Week of March 3rd through 7th

Hello! I hope you stayed warm over the weekend! Spring is upon us, right?!? From here on out there will be a lot going on at East Side. Testing is upon us. Please read the following note from the office of Mrs. Anderson regarding our upcoming PAWS testing. (This note was sent home with your child on Friday, Feb. 28th.)

Dear Families,

I want to let you know that the PAWS (Performance Assessment for Wyoming Students) window for testing is from March 3rd through March 28th this year.

This is a very important test for both student and East Side. As a school we look at school wide results and develop action plans to improve instruction and curriculum. At a student level we use the data to develop Individual Learning Plans for those students who may need extra help. It is very important for your student to do their very best work.

Please be mindful of the testing dates and make sure your student is at school. We also recommend that students get plenty of rest during the testing period and have a good breakfast.

If you have any questions please contact your student's teacher or the office. We will be glad to assist you in any way possible.

Sincerely,

Linda Anderson
Principal

For my class, testing dates will be on the following days: 

• March 11th, 12th, 13th from 8:30-10: Reading parts 1, 2, 3
• March 18th, 19th, 20th from 8:30-10: Math parts 1, 2, 3

Once again, it is VERY IMPORTANT that your child is at school on these days--as any missed PAWS testing must be made up. 

Please see below for other important information regarding the week ahead.

• Due to staff development, there will be NO SCHOOL on Friday, March 7th. 

• P.E. fitness calendars and Book-It reading calendars are due at school on Tuesday, March 4th.

• A new book order will be going home on Monday. This book order has a coupon attached to it that will allow you to receive one free book (up to $5 in price) with the purchase of $10 in books. These book orders will be due on Friday, March 14th. 

• It's time to think green!! St. Patrick's Day is quickly approaching. All third graders are required to design/create a leprechaun trap. Tips and ideas for how to create this leprechaun trap will be sent home on Monday. (It will be a green sheet.) This leprechaun trap will be due on Monday, March 17th. On that day students will have the opportunity to show their traps to fellow classmates as well as East Side students! 

• Please see this week's spelling words below. We will be discussing the suffixes '-er', '-ly', and '-ful'. Please keep in mind that due to no school on Friday the spelling test will be on Thursday and contracts will also be due on Thursday. 
• singer
• loudly
• joyful
• teacher
• fighter
• closely
• powerful
• farmer
• quickly
• careful
• friendly
• speaker
• wonderful
• truly
• hopeful
• safely
• listener
• calmly
• Extra spelling words:
• sincere
• managed
• loaded
• loveliest
• terror
• conversations
• inspired
• reunion
• currently
• pleasure

If you have any questions about any of the information above please don't hesitate to contact me at school. Have a great week!

Mrs. Martinez