Welcome back! I hope that everyone had a wonderful spring break. I am grateful that we are back to school and in-person!
-Please take a few moments to complete this 13 question survey at the following link. This information is important to us as we plan for your child's learning. We appreciate your participation! https://forms.gle/MR2GxUn8EwX376gZ6
-While the state of Michigan did request a waiver for standardized testing from the US Department of Education, this request was denied and we are required to move ahead with MSTEP testing. Our testing begins this week for 5th grade:
April 13th: Mrs. Hanna and Mrs. Bowman’s classes: ELA test
April 14th: Mrs. Schropp and Mrs. Montague’s classes: ELA test
April 15th: Mr. Vanderhoof’s class: ELA test; Mrs. Hanna and Mrs. Bowman’s classes: Math test
April 19th: Mrs. Hanna’s class: Social Studies test; Mrs. Montague, Mrs. Schropp, and Mr. Vanderhoof’s classes: Math test
April 20th: Mrs. Bowman: Social Studies test
April 21st: Mrs. Schropp, Mrs. Montague, and Mr. Vanderhoof’s classes: Social Studies test; Mrs. Hanna: Science test
April 23rd: Mrs. Schropp, Mrs. Bowman, Mrs. Montague, and Mr. Vanderhoof’s classes: Science test
3rd and 4th graders will take the ELA and Math tests and their testing window will open on April 26th. Please look for more information next week regarding their testing schedule.
-Due to COVID restrictions all of our drinking fountains in the school are shut off. Please send a water bottle to school with your child each day. We also welcome donations of disposable cups to be kept in classrooms for kids to use if they do not have a water bottle.
-Teacher request forms are available in the Daisy Brook lobby. Forms need to be completed and returned to school no later than Friday, April 30th. Just a reminder that the form is two sided and needs to be completed in its entirety to be considered.
CELEBRATIONS
-We really enjoyed our Daisy Brook Reads shared book: Almost Hero! for March is Reading Month! We had a virtual assembly with Jerry DeCaire, a Marvel Comics Illustrator and were able to wrap our celebration up with popcorn and a movie in our classrooms!
-We have had 80 students who have completed a half-marathon this year! Students keep a card to tally their marathon laps and turn these in to Mrs. Gardenour when they finish. Wonderful work everyone!
Thank you for sharing your children with us!
Mrs. Clemence
