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.
