Week of April 7-11

Good afternoon, parents!  I hope you had a nice Spring Break!  Here are a few important dates to remember.

 

Middle School Transition Activity

We will have another visit from Teresa Forrest, the 6^th grade counselor, on this Thursday where she will do a lesson to help prepare the kids for the transition to middle school.

 

Bardstown Colonial Days Field Trip

Our field trip to Bardstown is this Friday from 8:30-2:00pm.  Our chaperones will be Mrs. Mitchell and Mrs. Pike.  Please send your child to school with a sack lunch and with appropriate clothing for being outdoors.

 Upcoming Test

Math Test-Next Monday over measurement of area, perimeter, capacity, and volume

 

Scrimmage Testing

Scrimmage Testing will take place next Tuesday and Wednesday.  This will be our last scrimmage prior to the actual testing dates.  Testing this year will be May 21, 22, 23, 27, and 28.  Please make every effort to ensure that your child is here on these dates.

 

Lunch with Someone You Love

Parents/grandparents/loved ones are invited to have lunch with your student here at school on April 23 followed by shopping at the book fair.  This will be our final book fair of the year.

 

HELP Project

A letter will come home today regarding the HELP Project.  This is a joint effort by each hallway to create a product and sell it in order to earn money for Relay for Life.  Please read the letter and the brochure of items to see if you and your student are interested in purchasing something.  Orders will be accepted from now through April 16.

 

The Water Step

We will be collecting shoes in any condition throughout the month of April as a service project to help provide clean water for people in impoverished countries.

 

Here’s what’s coming up in our curriculum this week!

Math:  We will be learning about measurement including the use of the U.S. Customary system, the Metric system, and we will be reviewing how to find area, volume, and perimeter.

Social Studies:  This week we’ll learn about the levels of government and their roles including local, state, and federal.  Ask your child about the Larry the Lion activity they did in class today!

Word Study:  We will examine how Greek and Latin roots can help us to learn measurement conversions.

Writing:  This week will include a study of passage-based On Demand writing.

Reading:  We will continue reading The Little Prince aloud in class and the kids will learn to analyze characteristics of poetry and plays.

 

Have a great week!  :o)