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Next Friday, April 22nd will be the last day Mrs. Pesch will be taking students for reading groups.  Throughout the month of May, Mrs. Pesch and Mrs. Seibert will be testing all second graders on their sight words and guided reading levels.

Box Tops

Keep collecting box tops!  Our school still needs a lot more box tops collected in order to reach our school wide goal.

Upcoming Dates

Monday, April 11th- Wear MN Twins Attire or Red, White, and Blue for the Home Opener!
Tuesday, April 12th- 2 Hour Late Start (Wear an Irish Shirt), Trash to Cash Collection Day
Thursday, April 14th- Book Orders Due
Friday, April 15th- Wear Blue for Autism Awareness Month
Wednesday, June 1st- Field Trip to the Como Zoo

Spelling Words

Week Of:

April 11-15

1. ease

2. easy

3. squeak

4. squeaky

5. need

6. needy

7. gloom

8. gloomy

9. snoop

10.  snoopy

11.  goof

12.  goofy

13.  jerk

14.  jerky

15.  thirst

16.  thirsty

17.  worm

18.  wormy

Guided Reading

Your child is becoming a very fluent reader.  Please continue to spend time reading with your child his/her guided reading book that is sent home with your child every night.  If you are unsure of what your child needs to read each night, please refer to your child's yellow reading sheet that is in his/her book bag.  Your child has made some big gains in guided reading and we want him/her to continue to advance and take their reading to an even higher level.

Writing

Your child continues to work on his/her Persuasive Writing skills.  With Persuasive Letter Writing our class talked about how these types of letters often have a specific audience in mind, often these types of letters use strong or powerful words, and within this type of letter strong arguments are presented.

Mr. Ronnenberg's Blog

Jump for Heart and Springtime P.E

First of all, I need to apologize for the lack of blog entries over the last two months.  To get things back on track, I would like to the recap our Jump for Heart event that took place throughout the month of February.

Jump Rope for Heart was a massive success for the second year in a row!!

Jump for Heart is a great service learning project for students because of the message it contains.  By jumping rope and learning about the heart, several students took it upon themselves to collect donations for an incredible cause--the American Heart Association.  The American Heart Association uses Jump for Heart to spread the word about heart disease and how it can be prevented.  This February the students of Maple Lake Elementary raised over $4,000 dollars helping the AHA and their fight against heart disease!!  Thanks to all the students involved, you truly make a difference.

Springtime in P.E

Spring brings on some needed sunshine, green grass, and MUD...  Please remember to wear your gym shoes in the gym to limit the amount of dirt on the gym floor. 

It also means we start thinking about physical fitness testing.  In P.E we test students in five different areas--pull-ups, sit-ups, shuttle run, v-sit, and the mile or half mile run.  As we begin these tests I like to take time to discuss physical fitness and its importance.  According the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, being physically active can increase academic achievement, reduce the risk for cardiovascular disease and obesity, and help improve academic behavior.  Although we track the results of these tests, I am constantly reminding students that the results are not defining us as people.  The effort we give throughout the test is what is really important.  I am so much less interested in the outcome of each test than I am in the process of how we got there.  Do you best, bring your positive attitude, and treat others the way that you like to be treated and tests will take care of themselves. 

Have a great spring!!