Sunday, May 16, 2010

May 17th-May 21st

Mark your calendar...
5/28 Bowling Field Trip
5/31 No School--Memorial Day
6/2 Last Day of School

Spelling:
Lesson 35: Review List. Alternate version spelling test on Friday.

Reading:
The final book club meeting will be Friday, May 21th. Our next unit of study in reading will be mysteries. The children will be reading, watching, and listening to many mysteries. We will review the elements of a mystery. The class will also review all of our reading strategies throughout this unit.

English:
All students who did not pass out of the Verb Pretest will take the Verb Test on Tuesday, May 18th.

Math:
We will continue with our unit on fractions. There will be a quiz on Lessons 15.1-15.4 on Friday, May 21st. This chapter will not be formally tested.
Social Studies:
Do you know your states? The map quiz on The West will be on May 19th. The “Fifty State Challenge” for extra credit points will be on Thursday, May 20th. I will be giving the Chapter 12 test on Monday, May 24th, as an open-book quiz.

Science:
The Chapter 7 Test is scheduled for Friday, May 21th. We will complete a “How to Study” sheet this week. I will be giving the test in the morning because many students will be attending a band concert in the afternoon.