Weeks of June 2 & June 9

This will be our last Blog of the school year....

Week of June 2:

*Unit 5 (Capitalization & Punctuation) English Test on Monday.

*Phil Schwarz visits 5th Grade on Tuesday, June 3.
*Lakeview Library visit on Wednesday June 4.
*Special 5th Grade Treat and Extra Recess on Wednesday, June 4.

*Chapter 9 Social Studies Test on Wednesday, June 4 - Open Book/Notes & No Essay Questions.
*School Talent Show on Thursday, June 5.
*Last Day of Math on Friday, June 6.
*Wear your favorite vacation destination T-shirt on Friday, June 6.

Week of June 9:

*Bowling field trip on Tuesday, June 10.

*P.T.O. Field Day and Picnic on Wednesday, June 11.

*Bring a board game to school on Wednesday, June 11.

*Last Day of School on Thursday, June 12.  Bring a pen for autographing.

English:  The children will take the Unit 5, Capitalization & Punctuation Test on Monday.  Children should review their pretest, Unit 5 review, workbook pages in English pocket, and English textbook to prepare for this test.  We will finish the year with a short study of adverbs.

Reading:  We are working on a Glogster about a famous woman from the American Revolution.  The children will create an interactive online poster about the woman that they chose.

Science:  The children will finish sharing their PhotoPeach Solar System Projects.  Some students need to edit their projects before grading.  This needs to be done by Wednesday morning.  Our last unit in science will be on Oceans.

Social Studies:  On Wednesday, the children will take their last Social Studies test.  This test will be on chapter 9.  It will be open book/notes and will not include essay questions.

Math:
Monday - Algebra
Tuesday - Algebra
Wednesday - Algebra
Thursday - Algebra
Friday - Last day of math.....

Week of May 26

What's Happening This Week.....

*Monday:  No school - Memorial Day.

*Tuesday:  LAST Spelling pretest of 5th grade

*Wednesday:  1st Book Club meeting (have your book & role packet)

*Thursday:  Public Library Visit - Summer Reading Program

*Friday:  LAST Spelling test of 5th grade.  Spirit day - Boys wear blue & Girls wear green

Coming Attractions...

*Unit 5 English Test on Monday, June 2

*Chapter 9 Open-book/Notes S.S. Test on Wednesday, June 4 (no essay questions)

*Last day of Math on Friday, June 6.

*Wear your favorite vacation destination t-shirt on Friday, June 6.

*Bowling Trip on Tuesday, June 10 - In the morning.

*P.T.O. field day & Picnic on Wednesday, June 11.

*Circus Boy Assembly on Wednesday, June 11.

*Last Day of School on Thursday, June 12, 11:00 dismissal.

What's Happening in the Classroom....

Spelling - LAST SPELLING UNIT!!!  This will be our last spelling test of the school year.  All activities need to be in by Friday.  Our test will be on Friday.

English - We will finish our unit on Capitalization and Punctuation this week.  The children will learn about abbreviations and titles.  We will review for the Unit 5 test on Thursday and Friday.  Our Unit 5 Test will be on Monday, June 2.  We will end the year with a short unit on Adverbs.

Reading - The children should be reading their first section of their book club novel.  Their first discussion will be on Wednesday.  Students should come prepared with their book and packet (with activity completed).  Our 2nd meeting will be on Tuesday, June 3. and our third (and final meeting) will be on Monday, June 9.  The children will share their PhotoStory projects this week.  We will also start one final tech project using Glogster.

Science - The children have been doing a wonderful job on their Solar System PhotoPeach projects.  We will be sharing these projects this week.  If your child's project is not done, I will allow them to use their silent reading time to complete the project.  If they need more time, they will need to do some work at home. Each child has a username and password.

Social Studies - We will finish chapter 9, lesson 3 this week.  The children will be taking notes each day.  Please have them review their notes.  We will have a lesson 3 review on Monday, June 2 and an open-book/notes test on Wednesday, June 4.  This test will not have any essay questions (multiple choice & fill in the blank).  We will spend the last week of school focused on The Constitution.

Mrs. Sulima's Math Class:

Monday - No school, Memorial Day. 

Tuesday - Relating Customary and Metric Units.

Wednesday - Computing with Customary Units.

Thursday - Fun with Algebra

Friday -  Fun with Algebra

**We will spend the week of June 2 on Algebra & reviewing tricky concepts.**

Week of May 19

Weekly News:
*Spelling Pretest on Monday.
*5th grade visit to Lakeview on Monday.
*5th grade Parent Meeting at Lakeview on Monday at 6:30.
*All School Cadet Band & Choir Concert on Tuesday, 8:30.
*"Wheel of Wisdom" assembly on Friday.
*Spelling Test on Friday.
*Red, White, & Blue Spirit Day on Friday.

Coming Attractions:
*No school on Monday, May 26 - Memorial Day.
*Public Library Summer Reading Program Presentation on Thursday, May 29.
*Special 5th Grade Event on Wednesday, June 4 - More information to follow soon.
*Bowling Field Trip on Tuesday, June 10.
*PTO Field Day and Picnic on Wednesday, June 11.
*Last Day of School on Thursday, June 12, 11:00 dismissal.

Homeroom Happenings:
Spelling - We will have 2 more spelling lessons.  This week we will take the pretest on Monday, and the spelling test on Friday.  All spelling homework is due Friday.

English - This week in English, we will learn about commas in a series, more uses of commas, interjections, and quotations.  We will finish this unit on Capitalization and Punctuation next week.  Our Unit 5 test will be on Monday, June 2.

Reading - We will begin our final book club of the school year on Tuesday.  The children will be choosing their books on Monday.  They will have 3 weeks to read their book.  Some class time will be given to read independently or with their group.  We will also finish our Fantasy/Sci-Fi Photo Story projects this week.  When they are complete, we will upload them to their Google Drives.  You will be able to view your child's project from home.

Science - The children will continue working on their Solar System PhotoPeach projects.  At this point, each child should have 7 facts and 5 questions (with 3 answer choices for each).  They will be saving and uploading pictures for each fact and question.  On Tuesday, I will show the students how PhotoPeach works and give them their usernames and passwords.

Social Studies - This week we will finish lesson 2.  We will explore African Americans and women's roles in the Revolutionary War.  The children will complete an open-book/notes review on Thursday.  We will work on lesson 3 during the week of May 27.

Mrs. Sulima's Math Class:
Monday - Double Line Graphs & Double Bar Graphs using Google Spreadsheet.
Tuesday - Review for Data Quiz.
Wednesday - Data Quiz.  Homework:  Review Measurement bookmark & watch Converting Measurements Video.
Thursday - Measurement Review.  Understanding the Metric System & Metric Conversions with King Henry
Friday - Measurement Review.

Week of May 12

Weekly Events:
*Spelling pretest on Monday.
*Fifth Grade attends Lakeview Musical dress rehearsal on Thursday.
*Favorite T-shirt Day on Thursday.
*Spelling test on Friday.
*Early dismissal on Friday, 11:00.

Coming Attractions:
*Fifth Grade visits Lakeview on Monday, May 19.
*Wear Red, White, and Blue on Friday, May 23.
*Wheel of Wisdom assembly on Friday, May 23
*No school on Monday, May 26.
*Boys wear blue, Girls wear green on Friday, May 30.
*Favorite Vacation Destination T-shirt on Friday, May 6.
*Bowling field trip on Tuesday, June 10.
*All School Picnic on Wednesday, June 11.
*Last day of school on Thursday, June 12, 11:00 dismissal.

Homeroom Happenings:
Spelling - The children will take a spelling pretest on Monday.  Any student with a perfect score on the pretest will become a challenge speller.  All other students will work on the regular weekly list.  All activities/workbook pages are due on Friday.  Both tests will be on Friday.

English - We will begin our unit on Capitalization and Punctuation this week.  The children will work on correcting sentences with missing punctuation, capitalization, and those that are run-ons.  Also, students will capitalize proper nouns & proper adjectives.  Finally, we will review using commas in a series.

Reading - The children will begin their PhotoStory project this week.  They will use their fantasy/sci-fi script to create their PhotoStory.  We will work on this project for most of this week and part of next week.

Science - On Wednesday, the children will take an open-book review of our unit on space exploration.  We will also begin a tech project this week using a website called PhotoPeach.  This is my first time using this, so we will all learn together.

Social Studies - We will continue chapter 9.  The children will be taking notes throughout the week. They should review those notes each evening.

Math:
Monday - Data
Tuesday - Data
Wednesday - Data
Thursday - Data
Friday - Data

Week of May 5th

Weekly Events:
*Spelling Pretest on Monday.
*Chapter 9, lesson 1 open-book social studies review on Monday (not a test or quiz).
*Panda Express orders due Monday.
*MAP Reading Test on Tuesday.
*Panda Express lunch/Kung Fu Panda movie on Tuesday.
*Field Trip to The Museum of Science and Industry on Wednesday.
*Bullying Assembly on Thursday.
*Comfy pants/PJ pants on Friday.
*Spelling Test on Friday.
*MAP Math Test on Friday.

Coming Attractions:
*Favorite T-Shirt Day on Thursday, May 15.
*Early Dismissal on Friday, May 16.

Thank You!
A big thank you to all the families that were able to attend our annual spring open house.  The children were so proud to share their work with you.  Also, thank you to the families that donated books to our classroom library!

Homeroom Happenings:
Science - We will begin a unit on the Earth, Moon, and Beyond this week.  We will explore this unit quickly to allow time to do a creative project with this unit.

Social Studies - On Monday, the students will review lesson 1 from chapter 9. The children will review the concepts that are in chapter 9, lesson 2.

Spelling - We will take the spelling pretest on Monday.  Children that have a perfect pretest will become challenge spellers.  If your child misses any words, they will work with the regular weekly list.

English - We will be taking a pretest on Unit 5.  This unit reviews the concepts of capitalization and punctuation.  Watch for your child's contract in their binder.

Reading - We will be reading an informational text called The Grizzly Bear Family. Don't forget that your script for your Fantasy/Sci-Fi book is due on Wednesday.  We will be starting the second part of this project on Monday, May 12.  The children will be creating a digital Photo Story using the information from their script.

Mrs. Sulima's Math:
Monday - Using Formulas to Solve Problems.
Tuesday - No math due to MAP testing.
Wednesday - No math due to Mrs. Spakausky & Mrs. Sulima field trip to The Museum of Science and Industry.
Thursday - No math due to MAP testing.
Friday - Shortened math due to MAP testing. Quiz on Volume. (open-book/notes)

Week of April 28

Weekly News:
*Spelling pretest on Monday.
*Science chapter 11 test on Wednesday.
*FINAL BOX TOP COLLECTION FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR ON THURSDAY.
*Spring Open House and Book Fair on Thursday, 6:30-8:00.
*Wear Sox or Cubs shirt on Friday.
*Spelling test on Friday.

Coming Attractions:
*MAP testing during the weeks of May 5 & 12.
*Field Trip to the Museum of Science and Industry on Wednesday, May 7.
*Comfy pants or PJ pants on Friday, May 9.
*Favorite t-shirt day on Thursday, May 15.
*Early dismissal on Friday, May 16.

Homeroom Happenings:
Science - We will be taking the chapter 11 test on Wednesday.  We will use Monday and Tuesday to review for this test.  Our next unit will be on Earth's oceans.
Items to Review for Test:
*Identify the causes of weather.
*Describe the atmosphere.
*How does the sun affect weather conditions?
*Recognize how winds form.
*Key words:  atmosphere, troposphere, air pressure, local winds, and prevailing winds.
*Identify changes in states of water.
*Describe the stages of the water cycle.
*Explain how the water cycle relates to weather.
*Describe 3 types of clouds.
*Key words:  water cycle, evaporation, condensation, humidity, and precipitation.
*Explain how to measure weather.
*Explain how weather can be predicted.
Key words:  air mass, front, and  climate.

Science Essay Hints:
It is a cold, rainy day.  The weather forecast is for the next day to be warm and sunny. What would you predict about the amount of evaporation that will take place on the warm, sunny day? Explain.

You are planning a vacation to a resort.  Before leaving you gather data about weather forecasts for the region.  You learn that a continental polar air mass will be over the region when you arrive, but that will quickly be replaced by a maritime tropical air mass.  What kind of weather can you expect when you arrive?  How will the weather change after your arrival?

Explain the effect of mountain ranges on weather.  Explain what the air masses and precipitation would be like on both sides of a mountain.

You are sitting on a hot, sunny beach.  In which direction does the wind blow?  Explain why this happens.  Why is the seashore a comfortable place to be on hot summer days?  Explain.

Social Studies - We will begin Chapter 9 this week.

Spelling - Our pretest will be on Monday.  Students with a perfect score will become challenge spellers.  All spelling activities are due Friday.

English - We will take a pretest this week for one of our final units.  The students will be working with an enrichment contract again.  Remember the "X" on the contract means they passed out of that lesson and will be working on their enrichment project during class-time instead of joining me for the lesson.  The "EX" in the gradebook means exempt.  Your child will receive an "EX" when they have passed out of the lesson.

Reading - We will be working with Augmented Reality this week.  Hopefully, we will be able to display some of these projects at Open House.

Mrs. Sulima's Math Class:
Monday - Finish Surface Area and review for quiz tomorrow.
Tuesday - Surface Area Open-book/notes quiz.
Wednesday - Volume
Thursday - Volume
Friday - Volume

MAP Practice....

Reading:

http://www.sowashco.k12.mn.us/ro/pages/studentlinks/map/reading.htm

http://clinton.k12.wi.us/maptest_sites/map_reading_rit.html

Math:

http://www.sowashco.k12.mn.us/ro/pages/studentlinks/map/

http://clinton.k12.wi.us/maptest_sites/map_math_rit.html

Week of April 21

Weekly Events:
*Spelling Pretest on Monday.
*Earth Day on Tuesday.
*Verb Test on Wednesday.
*Chapter 8 Open-Book Social Studies Test on Thursday.
*Spelling Test on Friday.
*Progress reports on Friday.

Coming Attractions:
*Spring Open House & Book Fair on Thursday, May 1.
*Wear Sox or Cubs shirt on Friday, May 2.
*MAP Testing during the weeks of May 5 & 12.
*Field Trip to Museum of Science and Industry on Wednesday, May 7.
*Comfy pants or PJ pants on Friday, May 9.
*Favorite T-shirt day on Thursday, May 15.
*Early dismissal on Friday, May 16.

Homeroom Happenings:
Spelling - We will take our spelling pretest on Monday.  Our test will be on Friday.

English - We have finished our unit on Verbs.  The class will review on Monday and Tuesday.  Our Verb Test will be on Wednesday.  We will use the rest of the week of work on reading projects.

Reading - The children will be working on a China brochure project.  This is a project that will be displayed during our spring open house.  Our fantasy/sci-fi photo story script can be found and copied at:  http://goo.gl/0JBp2z

Science - We will finish chapter 11, lesson 3 on Friday.  We will not take a quiz on lesson 3.  Instead the test on these 3 lessons will be on Wednesday, April 30.

Social Studies - The class is finishing chapter 8.  We will have an open book test on Thursday.  This test will cover:  Trouble over Taxes, The Colonists Rebel, and The Revolution Begins.

Mrs. Sulima's Math Class:
Monday - Area of a Circle.
Tuesday - Quiz on Area of a square, rectangle, triangle, parallelogram, trapezoid, and circle.  This quiz will be open notes/book.  (THIS IS A DATE CHANGE!!!)
Wednesday - Surface Area of Cube and Rectangular Prism.
Thursday - Surface Area of Cylinder and Square Pyramid.
Friday - Surface Area of Triangular Prism.

Week of April 14

Weekly Events:
*Spelling pretest on Monday.
*Wacky Day on Wednesday.
*Spelling test on Thursday.
*TGFD Graduation on Thursday, 8:30.
*Early Dismissal on Thursday, 11:00.
*No school on Friday.

Coming Attractions:
*Earth Day on Tuesday, April 22.
*Progress Reports on Friday, April 25.
*Spring Open House & Book Fair on Thursday, May 1.
*Wear Sox or Cubs shirts on Friday, May 2.
*MAP Testing during the weeks of May 5 & 12.
*Field Trip to Museum of Science and Industry on Wednesday, May 7.
*Comfy pants or PJ pants on Friday, May 9.
*Favorite T-shirt Day on Thursday, May 15.
*Early dismissal on Friday, May 16.
Homeroom Happenings:
Spelling - We will take a spelling pretest on Monday.  Both challenge and regular spellers will only need to complete the practice sheet and 2 activities/workbook pages.  Our test will be on Thursday, since we do not have school on Friday.

English - This week, we will complete our unit on Verbs.  The test will be sometime during the week of April 21.  Watch your child's assignment notebook for further information.

Reading - On Tuesday, April 15, the children will need to turn in their vocabulary packet.  They will also have a quiz on the 8 words.  Please have them review the meanings of the words.  We will also continue our study of China this week.  The children began "Expert Projects" this week.  They chose a topic with a partner.  Together they are researching the topic and becoming experts.

Science - On Monday, the children will take the chapter 11, lesson 2 quiz.  They should review their notes, the Google Docs slide show, and their textbook to prepare for this quiz.  We will also begin lesson 3 this week.  This lesson answers the question:  "How can Patterns in Weather be Observed?"

Social Studies - The children are working on a Puzzle Piece project.  We will work on this all week.  This project reviews 3 important dates during the American Revolution.

Mrs. Sulima's Math Class:
Monday - We will review how to find the area of squares and rectangles.
Tuesday - We will review how to find the area of triangles and parallelograms.
Wednesday - We will discuss how to find the area of trapezoids.
Thursday - No math due to early dismissal.
Friday - No School.

Week of April 7

Weekly Events:
*Spelling pretest on Monday.
*Time For Kids Quiz on Friday.
*Spelling test on Friday.

Coming Attractions:
*Music Artist Project due Tuesday, April 15.
*TGFD Graduation on Thursday, April 17, 8:30.
*Early Dismissal on Thursday, April 17, 11:00.
*No school on Friday, April 18.

Homeroom Happenings:
Science - We will learn about what conditions affect the water cycle.  Please have your child review their notes each night.  They can also review the Chapter 11, lesson 2 presentation in Google docs.

Social Studies - The Revolution Begins!  Our focus will be on the battles at Lexington and Concord.  The children will be completing a "puzzle" project representing 3 dates from this important time in history.

Spelling - We will take the pretest on Monday.  This is a review week.  Students who have perfect pretests will become challenge spellers.  Each child received a new set of challenge activity options.  They should choose only from that list.

English - Our unit on verbs will continue.  The children are doing a wonderful job with their contract work.

Reading - We will begin a month long unit on China by reading a story called Yang the Second and Her Secret Admirers. Our vocabulary words will be: accompaniment, demonstration, heritage, impressed, noble, opera, rhythmic, and tradition. 

Mrs. Sulima's Math:
Monday - Amazing Angles
Tuesday - More Amazing Angles
Wednesday - Perfect Polygons
Thursday - More Perfect Polygons
Friday - Quiz on Angles and Polygons

Weeks of March 17 & 24

Please Come Soon!!!!

Weekly Events:
Week of March 17
*No school on Monday.
*No school on Tuesday - Teacher Institute.
*Chapter 15 Science test on Wednesday.
*Vocabulary Quiz on Wednesday.
*Last Session of TGFD on Thursday.
*Pizza Party provided by the Obeid family on Thursday.
*Reading Selection test on Friday.

Week of March 24
*Spelling pretest on Monday.
*TFK Quiz on Thursday.
*Spelling test on Friday.
*Field Trip to Naper Settlement on Friday.

Coming Attractions:
*Spring Break ~ March 29-April 6.
*Early Dismissal on Thursday, April 17.
*TGFD Graduation on Thursday, April 17, at 8:30.
*No school on Friday, April 18.

Third Trimester:
1 day late = 25% off
More than 1 day late = 50% off
After unit test = 0%
Late assignments that are not graded = 2 points off Responsibility Bank

Homeroom Happenings:
Spelling - We will not have a spelling unit during the week of March 17, but we will have a unit during the week of March 24.  Third trimester has begun.  Students must receive 100% on the pretest to become a challenge speller.

English - Your child will receive their Unit 3 Verb contract on Wednesday.  This week we will learn about action verbs, direct objects, and main verbs & helping verbs.  Next week, our study of verbs will continue with linking verbs, present tense, past tense, and future tense.  If your child pretested out of a lesson, they will be working on an enrichment project during that specific lesson.  Enrichment work should be done in school!

Reading - The children did a WONDERFUL job on the vocabulary work this past week.  On Wednesday, they will take a quiz on the 9 words.  The vocabulary packet will be collected on Wednesday too.  We will be discussing "author's viewpoint" this week.  On Friday, the children will take a selection test on And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?
And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? (listen to the story here)
And Then What Happens, Paul Revere? story summary

Science - We will take the Chapter 15 test on Wednesday.  Here are some helpful hints:
*Vocabulary to review:  convection, chemical energy, energy, conservation, radiation, conduction, potential energy, kinetic energy, solar energy, mechanical energy, conductor, insulator, renewable, & nonrenewable.
*What happens to the particles in the air as the temperature changes?  
*What kinds of energy does a calculator use that can run with or without a battery in the light, and in the dark it runs only with a battery?
*Does this calculator use renewable resources, nonrenewable resources, or both?
Chapter 15 Slide Shows
We will begin a unit on "weather and the water cycle" on Thursday and continue next week.

Social Studies - This week we will finish our discussion on The Boston Tea Party.  The children will also learn about The Intolerable Acts.  The following week, we will learn about the First Continental Congress, Paul Revere's Ride, and the Battle of Bunker Hill.

Mrs. Sulima's Math Class:
Week of March 17
Monday - No school
Tuesday - No school
Wednesday - Graphing Reflections and Translations
Thursday - Slope
Friday - Quiz on Coordinate Planes, quadrants, graphing linear functions, graphing reflections and translations

Week of March 24
Monday - Percent Sense/Percent of a Number
Tuesday - Discount and Sale Price
Wednesday - Sales Tax and Total Cost
Thursday - Better Buy
Friday - No Math due to Naper Settlement Field Trip

Week of March 10

Weekly Events:
*Math Parent-Teacher conferences on Monday-Thursday.
*Spelling pretest on Monday.
*ISAT Reading session 3 on Monday at 9:30.
*Chapter 15, Lesson 3 Quiz on Tuesday.
*Week 9 of TGFD on Thursday.
*Spelling test on Friday - This grade will be on 3rd trimester.
*Wear GREEN on Friday.

Coming Attractions:
*No school on Monday, March 17.
*No school on Tuesday, March 18 - Teacher Institute.
*Chapter 15 Science test on Wednesday, March 19.
*5th Grade Field Trip to Naper Settlement on Friday, March 28.
*Spring Break: March 29 - April 6.
*SAVE THE DATE - TGFD Graduation on Thursday, April 17, from 8:30-9:30.  Parents and family members are invited!

Homeroom Happenings:
Spelling - This unit will be counted on 3rd trimester.  During 3rd trimester, students will need to get a perfect score on the pretest to become a challenge speller.  A new list of activities will be placed in your child's binder.

English - We will be starting a new unit this week.  The children will be taking a pretest, and will be doing enrichment work during any lesson that they pass out of.  Their contract will be in their binder sometime later in the week.

Reading - We will be reading a book called And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?  Your child will be doing activities with the following vocabulary words:  cargo, colonies, express, liberty, oppose, Patriot, revolutionary, sentries, and taxes.  We will also be discussing author's viewpoint and Fact & Opinion this week.

Third Trimester Reading Project - This week, I will introduce the "Fantasy Photo Story" project to the class.  On Thursday, the children will have an opportunity to choose a fantasy/science fiction book to read for this project.  Please watch your child's binder for information regarding this project.

Science - On Monday, we will review chapter 15, lesson 3.  The children will take a quiz on lesson 3 on Tuesday.  Please have them review their notes and the other vocabulary in this lesson.  We will then finish chapter 15 with lesson 4.  The test on Chapter 15 will be on Wednesday, March 19.  Watch next week's blog for test taking hints!!!

Social Studies - Our lesson this week is titled "The Colonists Rebel."  We will learn about the Boston Massacre, the Committee of Correspondence, The Boston Tea Party, the Intolerable Acts, and the First Continental Congress.

Mrs. Sulima's Math Class:


Monday - ordered pairs, coordinates
Tuesday - Graphing on a coordinate plane
Wednesday - Working with Coordinates
Thursday - Working with Coordinates
Friday - Working with Coordinates

Week of March 3

Can you believe it is already March???

Weekly Events:
*Spelling pretest on Monday.
*Pronoun Test on Monday.
*Chapter 15, lesson 2 science quiz on Tuesday.
*ISAT Math Session 1, 9:15-10:15 on Tuesday.
*ISAT Reading Session 1, 8:30-9:30 on Wednesday.
*ISAT Math Session 2, 10:00-11:00 on Wednesday.
*ISAT Reading Session 2, 9:15-10:15 on Thursday.
*TGFD on Thursday.
*ISAT Math Session 3, 9:15-10:15 on Friday.
*Spelling test on Friday.

ISAT Testing - Please make sure your child gets plenty of sleep and starts each morning with a nutritional breakfast.  Your child may bring extra snacks and/or drinks for themselves on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.  Please encourage your child to try his/her best!

Coming Attractions:
*Math Parent Teacher Conferences on Monday, March 10 -Thursday, March 13.
*ISAT Reading Session 3, 9:30-10:30 on Monday, March 10.
*ISAT Make-up testing on Tuesday, March 10 - Friday, March 14.
*Chapter 15, lesson 3 science quiz on Tuesday, March 11.
*No school on Tuesday, March 18 - Teacher Institute.
*Spring Break - March 29-April 6.

Homeroom Happenings:
Spelling - We will take a spelling pretest on Monday.  This will be the last spelling test of the second trimester.  If your child misses 1 or none, they will become a challenge speller.  Challenge spellers will need to complete a practice sheet and 3 activities.  Regular spellers, that miss 2 or more on their pretest, will need to complete a practice sheet and 3 workbook pages.  The tests will be on Friday.  During 3rd trimester, children will need to have a perfect pretest to become a challenge speller.

English - Our pronoun test will be on Monday.  Your child has many items in their English pocket that they may use for studying.  We will not begin another English unit until after ISAT testing.  Instead, we will be doing some writing activities.  Each child will write a limerick.  Also, we will complete one more extended response together.

Reading - We will finalize our reading ISAT practice early in the week.  

Science - The children will take a chapter 15, lesson 2 quiz on Tuesday.  We will then begin lesson 3, which is on Heat.

Social Studies - We will begin Chapter 8 this week.  The children will learn about the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts.  We will also explore the idea of "taxation without representation."


Mrs. Sulima's Math Class:
Monday is our only day of math this week.  We will be taking three sessions of ISAT math testing throughout this week.  On Monday, we will finalize our math ISAT practice and look at some PARCC sample problems.

Week of February 24

Weekly Events:
*Spelling pretest on Monday.
*Chapter 15, lesson 1 science quiz on Monday.
*Chapter 7 social studies test on Wednesday.
*Mismatch spirit day on Thursday.
*Spelling test on Thursday.
*TFK Quiz on Thursday.
*No school on Friday - Teacher Institute.

Coming Attractions:
*Unit 6 Pronoun test on Monday, March 3.
*ISAT testing on Tuesday, March 4 - Monday, March 10.

Homeroom Happenings:
Spelling - We will take a pretest on Monday.  Since this is a shortened week, all activities will be due on Thursday.  We will also take the test on Thursday.

English - We will finish our pronoun unit.  The test on Unit 6 will be on Monday, February 10.  We will use time in class on, Wednesday and Thursday, to review for this test.

Reading - We will be finishing our COACH practice book this week.  The children will also use the Chromebooks to finish an extended response on mimetic buildings.  Ask them about Lucy and Sweet Willy.  

Science - The children will take a quiz on Chapter 15, lesson 1 on Monday.  Most of this lesson is a review from last year.  We will then spend the rest of the week learning about different sources of energy.

Social Studies - We will take the chapter 7 test on Wednesday.  To prepare for the test, review these items:

*Identify what group each person represented and what they wanted to accomplish by taking control of American land. Pedro Menendez de Aviles, Popé, Jacques Marquette, Robert La Salle, and Metacom.

*After Pontiac's Rebellion, how did King George, the Colonists, and the Native Americans react to new settlements on Native American land?

*The Pueblo and Colonists are in conflict about who should gain control of the land in the southwest.  Who do you agree with?  Explain.


Mrs. Sulima's Math Class:
Monday - Relating Percents to Fractions and Decimals
Tuesday - Trivia Challenge
Wednesday - Percents greater than 100 & percents less than one
Thursday - Trivia Challenge

Week of February 17

Weekly Events:
*No school on Monday - Presidents' Day.
*Spelling pretest on Tuesday.
*Chapter 14 Science test on Tuesday.
*Unit 6, lesson 1-3 English quiz on Tuesday.
*Spelling test on Friday.
*Time For Kids quiz on Friday.
*Spirit Day on Friday - Boys wear red and girls wear blue!

Coming Events:
*Spirit Day on Thursday, Feb. 27 - Mismatch Day!
*No school on Friday, Feb. 28 - Teacher Institute.
*ISAT Testing during the weeks of March 3rd and 10th.

Homeroom Happenings:
Spelling - We will have a spelling unit this week even though it is a shortened week.  Students who miss 1 or none will work with our challenge spelling list.  The rest of the students will work on the regular list.  Challenge spellers will need to do a practice sheet and 2 activities.  Regular spellers will need to do a practice sheet and 2 workbook pages.

English - We will begin this week with a quiz on Subject Pronouns, Object Pronouns, and Using I and me.  We will then continue on our study of pronouns.

Reading - Students will be reading literature and information text examples.  They will use the information in these texts to answer comprehension questions.  We will also work on another extended response.

Science - Our test on Chapter 14, lessons 1-3, will be on Tuesday.  Children should review notes, Google Docs slide shows, and the textbook to prepare for this test.
Items to review for test:
Key words:  matter, atom, element, density, molecule, mixture, periodic table, nucleus, solution, corrosion, physical change, & chemical change.

Social Studies - We will continue working with chapter 7.  The children will need to complete the chapter 7, lesson 2 summary for homework on Tuesday.  Then we will move onto lesson 3.

Mrs. Sulima's Math Class:
Monday - No school.  Presidents' Day.
Tuesday - Proportion and Similar Figures
Wednesday - Trivia Challenge
Thursday - Quiz on ratio, rate, & proportion (open book/open notes)
Friday - Graphing Ratios

Week of February 10

Weekly Events:
*Spelling pretest on Monday.
*TGFD on Thursday.
*Spelling test on Friday.
*Time For Kids quiz on Friday.
*Valentine's Day Party on Friday at 1:35.

Coming Attractions:
*No school on Monday, February 17 - President's Day.
*Chapter 14 science test on Tuesday, February 18.
*Spring Pictures on Thursday, February 20.
*No school on Friday, February 28 - Institute Day.

Congratulations:
We had out district spelling bee this week.  There were 2 students from each grade (3-8) participating in this event.  The winner was from our class.  Congratulations, Jake!!!

Homeroom Happenings:
Spelling - This week, we will be working on a review unit.  The students will have 30 words to practice.  Spelling assignments will be due on Friday.  Twenty words will be chosen for the test on Friday.

English - We will continue our unit on Pronouns.  Our lessons will focus on using I and me, possessive pronouns, and contractions with pronouns.

Reading - The children will continue working in our ISAT coach book.  We will also continue our alliteration activity from last week.

Science - We will finish our lesson on chemical reactions.  The test on Chapter 14, lessons 1, 2, & 3, will be on Tuesday, February 18.

Social Studies - The children will complete Chapter 7, lesson 1 early this week.  The rest of the week will be spent on lesson 2.  Don't forget that your child may go on their Google Docs files to review using the lesson slide shows.

Mrs. Sulima's Math Class:
Monday - Short Response and Extended Response practice.
Tuesday - Rate
Wednesday - Finish Extended Response that we began on Friday using the new Chromebooks.
Thursday - Proportions.
Friday - Writing Proportions.