Dear Parents,

Please be aware of important dates below as we near the end of the school year.  Your children are currently working on final assignments that need to be turned in to be graded before report cards. I’ve been so happy to see them all healthy and at school every day so they can finish this very important work and be a part of a variety of fun activities!

Important Dates:
May 22nd – minimum day; dismissal at 12:30 for grades K-6.  Movie day right after dismissal for those who purchased a ticket already.

May 23rd – Multi-cultural Day at school

May 27th – no school; Memorial Day

May 31st – last day of school; minimum day

Tentative Schedule for the last week of school (subject to some changes):
Monday – no school
Tuesday – STEM activities/movie
Wednesday – Chocolate Day
Thursday – read-a-thon/game day
Friday – annual Staff vs. Sixth Grade kickball game; Memory Books, sign yearbooks, pictures, clean

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Here is a look at what we are doing in class this week:

Math – We are practicing multiplication facts as well as subtraction with zeros and division.  Students will be solving performance task problems.

Science – We are learning about how long humans and animals can survive in space.

Grammar – We will be learning about pronouns.  We will also be practicing the four types of sentences: declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory.  In addition, we will be reviewing the rules for when to use periods and for how to use apostrophes correctly.

Social  Studies – Students are finishing their national and local symbols packet.  They are also taking a test on these symbols.

Writing – Students are completing their narratives.  We will be doing some impromptu writing to review skills we have learned this year as well.