Friday, April 6, 2018

Week of April 9th

Parents, 
The students will be taking the PARCC tests this week and next. All tests will be taken first thing in the morning. Please remind your child to make sure their Chromebooks are charged and headphones/earbuds are brought to school each day.  Thank you!

Important Dates:
Mon, April 9th- ELA PARCC  Test
Tues, April 10th - ELA PARCC  Test
Wed,. April 11th- ELA PARCC  Test
Fri. April 13th- Math PARCC Test

Reading:   The students will continue to read The Miraculous Adventures of Edward Tulane. This week's journal response will ask How is Edward beginning to change?  We will also continue to work on vocabulary slides.

Time For Kids: There will be a Time For Kids  quiz on Friday.

Spelling:  There will not be spelling this week.

Social Studies:   We will continue our study of the Southwest.  Travel Brochures are due on Friday. We will also read and learn how the technology of the Southwest has impacted the United States. The chapter 10 test is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday April 17th.

Science:  We will be having our Marshmallow Catapult contest on Thursday. There are many good websites that explain how to build a simple catapult. Please ask your child about this.


Mrs. Bucklin's Math Class:  We will continue Unit 6, Multiplication, Division, Data and Fractions.  This week we will revisit perimeter and area. We will focus on the role division plays in area and perimeter problems.