Friday, May 9, 2008

The Week of May 12, 2008

Dear Parents,
Thanks to all of you who made Teacher Appreciation Week special. I appreciate the thoughtfulness.
Our Kleenex supply is almost out! Can you send in a box? Thanks!

IMPORTANT:
~Monday, May 12th = 5th grade visits Lakeview for an orientation in the afternoon!

HERE'S WHAT WE ARE UP TO THIS WEEK:
SPELLING: We are finished with our "regular" spelling workbook. We are doing an ABC
book with our WORDS of the WEEK. This week the WORDS of the WEEK that begin with A-I
will be assigned and tested.
ENGLISH: Unit 7 Adverbs.....comparing with adverbs and being able to distinguish whether a word is an adjective or an adverb.
READING: Narratives.....We will be reading a variety of picture books and discussing elements of a narrative text. Then, the children will create a narrative and make a picture book!
SOCIAL STUDIES: continuing Chapter 12......The students are completing and checking note sheets for each lesson independently after we read and discuss the information. The test will be an open-note test!
SCIENCE: continuing Human Body!
MATH: Any student who completed the checkpoint from the textbook prior to the quiz last week received 2 extra credit points!
Chapter 9 Fraction test = Thursday, May 15th!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CADET BAND FOR AN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE!!!!
MISS TREFONAS