This document provides information about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities in Ms. Sinicropi's classroom at Crossroads Charter Academy in Big Rapids, MI. It lists field trips, talent shows, book orders, and no school days in May. It describes the classroom's current focus on phonics, reading, writing, math, and science/social studies. It requests volunteers for reading time, work stations, handwriting, and a JDRF walk. It reminds students to return field trip forms and provides a homework BINGO board for skills practice.

1. Special Notes
Ms. Sinicropi’s Classroom News
Crossroads Charter
Academy
Big Rapids, MI
May 13, 2013
Upcoming Events
 May 17 – Ms. Sinicropi will have a sub!
Talent Show 6:30pm
JDRF Walk 10am @ Track
 May 18 – Mom to Mom Sale @ HS
 May 20 – Book Orders Due
 May 24 – Field Day
 May 27 – No School!
 May 29 – Mt. Pleasant Discovery Museum Field Trip
 10-10:45am (T-F) – Writing Time – We could use
help keeping our voices down, staying on task,
and writing the sounds we hear.
 11:35am (M-F) – We come in from lunch recess
and would love to have a guest reader!
 12:15-1pm (M-F) – Work Station – We could use
help keeping our noise level down, staying on
task, and even someone to lead a station or two.
 1-1:30pm on (MWF) – Handwriting – We could
use a couple volunteers to help us make sure we
are taking our time and making letters correctly.
It is nice to be able to break the kids up into small
groups and spread them amongst a few adults.
 2-2:40pm (M-F) – Snack/Show & Tell/Play – You
are more than welcome to join us during this time
too!
* JDRF Walk – Volunteers for this event
will be greatly appreciated since I will not
be here for the event!
Homework – See back!This Week’s Highlights
Phonics
We will learn about the sneaky e spelling pattern in
words such as cake, tune, bite, Pete, and note where
the vowel says its name and the e does not say
anything at all. We will continue to work on
manipulating sounds in words and producing
words that contain a specific sound.
Reading
We will finish up our By the Sea unit with a story
titled The Ocean. It is about a little girl’s trip to the
beach and it is written using her five senses. We will
work on the comprehension skill of making
connections. We will also study the descriptive
language the author uses.
Writing
We will finish up our All-About books by writing a
fun facts page and then make sure they are fixed
and fancied up for our author’s celebration next
week.
Math
We will re-visit the concept of geoboards. They are
like pegboards that you can stretch rubber bands on
to make shapes.
Science/Social Studies
We will learn about ways objects can move
(push/pull) and simple machines (pulleys, levers,
and wheels).
Reminders!
 Return your field trip permission slip and
money!
We are in need of black dry-erase markers,
and 9 oz. cups for the classroom!
Volunteer Opportunities

2. Homework BINGO
See if you can get 3 BINGO’s this week by completing activities on the board.
* I know these activities are starting to seem repetitive but they are still skills we
are trying to master!