Friday, April 27, 2018

Week of April 30th

Parents,
We will be having our PTO Auction  ice-cream sundae party on Friday, May 4th. A permission slip for a PG movie was sent home on Thursday. Please sign and return the permission slip by Wednesday, May 2nd. We are looking forward to this special day.

Important Dates:
Thurs., May 3rd- SciTech Electricity & Magnets  in School Field trip
Fri., May 4th  Ice-cream Sundae party

Reading:   We will complete the story of Edward Tulane. The students will complete a journal entry on Edwards final journey. We will then read The Velveteen Rabbit and compare and contrast the two stories. 
Time For Kids: There will be a Time For Kids quiz on Thursday. 

English: We will continue to focus on  Narrative writing. The students will learn how to select a topic for their writing and then use a timeline as a tool to help develop their story.

Spelling:    Unit 27 - Latin Roots: port, form, trans & flex
This week's test will contain words with the Latin roots listed above. We will learn the definitions of the roots and words that contain them. The final test is scheduled for Friday, 5

Social Studies: We will finish up learning about the Native Americans of the Southwest region.  There will be an open book/note quiz on Tuesday. 

Science: We will begin chapter 4,  The Human Body. We will learn how tissues and organs form systems. We will then take a look at the digestive system and learn how nutrients from the food we eat get to our body's cells. 

Mrs. Bucklin's Math Class:  We will complete Unit 6, Multiplication, Division, Data and Fractions.   We will continue to learn strategies for division using a ratio table. The test is tentatively scheduled for Friday May, 4th. A practice test will be sent home on Monday to help prepare for the test.