HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!! May you all have the special day you deserve.
Thanks to all of you who contributed to our special Teacher Appreciation breakfast and lunch.
Thanks again for the special acts of kindness to me . I enjoyed all the special goodies!
I want to also thank all of you who continually donate snacks, prizes, stickers, and other items for the students and the classroom.
THIS WEEK.......
*Thursday = A SPECIAL DAY for all 5th graders!!!! There are special activities planned, a pizza lunch, and we get to go see the dress rehearsal of the Lakeview musical, Fiddler on the Roof.
*Friday = Early Dismissal
HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN MISS TREFONAS'S CLASSROOM:
SPELLING: Lesson 28! This will be our last regular spelling list and test.
After this week, we will be doing a spelling project based on the WORDS of the WEEK.
The students will be tested on these words too.
READING: We are continuing a literature unit based on fantasy genre. The students have selected a book and are reading, completing activity sheets, and participating in book club discussion groups.
We will be reviewing various reading strategies including story structure and questions, character traits, and figurative language.
They will be having their second book club meeting on Tuesday. The students are creating license plates based on character traits to share with members of their book club.
I look forward to listening to their book club discussions. As I observed and listened while they had their first book club meeting this past week, I was impressed with the literary conversations that took place!
In addition to the literature book activities we will be having ANALOGY contests!
SCOOPer Reading: DUE DATE IS FRIDAY, MAY 20th
ENGLISH: Pronouns - Contractions, Double Subjects, Using We and I correctly!
PERSUASIVE WRITING: We will be discussing some interesting topics....
Should soft drinks be allowed in schools? Should public school students wear school uniforms?
The students will have to pick a side about uniforms and write a persuasive essay to support their opinion.
MATH:
Monday - Chapter 22 review
Tuesday - Chapter 22 test
Wednesday- Target test and starting Chapter 9 Lesson 2 (review) Mean, Median, Mode and Range
Thursday - some enrichment activities
Friday - no math
After this week, we will be doing a spelling project based on the WORDS of the WEEK.
The students will be tested on these words too.
READING: We are continuing a literature unit based on fantasy genre. The students have selected a book and are reading, completing activity sheets, and participating in book club discussion groups.
We will be reviewing various reading strategies including story structure and questions, character traits, and figurative language.
They will be having their second book club meeting on Tuesday. The students are creating license plates based on character traits to share with members of their book club.
I look forward to listening to their book club discussions. As I observed and listened while they had their first book club meeting this past week, I was impressed with the literary conversations that took place!
In addition to the literature book activities we will be having ANALOGY contests!
SCOOPer Reading: DUE DATE IS FRIDAY, MAY 20th
ENGLISH: Pronouns - Contractions, Double Subjects, Using We and I correctly!
PERSUASIVE WRITING: We will be discussing some interesting topics....
Should soft drinks be allowed in schools? Should public school students wear school uniforms?
The students will have to pick a side about uniforms and write a persuasive essay to support their opinion.
MATH:
Monday - Chapter 22 review
Tuesday - Chapter 22 test
Wednesday- Target test and starting Chapter 9 Lesson 2 (review) Mean, Median, Mode and Range
Thursday - some enrichment activities
Friday - no math
