Week of May 11-15

Our newest Leader of the Week is...

 

 

Chloe!!

 

        Chloe has earned the title of Leader of the Week for her daily hard work and perseverance.  She is a very good student who puts first things first to make sure she completes her work.  Her work is  always neat and organized.  She also seeks first to understand as she does not interrupt during mini-lessons, but quietly raises her hand if she has a question.  Chloe enjoys sharpening the saw by working with her horses and spending time with her little sister.

 

Math Test on Tuesday over Geometry

Your child will come home with a study guide today.  It is due on Monday.  Please help your child to learn the first page and to study the quadrilateral definitions on the 3^rd page.  They should already be very familiar with this, but we talked a lot today about the importance of good study habits in preparation for a test.

 Lunch with Someone You Love

Don’t forget to RSVP!  Our class will have Lunch with Someone You Love on May 13 from11:23-11:48 and then you can stay for Scholastic Book Fair shopping!  This is our final book fair for the year!

50 Nifty Club

Over the next two weeks, the kids will be asked to learn the local and abbreviation for as many U.S. states as they can.  Anyone who can learn all 50 will get a certificate of recognition as a member of the 50 Nifty Club! 

Two excellent resources for practicing state identification are the following links.  These have games to help the kids learn.  One has capitals, but they do NOT need to know these to become members of the 50 Nifty Club.  Next week, part of their homework each night will be to play these games and learn the states.  They will also be given a map with the abbreviations to help them study.

http://yourchildlearns.com/mappuzzle/us-puzzle.html

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm

 

Important Dates

*PLEASE SAVE these dates on your calendar!

May 13^th:  Lunch with Someone You Love 11:23-11:48
May 15^th:  Volunteer Appreciation  10:00-10:30 & Last day to check out books
May 16^th:  Huskypalooza
May 19^th:  Election Day ~ No School
May 22^nd:  Last day to return books
May 23^rd:  Math Placement Test  This will be given at school.  There is no need to study for it.  It’s just to assess what your child already knows in math.
May 26^th:  Memorial Day ~ No School
May 27^th-June 2^nd:  KPREP Testing…Please no doctor’s appointments during these dates!
June 4^th:  Visit from Teresa Forrest and 6^th Grade Ambassadors
June 5th:  Middle School Related Arts Elective Forms due!
June 9^th:  5^th Grade Recognition at 9:00am!
June 12^th:  Last Day of School & Progress Reports
 

Here’s what’s coming up this week!

ELA:  Our focus this week will be on learning to respond effectively to reading and effectively applying the thinking strategies.  Each day the kids will be given sustained silent reading time and journal prompts to respond to after.
Writing:  During writing, the kids will finish co-authoring their coming of age stories/plays.  They are enjoying this SO much!  Once they finish their final drafts, they will then create a movie trailer for their story using the iMovie app.
Word Study:  Word study this week will be a review of contractions and apostrophe use as well as learning prepositions and how to use them.
Math:  We will finish up geometry with our test on Tuesday and then begin reviewing math concepts previously taught this year.
Social Studies:  This week we will enter the Zombie Apocalypse!  The kids are going to use their geography skills in order to survive a zombie attack in the United States!  They will be given to possible locations in which to settle and they will have to analyze each to determine which is the best location for survival.  The kids are very excited about this and I think it’s going to be a lot of fun!