Week of May 8th

Important Dates
Tuesday May 9- Math MAP Test
Wednesday May 11-Reading MAP test
Friday, May 12- Early Dismissal 11:35
Monday, May 29-Memorial Day, No School
Tuesday, May 30- Bowling
Thursday, June 1 - Field Day
Friday, June 2- Last Day of School Early Dismissal, 11:35

Reading: "Journeys" - We will begin a novel study of the book Love that  Dog, by Sharon Creech. Love that Dog is a free verse poem written in a diary format. It is written from the perspective of a young boy who resists poetry assignments from his teacher. Throughout his journey, he learns to appreciate, and to even enjoy, the art of poetry. As we read this book, we will continue to examine the literary elements of poetry, and students will create their own poetry book.

Spelling:  Unit 28 This week's list contains words pertaining to Greek Mythology. We will study the definitions of the words as they are used in myths and also look at several myths and their messages. The test will be on Friday.

Social Studies: We will  begin our study of the West.  There will be a Map quiz of the states on Thursday.  A study guide was sent home on Friday. More practice maps will be sent home on Monday to help prepare for the quiz.

Science: We will continue our unit on Simple Machines. This week the students will learn what a scientist means by work, what a simple machine is and how a lever changes the way work is done.

Mrs. Bucklin's Math Class:  We will begin Unit 7, Patterns and Problems.  In this unit, we will focus on using standard algorithm for multiplying 2 and 3 digit by 1 digit numbers.  We will explore what kinds of combinations are best solved with the algorithm. We will also be reviewing expressions and equations