Weekly Reminders:*Lesson 33 spelling pretest on Monday.
*Jr. Achievement session on Monday.
*Second Book Club Discussion on Monday.
*Chapter 7 science test on Wednesday.
*West region map test on Thursday.
*Lesson 33 spelling test on Friday.
Plan Ahead:
*Robert Crown field trip on Monday, May 10. Students will need to bring a sack lunch & drink. We will eat in our classroom prior to our scheduled lunch time.
*Chapter 12 social studies test on Tuesday, May 11.
Smencil Sales:
Students from Project Challenge have started a fundraiser for the ASPCA, a foundation to stop animal cruelty. The kids will be selling Smencils® (scented pencils) for a 1.00 each. The pencils will be sold each morning in the grade level areas. The sales will start Friday April 30th and go through May 28th. We will track our sales on the bulletin board by the multi-purpose room. For every twenty dollars we raise, one food bowl will go up on the bulletin board. So please help save our animals. Buy Smencils.
Homeroom Happenings:
Science - We will take the chapter 7 test on Wednesday. We will not begin our next chapter until the following week.
To prepare for the chapter 7 test:
*Key Words: mineral, rock, igneous rock, sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock, rock cycle, weathering, erosion, humus, horizon, bedrock, sand, and clay.
*What are minerals? What test did we do to classify minerals?
*What are the 3 types of rocks and how are they formed?
*What is the difference between a rock and a mineral?
*What is the rock cycle?
*What processes take place during the rock cycle?
*How does weathering affect rock?
*How does a sinkhole form?
*How does erosion affect rock?
*What happens when two plates of Earth's surface come together and push against each other? Hint - What large landform begins to develop?
*What is soil?
*What are the horizon layers? What is in each layer?
*How does soil form and how do soils differ?
*Why is some soil very dark and others light?
Social Studies - We have begun our study of the Western region. The children have explored the Rocky Mountains and Yellowstone National Park. They have also learned about the varied climates in the Western region. This week we will discover the many resources that can be found in this region. We will fill out our "how to study" sheet on Thursday. The chapter 12 test will be on Tuesday, May 11.
Spelling - The children will be working on lesson 33 this week. This lesson practices words with "tion". Please have your child practice their words in cursive prior to the test on Friday.
English - We will continue our study of pronouns. Our lessons will include "Using I and me", "Possessive Pronouns", and "Contractions with Pronouns". We will finish our study of pronouns the following week. Our test will probably be on May 18.
Reading - The children are doing a wonderful job on their poetry books. This is a great activity to review our figurative language skills. We will continue to go to the computer lab on Monday - Wednesday. Your child may want to consider doing some of this project at home. If you do not have a printer, your child can save the files on a flash drive to bring in or send them to my e-mail . This project is due on Friday, May 14. The children will also continue their book club reading this week. They will meet with their groups on Monday. Each child should have at least 5 post-it notes completed for Monday. The post-it notes should not be blank or have an arrow pointing to what they want to discuss. They should have discussion items written on them. Remember these could be connections, vocabulary, favorite parts, confusing parts, questions to ask the group, predictions, etc.
Accelerated Math Menu:
Monday - We will spend a bit more time on dividing by 2-digit numbers. We will also fill out the "how to study" sheet. H.W. Study for chapter 6 test on Wednesday.
Tuesday - We will review for the chapter 6 test. H.W. Study for the chapter 6 test tomorrow.
Wednesday - Chapter 6 test.
Thursday - We will begin our next unit on Multiplying and Dividing Decimals. Our first lesson is on multiplying decimals by 10, 100, & 1,000. H.W. Daily Review pg. 84.
Friday - We will work on multiplying decimals by whole numbers. H.W. Daily Review pg. 85.
