Newsletter
Mr. Swatzell's Class
Upcoming events:
Wednesday: Papa Johns Pizza night
Thursday: Discovery Center Program
Friday: Friendship party 1:30-2:30, Grade cards go home, Early Release
This Week in Class
Writing: Complete a final draft of our informative papers.
Math: Chapter 10 Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
Science: Continue our unit on the solar system focusing on the Sun and Planets.
Attendance
Friendship Parties
Friendship Parties are this Friday. Here are the times for each grade level.
K-1 Parties: 12-1
2-3 Parties: 1-2
4-5 Parties: 1:30-2:30
Fifth-Grade Students are Invited to Enter a Poster Contest About Tap Water!
Drinking Water Week, May 1-7, 2016, is an opportunity to recognize the vital role water plays in our daily lives and is celebrated each year during the first full week of May. To celebrate, the Department of Natural Resources is holding a poster contest for Missouri fifth-grade students!
Deadline: Entries should be postmarked by March 16, 2016.
Size: No larger than 11 x 17 inches.
Media: Artists may use any color or media (crayons, marker, pencil, etc.) to create their posters.
Information to include: Student name, teacher name, school name, address and phone number.
Where to send entries: Susan Bloomer, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Public Drinking Water Branch, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, Mo 65102-0176.
Prize: $300 for first, $200 for second, $100 for third.
Entries will be judged on three criteria: how original the entry is, how well the concept is executed and how well the poster relates to public water supplies. The poster should show how tap water is essential to our daily lives!
For more information, visit http://www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/drinkingwaterweek/index.html
Word list for this week:
erupt
rupture
abrupt
disrupt
corrupt
bankrupt
interruption
subtract
contract
distract
attraction
extract
tractor
remote
promotion
demote
promote
emotion
motivate
motor
Contact Information
Email: tyler.swatzell@republicschools.org
Phone: (417) 732-3670
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SweenyElementarySchool