June Newsletter

We are still working hard these
last few days in June.  Take a look
at some of our end of the year work!

Guided Reading Groups: Spider Research and Inferring

Plant Life Inquiry


Plant Research Experiments



Solids, Liquids, and Gases Technology Maps



Math Personal Goals: Repeated Addition and Multiplication

Reading Comprehension: Writing a Wolf Summary




Inquiry: Plant Life

Plant Life Inquiry
Essential Questions:
How do plants adapt and survive in their environment?
How do we use plants in our lives?


We are excited to try some experiments with plants to help us answer our inquiry questions.
Can plants survive without soil, water, or light?


May-June Newsletter

* Last FULL day of school for the students is Wednesday June 12th   (8:30-3:30)
Report cards, 2013-2014 School Supply Lists, and other important paperwork will be
coming home that day.

* Kid Biz- Achieve 3000 Summer program encourages students to continue reading articles and completing activities throughout the summer with their GIVE US 40! contest. More information about this opportunity will be sent home with students.

* Wednesday June 5th is our grade level team Milwaukee County Zoo field trip 
(Mrs. Wandsneider, Mrs. Poehler, Mrs. Mejac)  Please dress in sturdy shoes and
pack a lunch and snack for your child.

* Mr. Scheiber would like to remind all families that library books and materials NEED to be returned no later than Wednesday June 5th.  A big THANKS to families who have organized and returned all library materials already.

Longfellow Field Day 2013

Thank you to Mrs. Cardwell for organizing a WONDERFUL 
field day full of teamwork and fun! 











Kids Are Authors WINNERS!!


CONGRATS to our Longfellow second graders
on winning the Scholastic Kids are Authors book
contest! Our non-fiction book, "White Tails and Other White Tales" will be published and sold nationwide through the Scholastic Book Fairs!
This is the 2nd time Longfellow School has been honored with the grand prize in this writing contest.