Tucson Botanical Gardens Field Trip

I am planning our first field trip of the year to the Tucson Botanical Gardens on April 23rd. We would be leaving in the morning and returning mid afternoon before school lets out for the day. The cost for each student is $3.00 dollars which I need to collect ASAP. I also will be needing some parent volunteers to go along with me and help supervise our class throughout the exhibits. The cost for adults is $7.00 dollars. If you can volunteer please see Ms. Irma at the front desk to fill out the paperwork and be fingerprinted for volunteering. She does this on Monday's and Thursday's. I would also like to take sack lunches to cut down on extra trips and issues. We could eat lunch at the gardens. If you have questions please contact me at my email address jparker@lpatucson.org.

LPA Golf Tournament

On March 20th La Paloma Academy will be sponsoring a golf tournament at Forty-Niner Country Club. If you are interested in putting in a team there is still time. The cost is 380.00 for a team of four. Last year I played and had a great time. There will also be give aways and free lunch as part of your team fee. Register soon because time is running out.

This is just a friendly reminder that reports cards will go out on Thursday as students leave for break. If you have any questions or would like to schedule a conference for the fourth quarter please send me an email at jparker@lpatucson.org and I will do my best to make any necessary arrangements to meet with you. We have already begun grades for the fourth quarter so know is the time to address any issues. Thank you.

As you probably already know Spring Break is approaching fast. It begins this Thursday afternoon and ends Monday March 15th. School will be closed on these days and we will return bright and early Tuesday morning next week. I hope you enjoy your break and have fun with your families.

NO QUIZ THIS WEEK IN WORDSTUDY

THIS WEEK IS A SHORT WEEK SO I WILL BE REVIEWING SOME OF THE WORDS FROM PREVIOUS WEEEKS. THERE WILL BE NO QUIZ THIS WEEK SINCE WE ARE OUT FOR RODEO BREAK THIS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WE WILL HOWEVER, BE WORKING WITH PREVIOUS WEEKS WORDS UTILIZING VARIOUS REVIEW ACTIVITIES DURING OUR WORDSTUDY TIME.

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Multiplication Quizes

I will be giving multiplication fact quizes every Friday during our math time to help reinforce memorization of the multiplacation facts. Tomorrows quiz will be on the seven's facts. Useing flash cards works, well for practice as well as having them write them out on index cards. Each week will be a different set so feel free if they have mastered the currents weeks facts, to move on to a harder set. Thank you.

Supplies Needed

I hate to ask for this but I am in desperate need of a few supplies. I need crayons, scissors, rulers, and glue. I began this year with 20 of each item listed and to this day I have only a few loose colors and my personal pair of scissors. I do many art type activities as well as interactive lessons that require these items and not every student has each item. It is difficult to do group activities when everyone does not have the items needed to participate. I would really appreciate your help. Thank You in advance.

Progress Reports

I have sent out progress reports today with your student. If you do not get one it is because they have not given it to you or I still have it and would like to see you. On the report you will see any missing assingments (MA) or incomplete (INC) work that has been submitted. This cannot be submitted for points at this time. Work that is listed as absent (ABS) may be resubmitted for grading. You will also notice that there is not a Social Studies grade listed. I felt like it was not fair to submit grades to this point since they have not presented their Arizona Projects in class. I will send a grade report next Monday that will include their Social Studies grade at this point including the AZ project grade. If you have questions or need to schedule a conference I can be reached by email at jparker@lpatucson.org or call the school and hae the front desk leave a note in my book with a name and phone number. Please leave a message as to what you are calling about.

Word Study List 22

These are the Word Study words of the week:
1. huge 11. confuse
2. excuse 12. nephew
3. few 13. curfew
4. usual 14. fuel
5. pupil 15. menu
6. cool 16. shoot
7. mood 17. school
8. suit 18. shampoo
9. fruit 19. bruise
10. juice 20. cruise

bonus: Commute, universe, reunion, fireproof, pursuit