Weekly Reminders:*No school on Monday.
*50 State Test on Tuesday.
*"We're Bowling" Wednesday - Fourth grade bowling trip in afternoon.
*"Take it Easy" Thursday - Bring a board game to school.
*"Film Festival" Friday - We will sit back and enjoy a film.
*Last day of math and reading on Friday.
*"We Made It" Monday, June 6 - All-school picnic & Sky Dogz assembly.
*"That's All Folks" Tuesday, June 7 - Report cards and yearbooks issued.
American Red Cross for Japan:
The raffle for Japan has just begun. A letter was sent home on Wednesday, with the list of raffle items and raffle tickets. If you wish to participate, just fill in the tickets, put them in an envelope with the money, and return it to your classroom teacher. All tickets must be turned in by June 3rd. We will have the raffle at the all school assembly on June 6th. Thank you so much for your support.
Homeroom Happenings:
Science - We will finish our Earth Science unit with a study of Earth's landforms. The children will be exploring mountains, valleys, canyons, plains, plateaus, deltas, dunes, and islands. In their notes, the children will be drawing pictures of each landform.
Social Studies - Our study of the West will continue. We will compare and contrast the climates of Hawaii and Alaska. The children will also name the different climates in the West and learn about rain shadows. The 50 state test will be on Tuesday. They children will be given a word bank of capitals and state names. The capitals are bonus.
English - We have finished all our English units.
Spelling - We have completed all our spelling units.
Reading - As we wrap up reading class for the 2010-2011 school year, we will review all the strategies we have covered. Friday will be our last day of reading.
Accelerated Math Menu:
Monday - No school.
Tuesday - Dividing decimals by a whole number and Zeros in division. HW: WB pgs. 107 & 108.
Wednesday - Dividing decimals by decimals. HW: None.
Thursday - Estimating decimals quotients. HW: None.
Friday - Last Day of Math ~ TBD. HW: None.
