Good afternoon, parents! We have a lot going on this week and here is your weekly update to fill you in.
Oldham County
EMS/CPR Forms
Tomorrow afternoon we will have the opportunity to receive firsthand instruction from Oldham County EMS workers on CPR as we learn about the human body systems! They will be coming at 1:30 to speak to the 5th graders in the cafeteria. If your child has not yet watched his/her CPR video and completed the white CPR training paper, please do so tonight. It is important that we get all the forms back tomorrow because those awesome kits came from a grant OC EMS received to help train more members of the community on life-saving techiques.
Orchestra Field
Trip
This Wednesday we will be leaving school at 11:00am to take our Orchestra field trip. Please have your child dress nicely for the orchestra. Mr. Younce suggested khakhis for boys and nice pants or a skirt for girls. Please also send your child with a sack lunch that day as we will be eating in the classroom prior to our departure since we will miss our regular lunch time. If you prefer to buy, a sack lunch can be purchased from the cafeteria the morning of our trip as well.
Scrimmage
Testing
Tomorrow begins our first round of scrimmage testing in preparation for the K-PREP Test the kids will be taking this May. We will be scrimmage testing over math and reading tomorrow and over social studies and on-demand writing on Wednesday prior to our field trip.
PE
Today we began a new rotation in PE. Please have your child wear tennis shoes to school for the next 5 days with the exception of Wednesday. Mrs. Kinnison said they will not need tennis shoes the day of their field trip.
MAP
We began our spring MAP testing today by taking the reading test. We will test over language on Friday and math next Monday. The results of the spring MAP tests will be available sometime after Spring Break.
Conferences
I will be hosting parent-teacher conferences Wednesday and Thursday this week, and Monday of next week. If you are unable to attend your scheduled conference, please let me know. Also, if you were unable to find a convenient time slot and would still like to meet, please contact me, and I will be happy to talk with you over the phone.
Oaks Day
In case you've not already heard, we will be in school on Oaks Day to make up for our most recent snow day.
Here's our learning plan for the week!
Math: This week we will do a brief study of data analysis and measurement. The kids will be working specifically with line plots, stem-and-leaf plots, and measuring to the nearest millimeter, centimter, whole, 1/2, 1/4, and 1/8 inch.
Social Studies: During social studies, we will continue our study Economics through lessons that will also prepare the kids for our visit to BizTown.
Word Study: We will continue exploring Greek and Latin roots.
Writing: The kids will finish their first draft of the historical narrative and begin the revision process.
Science: We will continue with our study of the human body systems which will culminate in a test late next week.
Have a great week and enjoy this beautiful weather!! :o)
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