Wow! We’re heading into homestretch of our school year. Some important dates to know are:
C Track- Open House May 31 and CAASPP Window June 4-15 and …
Sunrise Book Fair is April 16th through April 20th.
- Wednesday the book fair will be open after school from 2:45-4:00pm.
- Thursday & Friday the book fair will be open from 11:00-1:30 for recess and lunch.
- Thursday night the book fair will be open from 5:00 – 8:00pm.
Other important dates and upcoming events:
April 16th: Sunrise Book Fair begins! Our “preview” time is Monday at 10:30 am. The book fair will last through Friday, April 20th
April 17th: American Revolution presentation (in the classroom)
April 18th: Book Fair Family Night 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
April 25th: Minimum Day; Sports Day spirit wear; TRACK OFF!
April 26th: CommUNITY Carnival 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
May 23rd: Track On!
May 31st: Open House 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
June 4th: CAASPP Standard Testing Window opens
June 22nd: Minimum Day; LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
Reading: We have been analyzing the genres biographies, folktales, and will analyze poetry next week using the comprehension skills sequencing and theme.
Spelling: We jumped ahead to Unit 6 in Wonders for spelling in order to learn the Greek and Latin roots to help us meet our 5th grade CC language standard.
Grammar: verbs, verbs, verbs: progressive tenses, perfect tenses, linking verbs, and coming up irregular verbs focusing on subject/verb agreement.
Social Studies: Began Jamestown DBQ which focuses on the colonization of Jamestown in the early 1600’s.
Math: we completed Chapters 8 (Divide Fractions), Chapter 9 (Algebra: Patterns and Graphing), and have almost completed Chapter 10 (Convert units of Measure). We will begin our last chapter, Chapter 11, Geometry and Volume next week. We are also continuing to factor numbers to their prime factors.