Weekly Reminders:*All students need to bring a sack lunch and drink on Monday. We will be eating in the classroom before we go to the Robert Crown Center. Students may want to bring a second snack for when we return in the afternoon.
*Jr. Achievement lesson on Monday.
*We will not be taking a spelling pretest this week due to our field trip.
*Chapter 12 social studies test on Tuesday.
*Open-book chapter 8, lesson 2 science quiz on Thursday.
*Lesson 34 spelling test on Friday. We will take our test first thing in the morning.
*Poetry books due on Friday.
*Early Dismissal on Friday, 11:00.
A BIG Thank You!
I would like to thank the P.T.O. and all the volunteers who helped make Teacher Appreciation so wonderful! I was amazed by the breakfast, lunches, and many gifts that I received. You all truly made me feel very special. THANK YOU!
Plan Ahead:
*Beginning Band Concert on Tuesday, May 18.
*Bowling field trip on Friday, May 28 (after lunch).
*No school on Monday, May 30.
*All-school picnic on Tuesday, June 1.
*Report Cards issued on Wednesday, June 2.
*Last day of school on Wednesday, June 2.
Homeroom Happenings:
Science - We will begin chapter 8. This chapter continues our Earth Science study. We will begin this chapter by exploring some of Earth's landforms. An open-book quiz on this lesson will be on Thursday.
Social Studies - The children will take the chapter 12 test on Tuesday. Look over these items to review for the test:
*Key vocabulary - timberline, geyser, magma, volcano, lava, tundra, frigid, rain shadow, greenhouse, livestock, and reforest.
*Important Places - Rocky Mountains, Continental Divide, Yellowstone National Park, Mt. McKinley, Death Valley, Great Basin, Mt. Waialeale, and Cascade Range.
*Identify the largest system of mountains in the United States.
*Compare and Contrast mountain ranges of the West.
*Identify which mountain ranges have volcanoes.
*Compare geysers to volcanoes.
*Recognize names of mountain ranges in the West.
*Compare and contrast the climates of Hawaii and California.
*Name the different climates of the West and give an example of each.
*Identify states in the West with extreme weather.
*Explain how the rain shadow works.
*Identify some of the resources of the West.
*Identify places where agricultural products are grown in the West.
*Locate areas of the West that have important fishing industries.
*Explain how people benefit from the resources of the West.
Spelling - We will not take a spelling pretest this week due to gym, Jr. Achievement, and our field trip to Robert Crown on Monday. Our spelling test will be on Friday as soon as all the students arrive. Please have your child practice their words in cursive.
English - Our study of pronouns will continue. We will review pronouns and homonyms on Tuesday. We will fill out our "how to study" sheet on Wednesday. The test will be on Tuesday, May 18.
Reading - We will begin my favorite unit of the year ~ Mysteries! The children will be reading, watching, and listening to many mysteries. We will review the elements of a mystery. The class will also review all our reading strategies throughout this unit. The children will also have time during silent reading to use our classroom computers to work on their poetry books. All poetry books are due on Friday, May 14.
Accelerated Math Menu:
Monday -No Math.
Tuesday -Multiplying Decimals by whole numbers. H.W. Daily Review 85.
Wednesday -Estimating the Products of a Whole Number and a Decimal. H.W. Daily Review pg. 86.
Thursday -Multiplying Decimals. H.W. Daily Review pg. 89.
Friday -Multiplication with Zeros in the Product. H.W. Finish Practice 8-7 (if not completed in class).
