Thank You for a great year!

It's hard to believe that our year together is over! You are an amazing set of families and I have really enjoyed this year!  Thanks to each of you for doing your part in making this year special.

You will receive your child's report card tomorrow.  You will also find a number of assessments.  Some of the assessments are from as far back as August!  Some of the assessments that are done verbally (about 1/2) are not sent home.   If you have any questions about your child's report card or progress please ask!  I check email weekly over the summer.  Unless I'm travelling, I'll be around to answer questions!

I hope to see you around Oak Park this summer and at Irving for the next 5 years!  (Trust me...those next five years happen in the blink of an eye!!)

Thanks again for a great year!  Please keep in touch.

Our Kindergarten Countdown continues to be tons of fun.  Rain kept us from planting our vegetables, but we have that rescheduled for Monday.
Water day was also great!  We enjoyed reviewing sink and float, watching water travel and experimenting with water droplets on a penny!  Finally, we painted our under the sea drawings that go with our last writing project of the year.  They turned out great!

You must have noticed that as we finish things, projects are going home, workbooks are going home and well...everything is headed home!  If a workbook comes home unfinished, please feel free to work on it at home.  Many things in the workbook were covered in the classroom in other ways.

I hope you will join your new Irving friends at Barrie Park on Friday afternoon from 5-7pm.  Pizza and soda will be sold.  It is a great way to celebrate the end of the school year and the weather will be perfect.  See you there!

On Tuesday, plan on getting to school around 2:00.  The whole school will be on the playground for a few end of school year announcements and the annual teacher dance!  It is a great sendoff!  The students will then return to their classrooms to get report cards and backpacks.  Official dismissal will be at 3:00 from our regular doors.  The polar vortex may have shortened our summer, but I am grateful for every day I got with your children!!


Please read about a great summer math program!
Ten Marks is a web-based summer math program.  It's a free way for students to stay on top of their math skills.  Irving School as a whole school subscription, and below is the code needed if you decide to sign up for Ten Marks.  I highly encourage you to sign your child up, they recommend 20 minutes a day for 3-4 days a week.  Be sure to look for a flyer to come home in the upcoming days.

Ten Marks: Summer Math link

IRVING SCHOOL CODE:  For use by ALL

1. Summer Access Code: S14IES9943
   
2. Starting April 15, 2014, parents can sign up at http://summer.tenmarks.comusing the Summer Access Code.