Wang Eagle Parent Newsletter April 2014

1. Wang Eagle Parent Newsletter April 2014 Principal – Gayle Feeney Assistant Principal – Greg Passeri 978-937-7683 http://wang.lowell.k12.ma.us Please remember – ALL early release days are at 12:50 PM after lunch. Art on display: Jade Adriana Derosier, Victoria Pearce, Alexis Richardson, and Isabelle Soeun, will have their art work on display at the Zeitgeist Gallery, 167 Market street Lowell, MA. A reception will be held on Saturday, April 5th from 3pm-5pm everyone is welcome to attend. Citizen’s of the Month 5th Grade 230 – Alexia Perin 227 – Luis Raul Raudales 232 - Audriana Dejesus 226 - Koree Benning 231 – Emmanuel Lopez 234 – Bianca CorreaAllied Arts - Sarah Aldulaimy 6th Grade 215 - Kimberly Mai 216 – Sahiana Restrepo 209 - Rena Soar 228 – Xavier Rivera 7th Grade 113 – Jerameel Corporan   129 – Andrew Kotsifas 136 – Anthony Rivera 208 – Emilyann Hoard 8th Grade 206 – Javier Vicente 115 – Lyndsey McMahon 117 – Hector Delbrey  140 – Tyus Pheng TENTATIVE – 8th grade year end events. Washington DC – May 27th thru May 30th Canobie Lake Park – June 10th/Rain - June 12th Yearbook Signing – June 13th Dinner Dance – June 16th Farwell Ceremony – June 17th Please keep in mind that these dates COULD change do to school schedules. Spring has sprung !!! Students should be reminded that they will be going outside for gym and recess now that the good weather has returned and to remember to bring an extra pair of shoes/sneakers as well as a sweatshirt, sweater or light jacket.  Trying to figure out what is available for your child over summer vacation? Come to the City Resource Fair on April 9th at the Rogers School. City Wide Resource Fair. Are you trying to figure out what your child will have a chance to do this summer for activities? Parent Liaisons from each school in Lowell will come together on April 9th at the Rogers school to present a Community Resource Fair. Organizations in the area will have information and sign ups for summer camps and events. Please join us from 6:00 to 8:00. Students are growing their own seedling for fundraising. They will be growing and selling eggplant, tomatoes and pepper plants along with some marigolds and cosmos and a few other flowers. Sell date is around June 11th.  Art designs Selected from students: Cecilia Polak, gr 6, Claudia Xayvethy, gr 6, and Alison Sheehan, gr 5 are to be printed on t/shirts. T/shirts will be on sale for $16 until April 11th.  After the 11th the price will jump to $28.00. Check it out You can choose the design that you want. rightsideshirts.org/collections/anwang ALL of the profits will go back to our schools art programs. March Pride Winners: Damara Reuss, Brian Guimond, Hannah Sheehan, Mackenzie Duprez, Bianca Fernandez, Yaniel Gonzales, Emily Poeung, Audry Desousa, Gillian Joslyn, Jaramieel Corporan, Liz McCarthy, Cole Prepelka, Liz Palomores, Tyrese Phour, Lily Durkin, Joe Sturzo, Victoria Pierce, Alvin Deap, May’s early release day will be on THURSDAY – May 15th - 12:50 Looking at April 2014 April 9th – Early Release – 12:50 Family Resource Fair April 18th – No School – Good Friday April 21st to April 25th – Spring Break April 29th – Washington DC – 5:30 PTO – 6:30 pm Looking ahead to May 2014 May 9th – Sussical The Musical 7:00 – 9:00 May 13th – PTO 6:30 May 15th – THURSDAY – Early Release 12:50 May 26th – Memorial Day – No School

2. Class room web sites Mr. King - mrkingscience.weebly.com Mr. Santy - mrsantymath.wordpress.com Ms. Maguire - wang6thgrademath.weebly.com Ms. Colon - mathwithmscolon.weebly.com Ms. Moriarty - mrsmoriartyela.weebly.com Mrs. Collins – mrsdaniellecollins.weebly.com Mrs. Clark – room133socialstudies.weebly.com Mr. Brennan – mrbrennanscience.weebly.com Mr. Silva - www.mrsilvaela.weebly.com Dental Screening: 5th grade students received a free dental screening by Middlesex Community College. 98 students were selected to receive dental sealants. Forms will be sent home to all qualifying students Pennies for Patients: Congratulations to our students for their efforts and dedication to fundraising. The total collection of change for our donation was $1792.46 Sixth grade science is moving into our new books and looking at how the Earth's surface is changed over time. We went on an interactive tour of Lowell to see how maps are now used in the computer age.  In April we will be taking a trip to the Woodbine Cemetery.  The purpose of the trip will be to examine the weathering on gravestones. Please check out the student designed birdhouses near the garden they came our very nice and we hope the birds will move right in. Peer leader Updates: 5th and 6th grade Ice Cream Social will be on April 4 from 3:00-4:00pm. Peer Leaders are collecting donations for the Lowell Humane Society from April 1-April 17.  Some of the supplies needed are chew toys, paper towels, trash bags, copy paper, ziploc bags and tissues.  Please bring donations to Mrs Clark's room, 133 or to the box outside the cafeteria. Spirit Days are Aprl 4th= Red Sox, April 11th = Grade level colors: 8th is blue, 7th is white, 6th is black, 5th is Purple. May 2nd = Hawaiian Day, May 9th = Formal Friday, May 16th = Neon Day and May 23rd = Spring Day  Sixth grader Math is beginning two different units this month. One group will work on Statistics and Data with Miss Maguire while the other does Geometry with Ms. Colon. The classes will switch after April vacation. Students are asked to review their notes from the beginning of the year in preparations for Math MCAS in May! IDEA Camp website is up and running for the 2014 Summer. Check it out to find really exciting Science, Math, Engineering, and Technology camps run right here in Lowell. There will be 3 sessions in July. The website is: http://www.lowell.k12.ma.us/pages/lpsd/Parents_Students/IDEA_Camp Or see Mr. King for more information. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE! April Vacation is the 18th through the 25th Wang Showbiz: Friday, May 9th, 7:00 pm – Sussical the Musical. Students and their families are invited to attend. COME SEE THIS AND THAT WITH THE CAT IN THE HAT!!!! 5th Grade Math It’s hard to believe that it is already April! Currently, the students in 5th grade math are wrapping up their unit on polygons and volume. Next, we will begin the mad rush to complete as much as we can prior to the MCAS testing in May. We will soon be covering algebraic thinking, converting between units of measurement, and collecting and representing data. Anytime students can get some extra math practice outside of school is very helpful. Having students continue to practice their multiplication facts, operating with decimals and fractions, and studying vocabulary related to geometry would benefit them in preparation for the transition to 6th grade math. Thanks! ~Mrs. McArdle and Mr. Santy All students should be preparing for the May Math MCAS Dates of the exam will be posted. 5th grade Science: The students will be completing their unit of Physical Science that had a focus on the Water Cycle,  Electricity, Simple Machines, Gravity, Friction, Motion, Sound and Light. Next up will be Earth Science with learning units on the relationship between Earth, the Sun and our Moon. Also students will be studying the properties of Rocks and Minerals. Additionally there will be some practice Science and Technology MCAS sessions to prepare for their MCAS test in mid-May. Think, speak and write like a scientist. Mr Brennan 5th grade Science Teacher