This weekly classroom newsletter from Mrs. Teitsma's room 313 provides information about the past and upcoming week. It notes that the class has been in school for 142 days, discussed their spring breaks, and learned calming techniques. Nicholas was named star of the week. The class made flower paintings using soda bottles and practiced language arts skills. Upcoming events include an awards ceremony, field trip, and fundraisers for cancer research and charity chairs.

1. Our Class News
Mrs. Teitsma Rm. 313
WEEK OF April 9-13
This week... Upcoming
o We have been in school 142 Days!
Snacks:
o We talked about what we did for spring break.
Monday-Ja’Ques
o We had Mrs. Carter talk to us about ways we can calm
Tuesday-Vincent
down when we are too excited, sad, or mad.
Wednesday-Makenzie
o Nicholas was our star of the week. He had a remote
Thursday-Tyler
control helicopter as his favorite toy. It was quite the hit!
Friday-Aniyah
o We made beautiful paintings of flowers using paint and
the bottom of soda-pop bottles!
o We practiced making rhyming words, breaking words
apart into syllables and word parts and we practiced
listening for the vowel sounds in the middles of words.
o We started writing a beginning, middle and end in our
stories.
Thank You Notes from the Teacher/Reminders
Thank you for o Awards ceremony next Thursday @ 10:00 am
remembering your snack o Bring in empty soda-pop cans to help raise money for
cancer! We are having a school-wide competition and
on your designated day. It st
right now we are in barely in 1 place.
makes it so much easier on
o Field trip is next Wednesday, April 18.
us!  o Chairs for Hope auction is next Thursday.
o Make sure you are having your child retell the books
that we send home during guided reading.