Mrs. O'Rourke's Panther Press
For the week of April 9th
WELCOME BACK!
I am hopeful everyone had a fun and restful Spring Break!
Field Trip to Skateland 4/13
We are looking forward to our Team Field Trip to SKATELAND this Friday, April 13th. On that day, your child will need to bring a disposable sack lunch for the day.
Books & Cookies
As students start to meet their reading goals, they will be invited to a special Books & Cookies luncheon. A permission slip will be coming home in Tuesday folders to allow for your student to have Oreo or Famous Amos cookies as part of our celebrations!
Local Humanitarianism Opportunity!
Keep Fishers Beautiful!
Keep Fishers Beautiful is our city's initiative to bring together residents and organizations to promote the beauty of our city. Volunteers for Saturday, April 14th, are welcome to participate, and can receive tree seedlings in honor of Arbor Day. Find more details at the link below.
THE IMPORTANCE OF INDEPENDENT READING
Your child should have read about 19-21 books by the end of March. Please check in with him or her.
Independent reading of self-selected text is, statistically, the most effective way for a person's reading abilities to grow and vocabulary to increase. Students have a 25 book reading requirement for the year. By now, they should have completed about 18-20 books, ideally. Please check in with your child to ensure that he/she is reading at home at least 15-20 minutes a day from a book that he/she enjoys. If kids are in a "reading rut" and can't find a book they like, they know that they can come see me for suggestions. I always have plenty of suggestions, and our classroom library is pretty extensive!! I know the students have other obligations, but establishing a reading routine at home will help your child in oh so many ways!! Happy reading!
Year-Long Humanitarian Projects
Detailed information can be found on Canvas in the Humanitarian Projects Module, but here are the basics:
• This year students will have the opportunity to show 3 different humanitarian acts within the community.
• Each project will be documented with a picture of the student performing the act/event and a short paragraph. These will be displayed all year to celebrate our acts of good will.
• Between Mrs. O'Rourke's and Ms. Hill’s class, it is our goal to perform 300 acts within our community.
Upcoming Assessments and Project Due Dates
This section will contain upcoming assessments so that parents can help students stay on top of their studying.
Next Few Weeks:
Poetry Unit and Medieval Times - Ongoing
Tuesday, April 17th - ISTEP PART II begins
Wednesday, April 25th- Vocabulary Test
Mrs. O'Rourke
Email: aorourke@hse.k12.in.us
Location: 12278 N. Cyntheanne Rd., Fishers, IN 46037
Phone: 317-594-4120
Twitter: @MrsORourkeHIJH