Suncrest Elementary School
Nurse News
Attention 5th Grade Parents:
We are having an immunization clinic here at Suncrest on May 10. The Clinton County Health Department has partnered with CSF to help assist in making sure our students are up to date on all required vaccines. Any fifth graders that are due for the required immunizations for middle school will receive a packet this week. If you would like your child to receive the required immunizations, please fill out both pages of the packet, including your insurance information on the second page and return it to Nurse Cassie by May 5th. Not all 5th graders are due quite yet, if your child does not receive a packet, it just means that they will need to get their vaccines over the summer. If you have any questions once you receive the packet, please call me at 765-659-6265 or email me at krehelyc@frankfort.k12.in.us.
Kindergarten News
1st Grade News
- First graders are working on breaking various shapes into halves, fourths and wholes! You can ask them if they think they can break various shapes into equal parts that you find around the house.
- Students have been hard at work on researching their animals in class! Be sure to ask them what they have learned about their animal and see what they can share with you!
- With the end of the year fast approaching, please check with your student to make sure they have working headphones for when we take our NWEA tests. If they are in need of a pair of headphones, we have some available in the office for $3.
2nd Grade News
2nd grade has been working very hard to end this school year strong!
We went on our 2nd field trip of the year to Clowes Hall and watched a Junie B. Jones play on stage. It was such a fun experience!
Writing - We’ve been working on a poetry unit. We have written a variety of poems including acrostics, cinquains, limericks and Who am I? poems. We put all of our favorite ones into our very own Poetry Book and shared them with our friends.
Reading - We have been reading nonfiction texts. We have focused on learning about how authors use text features to help organize their writing and make it easier for us to understand what we read.
Math - We have been working on learning more about the attributes of two dimensional and three dimensional shapes. We have also learned more about fractions and how to use fractions to describe equal parts.
Over the next couple of weeks, we will be taking the NWEA test and doing other benchmark assessments to end the year. We are really looking forward to celebrating all of the academic growth our students have made this year!! 😀
4th Grade News
“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” A. A. Milne
This is the month where both students and teachers know we’re winding down as classroom families. Fourth grade has been a blast, and it will continue to be great for another 23 days!
We’re working hard preparing for the Famous Hoosier Wax Museum. The parent night for this is on Monday, May 15. If your child is unable to attend that evening, that is OK. We’d love to see everyone at Suncrest for this event, but we know that isn’t always possible with schedules. Students will still be presenting their information in our day time museum to 2nd and 3rd graders. As students begin preparing for their speeches, be sure to have them practicing at home! Yes, many are nervous about this each year, but they always end up doing an incredible job! We can’t wait to see our Famous Hoosier Eagles soar!
Math: Protractor, right angles, isosceles triangles, trapezoids–these are just a few of the words we will hear while we continue focusing on geometry. Students will explore the properties of different shapes, including symmetry, parallel and perpendicular lines, and angles, and apply their understanding as they sort shapes based on these properties. And as always, we practice what we’ve learned throughout the year.
Science: We’re so fortunate to have another field trip this month! Going to the Camp Cullom for the Farm Education Conservation Camp presentations from the Clinton County Soil & Conservation District is always a favorite of both students and teachers.There are many well organized, sciended based, hands-on learning experiences in an outdoor setting! Fingers crossed for beautiful weather that day–it’s a rain or shine event!
ML News
I can’t believe April is over! We’ve been working so hard this year and it’s sad that our year is almost over! As you know, all of our multilingual students have to take a language test every January. This is a test your child will have to take every single year (kindergarten through 12th grade) until they score a 5 or a 6. When they score a 5 or a 6, it means that they are fluent in English!
Our test scores are HERE!!! We are having a parent night to go over those scores with you! It will be from 3:15-5:00 on Wednesday, May 3rd. This will be an open house format and you can come in any time between those times. We’ll meet in the cafe to go over your child’s scores. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT that you plan to come to this meeting–you need to know how your child is doing. Also, you’ll want to celebrate if they scored a Level 5 or Level 6.
All students who bring their parents to our parent night will get a bag of cookies, along with TWO GOLDEN TICKETS!!! Please mark your calendars and plan to come! Be looking for the letter to come home and we will see you in the cafe.
Just let us know if you have any questions!!
~Mrs. Fresch
