WEEK OF MAY 18

Meteorologist Visit to 5th Grade
The 5th grade students have a special assembly with meteorologist Ginger Zee on Friday, May 22. Students should watch Ginger Zee this Saturday or Sunday on NBC Chicago News from 6-10 a.m., or 5 p.m., or 10 p.m. Be sure to pay attention to the tools she uses and the kind of information she gives about the weather!

Lakeview Visit and Parent Meeting
On Monday, May 18, the 5th graders will visit Lakeview in the afternoon to hear about life at the middle school. The students will also be taken in small groups to tour the building. Hopefully, this will help alleviate any 6th grade jitters the students may have as they look ahead to the next school year. The "Parent Night" for Lakeview is also scheduled Monday at 6:30 p.m. Be sure to attend if you have any questions regarding the "big move" to Lakeview!


Subject Update:

Science and Social Studies (Homeroom)

• Science - The students will finish their story boards about a population of animals adapting to some foreign object entering their world. Then students will learn how ecosystems change over time.
• Social Studies - We will review about our earliest presidents, the new land acquired for the United States, and the War of 1812 as we prepare for the Chapter 11 Test on Wednesday, May 20.
  

Language Arts Block

• Spelling - Lesson 31 focuses on words with the prefix ex.
• English - The students will review prepositions early in the week. Then we will review all about adverbs and prepositions to prepare for the Unit 7 Test scheduled for Thursday, May 21.
• Reading - We will continue reading the novel CRASH. It is important for students to complete nightly reading assignments so that they do well on our daily class activities!
  

Math Classroom

• Math - The students will review lessons 1-7 about area of polygons before learning about volume. The Perimeter, Area, and Volume Test is tentatively scheduled for Friday, May 22.

Mark Your Calendar:

May 18 - 5th Graders Visit Lakeview

May 18 - Lakeview Parent Meeting (LV 6:30 p.m.)

May 22 - Meteorologist Ginger Zee 5th Grade Assembly

May 25 - No School (Memorial Day)