Mrs. Wandsneider's Class

April Newsletter

Hello Parents/Guardians! This 
is an electronic version of our annual school climate survey. All responses 
remain anonymous once you "submit". There is a space at the end of the survey 
for additional comments and concerns. Thanks for your time - we value your 
honest feedback!

I've invited you to fill out the form Longfellow and Recreation 4K Center PARENT SURVEY 2015. To fill it out, please click on the link below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17B_MfBTkMquBOfBlZKZLGfzb3TMCXbgNVMofQtu1oa0/viewform?c=0&w=1&usp=mail_form_link

Welcome back! We hope everyone had a wonderful Spring Break.

This week is Tornado Awareness Week. Students at both Longfellow and the Recreation 4K Center will practice our procedures for severe weather.
Our next PTA meeting is Wednesday, April 15th at 5:30pm in Rm. 112.
PASS program resumes on Tuesday, April 14th. Remember that the last day of the PASS program is Thursday, May 21st.
Our next parent/teacher conference date will be Thursday, April 30th from 4:30-8:00pm. Conference selection forms will come with students on Friday, April 17th. Please complete your selection and return to your child's teacher ASAP. We work as a staff to schedule conferences back/back for siblings.
PTA will be sponsoring a Family Game Night on Monday, April 20th from 6-7:30pm at Longfellow. We encourage all Longfellow and Recreation 4K Center families to attend.
Team Wisdom will be having their Spring Sing and Talent Show on Thursday, April 23rd at 2:00pm. Only students from Team Wisdom and talent show participants will be performing.
We have many upcoming assessments as we near the end of the school year. Students in grades 3-4-5 will be doing the Badger Exam (Smarter Balanced) in the weeks after we return from break. Students in grades K4-3 will complete PALS testing. Students in K5-5th will complete Spring MAPS testing. Please look for specific dates/times to be communicated to you by your child's teachers.
Please see the note above about completing our annual School Climate Survey. You can access it in several ways:
- click on the blue link above
- cut/paste the link above into your browser
- access the link from our Longfellow webpage
- pick up a paper copy of the survey in the main office at Longfellow or the Recreation 4K Center

Make it a great week!

Jessica Moe, Principal

Writer's Workshop: Opinion Writing

We know how important our VOICE is in our writing, especially when voicing our OPINION about something. But the first and second graders also know how important it is to build our

WRITING STAMINA during our

Writer's Workshop time.

This video is a great example of what one would expect to see during our independent writing time.

March Newsletter

Short week this week - Spring Break begins for students on Thursday, April 2nd. Students are on spring break April 2-April 12th. We will see all students back here on Monday, April 13th, 2015.
Report cards will come home with students on Wednesday, April 1.
There is NO PASS program on Tuesday, March 31 and Wednesday, April 1 due to the short week. PASS will resume on Tuesday, April 14, 2015.
All Racing to Read forms are due to your child's teacher by WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1st.
The deadline for Intra-District transfer forms is Wednesday, April 1, 2015 by 4:00pm when the main office closes. Late forms will not be accepted.
The District is offering 4K Parent Outreach programs - Effective Strategies for Reading to Your child. Childcare is available. You must RSVP to Terri Meehan to reserve a spot at 414-604-3014.
- April 15, 6:00pm at Parkway 4K Center - 2930 S. Root River Parkway
- May 13, 6:00pm at Franklin Elementary School Library - 2060 S. 86th Street
Save the Date!
- Monday, April 20 - Family Game Night @ Longfellow- 6:00-7:30pm (RSVP form to PTA)
- Thursday, April 23 - Team Wisdom Spring Sing and Talent Show - 2:00pm
- Thursday, April 30 - 4th quarter parent/teacher conferences - look for sign up forms to come home on April 17th
- Monday, May 4 - Family Fitness Night @ Longfellow - 6:00-7:30pm (look for RSVP form to come home soon)
Keep up with all the great things going on at Longfellow at the Rec Center.
- District website: www.wawm.k12.wi.us
  - Click on the District Facebook and Twitter in the upper left corner
  - Click on "Our Schools" to get to Longfellow Elementary and the Recreation 4K Center
  - School District newsletter - available under "District News" and sent home with each student
  - Make sure to check out the school calendar and Channel 13

Have a terrific Spring Break!

March Newsletter

Thanks!!

-Family Literacy Night was a big success. Thank you to all the teachers, parents, students, and volunteers for helping out!

- The PTA had a great bake sale, organized the Scholastic Book Fair, and provided the busy teachers with dinner for Literacy Night. Much appreciated.

- Mrs. Anderson and the FIRST STAGE children's theatre planned and organized a great production for us. What a special performance!

Reminders

-Next week we only have 3 days of school. Spring Break starts Thursday April 2 - Sunday April 12.

See students back on school Monday April 13, 2015.

- Repost Cards go home next week.

- Students with 80% or higher positive DOJO points will participate in a whole school March incentive of movie and popcorn next week!! Things are looking good for most students!

What's new in Room 200?

We have just finished our inquiry unit on Magnets! We used technology as a tool to share our new learning. We used Scribble Press app to make books on Magnets. We were lucky enough to read our books to students in Mrs. Cota's class.

(See pictures below) Our next unit will be looking at plants and animal adaptations in various habitats.

An Irish Summary

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Today our literacy target was to read an article about Ireland and summarize the information. We took notes on the article and wrote a short summary in OUR OWN WORDS. There are so many interesting facts about Ireland. While we worked, we enjoyed a typical Ireland snack of Irish soda bread and honey butter.

Mrs. Wandsneider also treated us with

green milk. (just food coloring :-)