Mrs.

Meritz
Classroom Newsletter
April 12th – 16th, 2021

Name ________________________________ # _____

Important Dates
Classroom News
4/19-23 Kindergarten
Roundup for incoming K Hello, Minion Families!

4/19 – DRA (Reading Level)
Assessments begin
4/28 Fire Drill scheduled
5/3 – 5/7 STAR Reading and
Math Testing
5/14 – DRA Test ends
5/19 – Fire Drill scheduled
Our Minions are hard at work and soaring to new levels in
our guided reading groups! I cannot even begin to explain
to you just how proud I am of them! Students are able to
take AR (Accelerated Reader) tests on the books from our
small group lessons, as well as the stories we read each
week in our Engaging Readers unit. As of today, I want to
congratulate these students for being “on track” for both
accuracy (80% or higher) and point goal (individually set):
Riley, McKenzie, Jason, Ana,
Alicia, Landon, Charlee

Please continue to encourage your child reading each night

at home and writing their book on their green reading log.
Specials You can look up the
book title’s AR quiz # at
M – PE www.arbookfind.com and just write
Tu - Music the quiz # on the log. This allows your
child to look up and take the quiz
W - STEM faster.  We still have 8 weeks to
Th - Media reach those goals!  Thank you for
F – Art your continued support at home too!

Mrs. Jessie Meritz jessie.meritz@yourcharlotteschools.net

Meadow Park Elementary School (941)255-7470 ext. 2158

 Spelling Pattern: What We’re Learning This Week
/ew/, /oo/ & /oo/ Reading: This week we will be reading Piggie Pie. Students will
1.drew use these reading strategies this week: infer, retell, visualize,
connection,, & opinion.
2.flew Vocabulary: lumbered (to move in a slow, awkward way) &
3.crew cackled (to laugh in a sharp manner)
Grammar: Compound Words
4.news
5.screw Math: Students will add and subtract using fact families.
6.grew
Science: Students will review all science from year
7.blew
8.moon Social Studies: Students will be able to give examples of
differences among buyers, sellers, and producers, and between
9.boots goods and services. They can
10.hoop also explain ways that money can be used
11.book in exchange for goods and services.
12.look
13.wood
14.mood
15.food Homework: Due Friday, 4/16
•Math: Happy Spring – 1st grade Review
•Spelling Tic-Tac-Toe
• Students complete 3 spelling activities in tic-
Dolch Words tac-toe form. Please complete work on
notebook paper provided and have parents
initial the activity that was completed and
Review of Dolch checked by them.
Primer Words
**Students can also practice on Freckle Reading
(ABCs) and/or Math (123s). To log in, go to
www.Launchpad.com/classlink and click on the
Renaissance (“Green R”)
They can also have stories read to
them on myOn, which is also
accessed through Renaissance.