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Monday, April 13, 2015

Week of April 13-17


Mother Son Night
Harmony’s First Annual Mother-Son Night is the Friday from 6:00-8:00pm.  For more details, check out this link:  http://teacherweb.com/KY/HarmonyElementary/HarmonyPTA/mother-son-event-flyer-1.pdf.
 
MAP Testing
We will begin spring MAP testing this week with tests on Tuesday and Friday.

Important Dates
Next week is our field trip to BizTown!  Be sure to send your child with a sack lunch.

WaterSteps
This week the 5th graders will kick off a service project designed to help raise money for safe drinking water all over the world.  This project is very simple.  Basically, we’re asking families to send in used shoes.   All types are excepted.  These shoes are then sold to an exporter and funds received help bring clean water to those in need.  Donated shoes will help to fund water projects and keep tons of waste out of our landfills. 

A Look at this Week

ELA:  We will begin a new ELA unit this week, entitled Coming of Age.  This unit integrates the study of how America has come of age through events such as westward expansion, the Industrial Revolution, and the Great Depression.  This week the kids will be reading and writing about Lewis and Clark, the Trail of Tears, Manifest Destiny, and various groups impacted by westward expansion. 

Word Study:  Our focus this week will be a variety of skills.  First we will begin with learning how to use a and an appropriately.  We will also review the parts of speech, study synonyms and antonyms, and review the use of the apostrophe in contractions.

Math:  During math this week, we will be learning about geometry!  We will learn how to identify and measure angles, triangles, and polygons.

Social Studies:  We will continue preparations for our trip to BizTown.  This week the kids will continue learning how to use checking and savings accounts.  They will also learn how to apply for a job, and how to start up a business.  This week the kids will also receive the job assignments for their BizTown careers!

Have a lovely week and enjoy this beautiful weather!  :o)

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