Teacher Appreciation Week
Thank you to the many families who contributed to our delicious lunch and breakfast feasts - your thoughtfulness made this week extra special!
Book Worm Angels... Last Week of Collection
Do you have new or gently used books just sitting on your shelves? Please consider donating some or all of them to our PBIS service project collection. Books will be given to inner city schools for classroom lending libraries. Check out the flyer sent home with your child for more specific details. Thanks in advance for helping this worthy cause!
Subject Update:
- Spelling - The Lesson 30 pretest will be given on Monday. The students will be assigned homework during the week to practice their words, and a final test will be given Friday. *Students must use cursive handwriting on all tests!
- English - Students will do some persuasive writing. I also hope to introduce adverbs later in the week.
- Reading - We will finish our Literature Circle work with our realistic fiction novels, and discuss how the main characters evolved, or changed, over time. 4th Quarter Reading Project - Students will complete the next phase of the project at school by May 24.
- Science - Students will create diagrams of the ocean floor. Then we will explore how ocean water moves.
- Social Studies - The students are learning how the Federalists and Antifederalists had differing opinions about the Constitution. The Chapter 10 Test is scheduled for Thursday, May 16!
- Mrs. Strong's Math Class - We will continue learning about probability - compound events, permutations and combinations, and making predictions.
Mark Your Calendar:
May 6-17: "Book Worm Angels" Book Collection
May 16: 5th Graders Preview "Annie" at LV
May 17: Early Dismissal (11:00 a.m.)
