Weekly Newsletter
Check here weekly for updates on what we will be doing each week. The Newsletter will be updated by Friday at 5pm for the following week.
*Please keep in mind that events are subject to change throughout the week.*
*Please keep in mind that events are subject to change throughout the week.*
Important Dates for the Week of June 1, 2015
Monday - Yearbook Signing 1:00
Tuesday - Awards Ceremony 12:30
Wednesday - Special 5th Grade Get-Together; Dismissal @ noon
Thursday - Field Day; Dismissal @ noon
Friday - Last Day o' School; Movie Day; Dismissal @ noon
Tuesday - Awards Ceremony 12:30
Wednesday - Special 5th Grade Get-Together; Dismissal @ noon
Thursday - Field Day; Dismissal @ noon
Friday - Last Day o' School; Movie Day; Dismissal @ noon
MathUnit Essential Question: How can we use line plots, coordinate grids, and patterns to help us graph and interpret data?
What to Expect: We will review line plots, and explore plotting points on coordinate grids. Mini-Activities (quizzes): --- Major Activities (tests): --- |
ReadingUnit Essential Question: What have we learned in reading, this year?
What to Expect: We will review learned skills from the course of the year, with a focus on poetry. Also, benchmark testing will be administered, individually, this week. Stems for the Week: --- Mini-Activities (quizzes): --- Major Activities (tests): --- |
WritingUnit Essential Question: How do we interpret devices of figurative language?
What to Expect: We will review the concepts of personification, metaphors, similes, etc. Mini-Activities (quizzes): --- Major Activities (tests): --- |
Social StudiesUnit Essential Question: What have we learned this year, in SS?
What to Expect: Year In Review Mini-Activities (quizzes): --- Major Activities (tests): --- |
ScienceUnit Essential Question:
What effects do biotic and abiotic factors have on an ecosystem? What to Expect: Year In Review / Project Presentations Mini-Activities (quizzes): --- Major Activities (tests): --- |
Spelling
Spelling - Unit 29
New Spelling Test Policy: Beginning 05/11/15, all students will be tested on the entire word list, on both Monday and Thursday, regardless of how many words are missed on the pretest. Questions? Contact me. :)
We will pretest on Monday and our test will be on Thursday. We will also take a dictation quiz, to include the Word Wall Words, along with our spelling test. We have discussed the procedures for taking spelling and dictation assessments in class.
New Spelling Test Policy: Beginning 05/11/15, all students will be tested on the entire word list, on both Monday and Thursday, regardless of how many words are missed on the pretest. Questions? Contact me. :)
We will pretest on Monday and our test will be on Thursday. We will also take a dictation quiz, to include the Word Wall Words, along with our spelling test. We have discussed the procedures for taking spelling and dictation assessments in class.