we settled in and steadily worked on a variety of projects.  We also spent time preparing for the MAP test which starts on MONDAY!!! I have included a schedule of our MAP testing days and times below.  Please help your All-Star do their best on this state assessment by providing encouragement, a healthy diet, and plenty of rest. We will continue to work on our core projects during testing but I will be sure to work in a nice relaxing atmosphere at school too.  The current update for each subject is also listed below.

Thank you so much for those of you who have sent in pictures for the Memory Book and donations for the Hannibal charter bus.  You may have noticed our schedule filling up with field trips and fun, education events. For instance, this week we enjoyed a Jazz performance hosted by the We Always Sing Jazz Series and on Friday we had a STEAM day at Grant where students were involved in science, technology, engineering, art, and math activities.  I will update the most important events for this Spring in the Important Dates section to the right.  Please know for the most important events there will also be informational flyers and sign ups top help in the Friday Folder.  Let me know if you have any questions!  Thanks for all you do!

MAP Schedule: Notice we will be completed before May.  Attendance on testing days/times is extremely helpful to decrease makeups. Thanks!
4/17: Communication Arts Session 1, 1:10-3:10
4/18: Communication Arts Session 2/3, 1:10-3:10
4/20: Communication Arts Session 4, 1:10-3:10
4/21: Science Session 1/2, 1:10-3:10
4/24: Science Session 3, 9:45-11:45
4/25: Math Session 1/3, 9:45-11:45
4/27: Math Session 2, 9:45-11:45

Weekly Update:
Math: All of our math is focused on Geometry right now.  We have investigated triangles and quadrilaterals and the properties of polygons.  Students are working on geometry art as well.  Next week, we will finish geometry and brush up on measurements and a few other MAP preparation topics.

Science: Our science work is focused on our CPBL project.  Students are incorporating their science learning into presentations that will be used with our Stream Table which we are building for Grant School. We are also refreshing knowledge of moon phases and other topics for MAP preparation.

Social Studies: Our focus this week was on important US documents: Dec of Ind, Articles of Confed, Bill of Rights, and the Constitution.  The two main topics for the rest of the year are Westward Expansion and Civil War.

Literacy: Learners had some time to work on book shares but most our literacy time has been integrated into science or into MAP preparation. Almost everyone has 10 book shares! Yay! I look forward to having students share their work in May.

Pics of Stream Table, STEAM day, Mart (math art):