Dates to be aware of in April and May

WAPSIE VALLEY ELEMENTARY
FAIRBANK NEWS
March 31, 2011
BREAKFAST MENU
Friday – mini pancakes & cereal
Monday – cereal & muffin
Tuesday – scrambled eggs, sausage & toast
Wednesday – cereal & mini donut
Thursday – breakfast taco & animal crackers
April 6………………………….DISMISS AT 1:30 (Teacher In-Service)
April 18...………………………SPRING CONCERT AT H.S. (6:30 p.m.)
April 21…………………….......SNOW MAKE-UP DAY #4
April 22…………………………NO SCHOOL-GOOD FRIDAY
April 25…………………………NO SCHOOL-EASTER BREAK
April 27…………………………DISMISS AT 1:30 (Teacher In-Service)
May 11………………………….DISMISS AT 1:30 (Teacher In-Service)
May 13………………………….3RD-6TH FIELD DAY AT WVHS (10:00-2:00)
May 24………………………….STUDENT’S LAST DAY

Graph = Writing

autobiography  writing about a person’s life written by that person

autograph          the writing of one’s own name

bibliography      the written list of all the books used in a report or book

biography          a book written about a person’s life

cartography       mapmaking; the writing involved in  making maps and charts.

homograph       a word written the same way as another word but having a   different meaning (bow = hair

                           and bow = ship)

paragraph          a section of writing that has a topic and concluding sentence

phonograph      record player: a device that turns the writing on records into sound

photography     the use of lights to record an image using a camera

seismograph      a device that writes down (records) the movements of the earth                                                        

                                                                    

Spelling Words for April 4 - 8

Word Sort

April 4 – April 8

bimonthly	midday	semicircle	trisect
bicycle	midterm	semifinal	midair
semiannual	midafternoon	semicolon	bisect
tricycle	midnight	bifocals	semisweet
triangle	biweekly	midland	semiformal

Math

If your child has Mrs. Lincoln for Math, your child has a Math test over using Exponents on Friday, April 1st.
It's not an April Fools joke.

DARE Trips

Here is a reminder about our upcoming DARE Trips. If any questions please call me!

March 17, 2011

Dear Fifth and Sixth Grade Parents,

Sheriff Bill Wolfgram, our  DARE officer from Buchanan County, has again set up our annual chartered bus trip to Des Moines.  We will be touring the capitol building and the State Historical museum on Friday, April 15, 2011.  The students will also perform several songs in the rotunda of the capitol.

The bus will leave from the elementary between 8:00 A.M. and 8:15 A.M.  After arriving at the capitol the students will perform their songs.  The students will need to bring a sack lunch for their noon meal.  We will eat, tour the capitol, and then visit the State Historical Museum.  We will eat supper at Burger King in Ankeny and arrive back in Fairbank between 8:00 P.M. and 8:30 P.M.  Please have arrangements made to pick your child up at the elementary school.

The students will need to bring their own money for their supper at Burger King or for any souvenirs they might wish to buy at the museum. They may wish to bring a camera to take pictures of the trip.  A disposable camera works great.

Students may bring snacks and drinks with caps or lids (please send decaffeinated drinks) with them on the bus.  Videos/DVDs will be shown on the bus, but the students may also bring cards, reading materials, and CD players with headphones.  Students must remember not to bring valuables on the bus.  We will not be responsible for anything lost or stolen.    .

Just a reminder that our DARE graduation for the sixth graders will be on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at 9:30 A.M.  Graduation will be held at Heartland Acres in Independence with lunch and a short celebration to follow.  Students will need to bring a sack lunch.  Students are also asked to bring a snack to share during our celebration in the afternoon. The fifth and sixth grade will be performing DARE songs at the graduation. Parents and family members are encouraged to attend the ceremony.

If you have any questions or concerns please call the school at 635-2071.  Please complete the attached permission forms for both the DARE graduation at Independence and the DARE trip to Des Moines.

Thank you.

Mrs. Harter

Mrs. Thurm

Mrs. Lincoln

Mrs. Shannon

Miss Brown

Reading-Paraphrasing

Today we paraphrased about Samuel Adams and John  hannock and did a worksheet -paraphrasing is explaning somthing in your own words. And we will be reading Paul Revere's Ride.
                           vocab. words for our story
fate, glimmer, magnified, fearless, lingers, somber, tread, and steed.



nicely paraphrased by:Macy Jo and Sabrina Kelley

Social Studies:)

Today we talked  about Andrew Jackson and how he  told the Indains to move west to the mississippi river. pg.353-356 and we did a worksheet called Interveiwing Andrew Jackson.

Nicley Parapharased by:Macy Jo  and  Sabrina  Kelley:)