Dear Parents,
Welcome back from spring break! In our first week back I would like to give a
huge thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make our fieldtrip to the MIM
a success! Thank you to the generous donors who made it possible for our
students to experience the MIM for the price of bus fare! Thank to Mrs. Dixon
and Mrs. Walters, our classroom parents who coordinated so many aspects of the
field trip and worked so hard to communicate with all the parents! Thank you to
Mr. Ohbayashi, who was responsible for coordinating much of the field trip on the
school’s end. Thank you to our parent chaperones, Mrs. Penn, Ms. Pacheco, Ms. Lipman, Mrs. Connery, Mrs. Copeland, and Mrs. Ball, who guided our students safely through bus rides, museum
exhibits and lunch time! Thank you to all of you parents who volunteered to be chaperones and were not selected in the lottery; it was encouraging to see so much support for our class! Thank you to all of the parents who joined us at the
MIM and at the park; it was fun to have you!
Tuesday is our MOD Pizza fundraiser! If you purchase pizza
from MOD and present the flyer sent in our school newsletter this week, a
portion of your purchase will go to support our school. If you need a copy of
the flyer, feel free to contact the school, and we will be happy to make sure you have
one.
This week is, of course, the week before Easter. In
preparation for Easter, our students have off all day on Friday. Other days
will run on their normal schedule.
As you may be aware by now, our school will have state
standardized tests in math and English next week. This week in math we will be learning
and reviewing a few topics related to these tests. Topics will include a review
of place value, a review of adding and subtracting mixed numbers, some work on
patterns, and some simple geometry. In order to help the students get into the
rhythm of standardized testing, homework this week will be in multiple choice format
on topics related to the state test. Please be prepared to support your
students in case they need a little extra help during these temporary changes.
As I have also previously mentioned, the fourth grade
students have been and will continue to be reviewing for their standardized
science exam. In Arizona, fourth grade students are required to take a
standardized science exam. Students in other grades are not required to do so. Therefore,
if you have students in more than one grade at Trivium East, only your fourth
grade students will need to take a science exam. In order to reduce any sense
of pressure the students may feel, the science exam will not take place
next week with the math and English tests. It will take place in the fifth
week of the quarter.
On a related note, the week of state tests is extremely
important. Students are required to take the exams, and the school is not in
full control of the exam dates. Therefore, we ask that you do not allow your
students to have unexcused absences next week.. Absences due to illness,
accidents, etc. are unfortunate and sometimes unavoidable, but please only
allow absences that are truly necessary. Thank you.
Since we are in fourth quarter, students may now wear shorts
with their uniforms. All other dress code standards remain in effect.
These are all the notes I have for you this week. If you
have any questions, comments or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Miss Wycklendt
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