April

• Monday: Blue for Perseverance/Bedtime stories with Mrs. Owens
• Tuesday: #AliefProud attire
• Wednesday: College/Military/Career attire
• Thursday: Blue for Autism Awareness/3rd grade parent lunch day
• Friday: Rees Spirit Day

• April 1: Paraprofessional Appreciation Day (Rees PVAA has absolutely the B*E*S*T paras!!)
• April 2: World Autism Day/ International Children’s Book Day/ 3rd. Grade Math CBA
• April 3: No school
• April 6: No school
• April 7-10: CLOSED CAMPUS due to STAAR testing (no parent lunches)
• April 7: 6:30 Alief I.S.D. School Board Meeting
• April 9: 3rd and 4th grade STAAR READING - National Unicorn Day
• April 11: 9:00-12:00 PreK Registration (@ Rees PVAA)
• April 16: Progress Report Day - National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day
• 7:00 p.m. Teacher of the Year @ Taylor High School Celebrating our Teacher of the Year: Mrs. Dolores Arias
• April 17: National Crawfish Day
• April 18: Alief Girls’ Conference @ Cummings
• April 20 – 24: CLOSED CAMPUS, due to STAAR testing (no parent lunches)
• April 22: 3rd and 4th grade STAAR MATH
  Earth Day, National Shrek Day and National Baseball Day
• April 23: Happy Administrative Professionals Day
• April 24: Arbor Day - May Smore goes out to families
• April 27 – May 1: Alief I.S.D. Volunteer Appreciation Week
• April 28: National Superhero Day
• April 29: Rees PVAA Shooting Stars (Dance) Try-outs (current 2nd and 3rd grade students interested in trying out for Dance Team)
• April 30: National Bugs Bunny Day - 5:00-6:30 Family Library Night
• May 1: School Principal’s Day (dress like Mrs. Lara!!) – We Love you Mrs. Lara!

• April 2: Math CBA Unit 9 Measurement
• April 9: STAAR READING – closed campus
• April 22: STAAR MATH – closed campus
• April 28: Science IA #2

* Subject to change. Any changes will be notified via Parent Square.

At the beginning of April, we will be reviewing for the April 9th Reading STAAR test. After the state assessment, we will finish Module 6 and then work on Module 7. In this module, students will listen to, read, and view a variety of texts and media that provide information about building communities.

In writing we are continuing to work on responding to a text using an Extended Constructed Response and revising and editing sentences.

In the month of April students will be reviewing for the April 22nd. Math STAAR test. The review will be focused on the most frequently tested skills and concepts:

• 1-2 step word problems with adding and subtracting
• 1-2 step word problems with multiplying and dividing
• Fractions
• Data Analysis
• Geometry
• Measurement

Test Taking Strategies will be included in the review.

April will bring another fun month of learning in Science. We will end the month with an assessment to determine our understanding of concepts taught this year. For the remainder of the month, we will learn about how energy flows through ecosystems. We will complete the month learning about life cycles. Your third grader will have another wonderful month of learning in Science.

For the month of April will be all about work in our communities. Students will be learning about how people meet their wants and needs, the difference between producers and consumers, how we can exchange goods and services, and how to spend and save money.

Please contact us via Parent Square or leave a message in the front office.

Our conference time is from 12:40 - 1:20 pm

If you want to schedule a conference, please contact your child's teacher ahead of time.