RYBERG & TEMPLETON NEWSLETTER
Week of March 25th - 28th
What are we learning this week?🍎
Reading: STAAR Prep
Writing: STAAR Prep, Continue practicing writing and scoring ECRs
Spelling: Suffix spelling pattern -ive, -logy, -ant, -ery
Social Studies: The Civil War and Reconstruction (Struggles over Slavery, The War Begins, Life During the Civil War, The War Ends, Reconstruction)
Math: Data Analysis
Science: Living and Nonliving Components
Engineering: Inventors and inventions
Events Happening This Week 📆
Monday 3/25 - GT Field Trip
Tuesday 3/26 - Math Unit Test
Thursday 3/28 - Spring Pictures
Thursday 3/28 - Spelling Test
Thursday 3/28 - Growth and Development Presentation
Friday 3/29 - No School, Good Friday
Spring Pictures📸
Spring pictures are this Thursday 3/28. These will be individual photos as well as our class photos. Bring your best smile 😁
School Year Photos📷
Here is the link to a google folder with pictures taken throughout the year. Ms. Templeton and I will continue to update the folder.
Grades in Skyward📓
When checking grades in skyward, please pay attention to any grades marked missing and 50%. Missing assignments will go in the gradebook at a 50% until they are turned in. If they are not turned in, they will remain a 50%. Students are reminded regularly that any unfinished assignments are to be done as homework. If students do not have their work finished during class time, it is their responsibility to find the time to get it completed.
Yearbooks📘
Yearbooks are on sale for the 23-24 school year! If you would like to buy one, order sooner rather than later, as we have run out every year. Here is the link to purchase. The last day to purchase a yearbook is April 30th.
Important Dates to Remember 📆
Monday, March 25th - GT Field Trip
Thursday, March 28th - Spelling Test, Spring Pictures, Growth and Development Presentation
Friday, March 29th - No School
Monday, April 1st - No School
Wednesday, April 3rd - Math STAAR Interim
Thursday, April 4th - LISDOLA Field Trip, Mav Meet-Up College Day
Friday, April 5th - LISDOLA Field Trip
Monday, April 8th - Solar Eclipse Viewing
Monday, April 8th - Friday, April 12th - Multicultural Week (see dress up days below)
Thursday, April 11th - Multicultural Night 5:30 - 7 pm
Tuesday, April 16th - Reading STAAR
Multicultural Week Spirit Days!🌎
Monday 4/8 - Pajama Day! Get Cozy with Multicultural Read Alouds!
Tuesday 4/9 - Olympic Day: Bringing Countries Together Since 1896!
PK/K- Wear Blue
1st/2nd - Wear Yellow
3rd Grade - Wear Black
4th Grade - Wear Green
5th Grade - Wear Red
Wednesday 4/10 - Wear an outfit that represents your culture for our parade!
Thursday 4/11 - Wear your country's flag or colors of the flag!
Friday 4/8 - Celebrate Love Day! Wear white, hearts, or LOVE!
Total Solar Eclipse🌒
Students in grades 3-5 will have the opportunity to go outside to view the eclipse in the early afternoon on April 8. The Perot Museum has generously donated protective eyewear for each student to wear, and our campus staff will monitor students to ensure the eyewear is on correctly before inviting students outside. The eyewear provided from the Perot Museum is thousands of times darker than standard sunglasses to protect students from the concentrated solar rays. To learn more about safety considerations associated with the eclipse, including skin protection, click on the link below.
https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/safety/
School Clubs🎥🎤
Chess Club: Mondays and Fridays 7:15 - 7:45 am
Media Team: Monday - Friday 7:15 - 7:45 am
Choir: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 7:15 - 7:45 am
Students of the Week in Ms. Ryberg's Class! ⭐
Pictures coming soon!
March Mavericks of the Month💙💛
What should my child be doing at home?🏠
- Read at least 20 minutes a day
- Practice spelling words for the week.
- Practice math facts (multiplication and division).
- Review science vocabulary.
- Assignments not completed during the school day will be assigned as homework on an as-needed basis. Please check your child's planner each night to look for highlighted assignments!
Lunch Time🍔🍕
If you would like to bring your child lunch or eat with your child, our lunch time is 12 - 12:30 pm every day. You do not need to be volly approved to dine with your student, but please bring your ID!
Peanut-Free Classrooms🥜
Please remember not to bring snacks or lunch items that contain peanuts and/or tree nuts. This includes Nutella!! We have about five students between the fifth grade classes who have severe peanut or tree nut allergies. We want to do our absolute best to keep everyone safe! Your cooperation with this is greatly appreciated!
iPad Reminders📱
It is the expectation that students bring their iPad to school fully charged each day. We will use the iPads on a daily basis in class, so it will be important for your child to bring their charged device daily. If their iPad is dead or close to dying, please send them with their chargers, as we are not given a class supply for students to use
Attendance✅
Just a reminder that if your child is going to be absent, please be sure to notify the 5th grade teachers AND the attendance clerk (memorialattendance@lisd.net) so that we are aware. When your child returns, it is their responsibility to check with the teachers for any work they need to make up.
Volunteers🤝
Volunteers, which is anyone who is interacting with students, must complete a criminal background check. This can be completed on the LISD VOLY website (lewisvilleisd.VOLY.org). This may take a minimum of 2 weeks to process. Volunteers need to reapply each year. When in doubt, volunteers may check with the office or reapply. The system will alert the volunteer when their background check is complete. Volunteers may contact the secretary to determine if they have been cleared.
Spirit Day Dress Ups🤠🦸♂️
April 4th: College Day
May 9th: Superhero Day
Contact Us📱
Ms.Ryberg: rybergl@lisd.net
Ms.Templeton: templetonel@lisd.net