Dear Families,

This week kicks off a busy assessment week for elementary. Our 3rd-5th graders will start KSA testing & K-2nd graders will take their MAP assessments. Please be sure to check in with your child's teacher if you have questions about which days they are testing. Family MAP Reports will be sent home by the last week of school.

We know that everyone is counting down to summer break at this point. Please take some time to make a family plan to help offset the "summer slide." Here are a few simple & fun ways that you can keep your child engaged throughout the summer:

1. Participate in the Louisville Free Public Library's Summer Reading Program. Read each day for 15-20 minutes.

2. Record your summer fun in a family (or individual) writing journal.

3. Take lots of screen-free breaks and enjoy a new hobby.

4. Complete the Lexia Bingo Sheets below & return them to me at next year's Meet & Greet to earn PBIS points for August.

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5. Your child's Lexia account will be accessible this summer. Students can log on through their JCPS accounts. Please remember that the "just right" time for Lexia is 15-20 minutes a day, 3-4 days a week.

Please reach out with any questions!

Kind Regards,

Lisa

Review Creativity as a family! Creativity is using your imagination to create something new or solve a problem. This challenge is about creating something new together! Find a large cardboard box and unleash your Creativity as you work together to create something totally new. What can the box become? Perhaps it will be a spaceship, an ice cream shop, a fairy castle, or a race car. Use any craft supplies or scraps on hand, along with your imagination, to turn an ordinary box into a new creation!

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We are in the final days of Kindergarten - can you believe it?!? During May, we will be wrapping up our unit on enjoying trees in reading. We are working on reading CVCe words (silent e words) during our skills block. In math, we are in the final unit, which is a review of the year, gearing us up for the End of Course assessment. We are also finishing up our unit on plants and animals in science.  And, of course, we are so excited for the promotion ceremony at 9:00 on Thursday, May 21, 2026.

Thank you for entrusting us with your kiddos this year, and we hope you have a great summer! Stop by and see us when you get to first grade!

Jenna & Cheri

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As we are winding down for the end of the year students are excitedly completing the activities each day for the ABC countdown!  We are also looking forward to our last field trip of the year to the Parklands on May 21st. 

Here is what we will be working on for the last month of school:

Math:  In our last math units of the year we will continue to use place value understanding and properties of operations to add within 100.  Students will also measure length and count up to 120 length units.  Additionally, students will reason with shapes and their attributes, partition shapes into equal pieces, and tell time to the hour and half hour.  

ELA: In our last EL units students will explore comparing and contrasting the experiences and characters in stories.  Students will also create opinion pieces where they will be exploring how to state claims and provide supporting details.  

Eriauna & Lauren

Dear 2nd Grade Families,

We will be learning about the challenges facing bats and butterflies in Unit 2 of Module 4. Students will participate in a discussion of the unit's guiding questions: "What dangers do pollinators face?" and "Why should people protect pollinators?"  

SuperStars are excited to share the readers' theater folktales (from Module 4, Unit 1) they have been working on in class with you. We will be performing them in the library reference room on Friday, May 8.

Ms. Susan’s Class -8:30-9:30 AM    Ms. Mayra’s Class 9:30-10:30

Ms. Mayra & Ms. Susan

Wednesday, May 13: Louisville Bats Game

• • Departure: 10:10 AM

  • Action Needed: CHANGE IN DUE DATE. Permission slip is due for this field trip on Tuesday, 5/5 (5/9 was previously stated, but we need the final headcount by tomorrow so the Bats organization can process our tickets). Please send in money for both you and your student (if you are a chaperone).

Literacy:  Module 4: Water Around The World | This module focuses on the importance of clean freshwater around the world.  In Unit 2, students continue their study of the three issues related to water, this time reading different texts about each issue and comparing the authors' points of view with their own.  In Unit 3, students plan and create a video public service announcement to educate people about their chosen water issue and to encourage them to take action with specific recommendations to solve the problem. 

Math: Unit 7: Two-dimensional Shapes and Perimeter | In this unit, students reason about attributes of two-dimensional shapes and learn about perimeter.  Students learn to describe, compare, and sort two-dimensional shapes in earlier grades. In this unit, students continue to develop increasingly precise language to describe and categorize shapes. Students learn to classify broader categories of shapes (quadrilaterals and triangles) into more specific subcategories based on their attributes.

Andrew and Samantha

Fourth graders will finish off the year creating a Public Service Announcement for a cause that is important to them. In Math, we will enrich our learning by completing design projects to review fourth-grade content. In Science, we will complete our unit on Energy & Electromagnetism, focusing on how energy relates to motion and how it can be used to solve a problem. 

 Wednesday, May 13: Louisville Bats Game

• • Departure: 10:10 AM

  • Action Needed: CHANGE IN DUE DATE. Permission slip is due for this field trip on Tuesday, 5/5 (5/9 was previously stated, but we need the final headcount by tomorrow so the Bats organization can process our tickets). Please send in money for both you and your student (if you are a chaperone).

Christie & Jamie

As we head into the final stretch of the school year, we have a calendar packed with celebrations and field trips! Please take a moment to review these upcoming dates and deadlines to ensure your student is ready for all the fun.

5th Grade Promotion Details: 

Our 5th-grade promotion ceremony is scheduled for Friday, May 22, at 8:30 AM.

Important Note: Breakfast will not be served this year. However, families are welcome to check their students out immediately following the ceremony to begin their summer break early!

Don't forget to check the Testing Calendar located at the top of this newsletter for specific exam dates and times. Let's finish this year strong!

Upcoming Field Trips & Deadlines

We have several exciting trips coming up. Please note the specific deadlines for permission slips and payments:

Wednesday, May 13: Louisville Bats Game

• • Departure: 10:10 AM

  • Action Needed: CHANGE IN DUE DATE. Permission slip is due for this field trip on Tuesday, 5/5 (5/9 was previously stated, but we need the final headcount by tomorrow so the Bats organization can process our tickets). Please send in money for both you and your student (if you are a chaperone).

Friday, May 15: Waterfront Park & Ehrler’s Field Trip

• • Departure: 9:00 AM

  • Deadline: Permission slips and money must be turned in by Tuesday, May 12.

  • Please make sure to send in the money for both you and your student (if you are a chaperone).

Wednesday, May 20: Playport Field Trip

• • Departure: 9:00 AM

  • Deadline: Permission slips and money must be turned in by Monday, May 18.

  • Note: It may be hot! Please ensure your student has sunscreen and plenty of hydration.