Can you help?

When 500+ students get ready to present their ideas at biannual Expos for the school community, you can imagine the flurry of activity and excitement that ensues. The main problem we have, and the reason why this grant is so essential, is they need to have a solid library of consumable materials for “making.” How many emails go out in the two weeks before Expo to the effect of, "Does anyone have any...?" 

One of the newer trends in schools and libraries are Makerspaces. A Makerspace is a "creative, DIY space where people can gather to create, invent, and learn." In our case, we will be supporting our student projects by having a room full of supplies they can access whenever the need arises. The worst thing we can say to students caught up in the verve of an idea is, “No, you can’t create that, we don’t have the supplies for it.” Help us keep their excitement fueled by providing the basis for a starter Makerspace.

Here is the link to the grant.

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The “B” Hive News 5.9

Important Dates Walking Field Trip to Leslie Science Center - Friday, May 20th 9:45 to 11 Fun Run - Friday, May 20th Rolling Hills Field Trip - Friday, May 27th from 9:30 to 2:30	Please help support your student with their reading and IXL goal for the month of May.  They should be doing 60 minutes of IXL and 150 minutes of reading at home each week.
M-STEP Testing Monday, May 16th - Math M-Step Thursday, May 18th - Math M-Step Monday, May 23rd - Science M-Step	NWEA Testing Our NWEA testing is quickly approaching as well.  Our test dates are Tuesday, May 17 and Tuesday, May 24th.  Our results get posted the next morning so as soon as I see the amazing numbers, I will let you know.
Science Olympiad! Congrats to Anita, Jack, Alana, Sophia, and Ben who participated in Science Olympiad this year. We got medals and Honorable Mention!	Weekly Focus Reading - Fairy Tales Writing - Figurative Language Math - Unit 8 PBL - Animal Adaptations
Check out our Blog!  It will be updated at least once a week.   http://bertelsonsteam.blogspot.com/ Check us out on Twitter!  We’re always sharing our learning!         Follow me @ bertelson2! Questions?  Contact me at bertelson@aaps.k12.mi.us	Is your child sick?  Do they have an appointment? Please call and let the office know at this number.           994-1958 Please make sure that you help your student remember their homework log and folder every Monday.

Fun Run is getting close!!!

Fun Run is our biggest fun raiser of the year and we NEED your help!!!  Please see below for more information.

We are officially 2 weeks until the Fun Run!  This is PTO’s largest fundraiser of the year and the one that makes things like your field trips, expo grants, classroom grants, furniture grants, general grants and our shiny, new coffee maker happen.  PTO has granted out to us over $15,000 this school year, wow - thank you!

It is so important that there is excitement around the Fun Run on May 20th.  Over the next two weeks there will be flyers, announcements and a promotional video to create a buzz, but nothing  helps as much as YOU informing and pumping-up your students to fundraise!  Please find some whiteboard space, some class meeting time, some end of the day excitement or whenever you can to get your kids pumped to fundraise.  Let’s help PTO as they help us with all of the great things going on at A2 STEAM.

Promo Videos:

https://moovly.com/embed/b03ea104-1dbf-0880

https://drive.google.com/a/aaps.k12.mi.us/file/d/0B9bC_5G27gLxd0tNMTNPbXVuSDQ/view?usp=sharing

Link for fundraising page:

Fun Run Pledge Page by clicking HERE.

For cash and check donations, click HERE for a Pledge Form you can download and print. Copies are also available in the office.

Check out these fun games and information about natural selection!

http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/asset/lsps07_int_buildafish/

http://www.sciencechannel.com/games-and-interactives/charles-darwin-game/

http://www.similarsites.com/goto/biologyinmotion.com

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/

The B Hive 5.9

The “B” Hive News 5.9

Important Dates School day recorder concert - Monday, May 9th @ 9:00 am After school recorder concert - Tuesday, May 10th @ 7:00 pm M-Step begins - Tuesday, May 10th	Please help support your student with their reading and IXL goal for the month of May.  They should be doing 60 minutes of IXL and 150 minutes of reading at home each week.
M-STEP Testing Tuesday, May 10th - ELA M-Step Thursday, May 12th - Science M-Step Monday, May 16th - Math M-Step Thursday, May 18th - Math M-Step Monday, May 23rd - Science M-Step	NWEA Testing Our NWEA testing is quickly approaching as well.  Our test dates are Tuesday, May 17 and Tuesday, May 24th.  Our results get posted the next morning so as soon as I see the amazing numbers, I will let you know.
Attached to this email is the unit 7 practice test.  Students will be taking the final Unit 7 test on Monday.   We only have two more units of math until the end of the year.  Time is flying!	Weekly Focus Reading - Fairy Tales Writing - Figurative Language Math - Starting Unit 8 PBL - Animal Adaptations
Check out our Blog!  It will be updated at least once a week.   http://bertelsonsteam.blogspot.com/ Check us out on Twitter!  We’re always sharing our learning!         Follow me @ bertelson2! Questions?  Contact me at bertelson@aaps.k12.mi.us	Is your child sick?  Do they have an appointment? Please call and let the office know at this number.           994-1958 Please make sure that you help your student remember their homework log and folder every Monday.

Woo Hoo!!!

From Ms. Huckabone

Hello Fourth Grade Families,

The fourth graders have been working hard to prepare for our upcoming recorder concert on May 10th.  Here is a reminder of the details of the concert! 

Daytime Performance: Monday, May 9, 2016

9:00am

**Parents and families are welcome to attend the daytime performance, but there will be limited space.  

Evening Performance: Tuesday, May 10, 2016

7:00pm

Concert Attire: Your student's favorite professional outfit! Something similar to expo attire. 

**Students should be on stage in the MPR at 6:45pm for the evening performance.

Recorders: Students can bring their home recorders to play at the concert if they have one.  School recorders will be at the concert for students to play as well.  

I look forward to seeing you at the performance!  

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The “B” Hive News 5.1

Important Dates No School - Tuesday, May 3rd School day recorder concert - Monday, May 9th @ 9:00 am After school recorder concert - Tuesday, May 10th @ 7:00 pm M-Step begins - Tuesday, May 10th	At this point, traditional homework logs and explorations will stop.  Your student will be receiving a reading and IXL challenge for the month of May.  There will continue to be spelling tests.
M-STEP Testing This testing will begin the week of May 9th.  Students in 4th grade take English Language Arts tests, Math tests, and Science tests.  We will begin talking about the specifics next week.	NWEA Testing Our NWEA testing is quickly approaching as well.  Our test dates are Tuesday, May 17 and Tuesday, May 24th.  Our results get posted the next morning so as soon as I see the amazing numbers, I will let you know.
Spelling Tests Spelling tests will continue happening on Mondays.  This is so that they are in line more with our homework logs.  Students will receive new spelling words on Monday and those will come home in their homework folders.	Weekly Focus Reading - Fairy Tales Writing - Figurative Language Math - Finishing up Unit 7 and taking the Post Test PBL - The Structure and Function of Adaptations
Check out our Blog!  It will be updated at least once a week.   http://bertelsonsteam.blogspot.com/ Check us out on Twitter!  We’re always sharing our learning!         Follow me @ bertelson2! Questions?  Contact me at bertelson@aaps.k12.mi.us	Is your child sick?  Do they have an appointment? Please call and let the office know at this number.           994-1958 Please make sure that you help your student remember their homework log and folder every Monday.