Hello Explorer Families! 

I sure feel appreciated!  THANK YOU for the lovely cards, generous gifts, yummy lunches, and sweet treats!  It is a joy and privilege to teach at Traut Core Knowledge School!! 

We've enjoyed a wonderful week full of learning and exploring!  Our young entomologists have been researching their selected insect.  Next week, they will plan and create a layout for our class magazine, Insect World! This unit will culminate with a fantastic field trip led by Natural Area Specialists on May 20.  We are watching the weather forecast closely...

SUMMER Stick With Reading!  Each summer, I reserve on morning each month at Old Town's Firehouse Bookstore.  It's a time to enjoy sharing the books that we're reading, reconnect with friends, meet a local author/illustrator, and (hopefully!) encourage more reading during the summer.  Dates are TBD. 

Assessment results will be sent home with the report card at the end of the year.   Advanced Learning Plans (aka Gifted & Talented) are based on a a "Body of Evidence" including the Reading and Math MAP (Measure of Academic Progrss), the DIBELS (Dynamic Indicator of  Basic Early Literacy), the CogAT (Cogotive Abilities Test), classroom performance, and teacher evaluation. Those results are released in the beginning of 3rd grade. Please contact me with any questions. 

Keep exploring!

Mr. Langford