Week of May 18-22

Middle School Related Arts Forms

Please remember to complete the middle school related arts elective form with your child and return it to me no later than June 4^th.  I have several kids who have not returned these.  Children who do not make related arts selections, they will be placed according to what the middle school chooses for them. 

No School tomorrow ~ Election Day

Middle School Registration

Registration packets are now available for pick up at North Oldham Middle.  Please stop by and pick up a packet soon so your child will be registered for the fall.

50 Nifty Club

Please continue to have your child study his/her states & abbreviations.  Anyone who can learn all 50 by this Friday 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. 

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

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

 

Important Dates

*PLEASE SAVE these dates on your calendar!

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 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 responding to our reading and on researching possible careers the kids might enjoy when they grow up.  Please email me if you would be interested in coming in during the last week of school to talk to the kids for about 10-15 minutes about what you do for a living.  I’d like to have several parents come in that last week of school to speak about their careers and the kids love to hear from parents about their jobs!

Writing:  This week the kids will use the information gathered from career research to write an article about a career of their choice.

Math:  We will review concepts previously learned this year such as computation with decimals and fractions.

Social Studies:  During social studies, we will be creating timelines of the U.S. history, practicing our states, and learning about ways in which humans modify the environment to meet their needs.