Thursday, May 1, 2014

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)