Student Progress Check
Parents should be reviewing grades throughout the trimester using ParentConnect. Since we are about halfway through our final grading period, it would be a good time to check your student's progress and discuss any concerns or acknowledge any accomplishments found. Student's achieving below grade level expectations should be receiving progress reports for the particular subject area(s) via U.S. mail. As always, contact me if you have any questions!
5th Grade Talent Show
Wow! A quick "shout out" to Jared for his performance on the piano keyboard during the 5th Grade Talent Show this past Friday. The class is proud to have such talent among us!
Subject Update:
- Spelling - Lesson 31 focuses on words with the prefix ex.
- English - The students will continue their study of verbs. Next week, we will have more practice of the present tense as we make verbs agree with our subjects, determine the correct forms of be and have to use with different subjects, use contractions with not, and recognize the correct way to write irregular past tense verbs.
- Reading - We will continue to review the various reading strategies taught this year using the novel CRASH. Students have had some great discussions regarding some of the central themes to be found in the book and the traits our characters have portrayed so far. Thanks to parents for helping students think about the significance of our names - it helped to build some background knowledge before reading about the names of our two main characters, Crash and Penn.
- Science - Now that we have learned about cycles on Earth, Chapter 13 will discuss cycles in space. The first lesson will tell about Earth's movement and the sun creating our different seasons.
- Social Studies - The students will take the Chapter 9 Test on Tuesday, April 27. Then we will hear about the building of our new nation.
- Mrs. Strong's Math Class - We will find the perimeter of polygons and circles in Chapter 23. Students will be reviewing some of our work with algebraic equations as we develop formulas for the perimeter of some particular shapes.
Mark Your Calendar:
May 3-7 - Teacher Appreciation Week
May 14 - Early Dismissal (11:00 a.m.)
May 17 - 5th Grade's Lakeview Parent Night
