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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.
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
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)
