This newsletter provides information about upcoming classroom and school events for Mrs. Nawrot's class at Crossroads Charter Academy in Big Rapids, MI. It details that students will be learning about suffixes in spelling and wrapping up reports on Michigan in writing. It also announces a Cougar Carnival fundraiser tonight, midterm progress reports next week, and parent teacher conferences during the week of May 7th. The class will be celebrating Michigan Week from May 14th to 18th with daily activities culminating in a lumberjack breakfast on the 18th.

1. Crossroads Charter
Academy
Big Rapids, MI
May 4, 2012
Mrs. Nawrot’s Classroom News
Class Info
This Week’s Academics
Spelling – Next week we will be adding  AR Reading – Students should be at 50% of
suffixes to make words plural. Students will their new AR goals.
be looking at the rules of suffixes and
 May Character Trait- Our trait is Wonder.
practicing with them.
 PTO Cougar Carnival- Join us tonight, May
Reading-
4th, from 6-8pm for the Cougar Carnival.
We finished reading Bridge to Terabithia this
Tickets will be 4/$1 tonight at the Carnival.
week. Next week we will just focus on
Guided Reading groups.
 Midterm for this Marking Period- Today
marks our midterm for this final marking
Writing-
period. Students will be receiving progress
We have begun to wrap up our Michigan
reports next week.
report. Most students have begun their
presentations in either Power point or on a
 Scholastic Book Fair – Our class will be
poster board. Students will begin presenting
shopping at the book fair on Monday and
their topic to the class on May 14th.
Wednesday next week. This book fair is a
buy 1 get 1 free book fair!
Math-
We will be working on Perimeter and Area.
 Conferences- Please see the back of the
newsletter for a master conference
Social Studies-We will be wrapping up Social
schedule. If you need to change your
Studies on Monday. Students will go to
conference time just let me know! 
Science on Wednesday.
 Field Trip Forms – Forms will be sent home
on Monday.
Special Notes
Upcoming Events
Michigan Week
Our 4 grade will be celebrating Michigan
th
Week from May 14-18. We will have fun May 4 – Cougar Carnival
activities each day, ending with a lumberjack May 4 – Midterm of 4th Marking Period
breakfast on May 18. Please return the Peach May 7-10 – Parent & Teacher Conference Week
May 7-10 – Book Fair
Lumberjack Breakfast Sign-Up sheet so we
May 9 – Lumberjack Breakfast Form Due
know what will be provided and can begin to
May 11 – No School
finalize our plans. I sent home a 3 page
May 14-May 18 – Michigan Week
packet explaining Michigan Week on
May 16 – Field trip to Ludington State Park
Thursday.