This Week...

May 19- May 22, 2014

Reading:  Community helpers was the topic for the week!  Students read the story A Castle on Viola Street, which they used to explore the concept of “theme”.  As a class, we located clues from the text to help support the theme of the story.  We learned the theme of the story is usually the author’s message.  Some themes that we derived from the story included “If you help someone, you will be helped in return” and “Never give up on your dreams”.  Reading Logs are due Tuesday, May 27. (100 minutes)

Math:  We spent the week reviewing major concepts from unit 9!  Students took their unit 9 test on Wednesday.  Xtra Math practice is due Tuesday, May 27. (3 sessions)  If applicable: for students still on addition and subtraction, fact tests and graphs are due Tuesday, May 27.

Social Studies:  We finished up our Chicago unit!  Students used edmodo to review key ideas and share their learning with each other.  They also played a landmark game to identify important locations around Chicago.  Students took their Chicago test on Wednesday.

Writing:  In WEX, students completed their short fiction final pieces!  Students should be very proud of all their hard work in constructing these stories.  In grammar, students identified adjectives.  They also applied articles to various sentences.  Students took their final writing words test of the year on Monday!

Cursive/Spelling:  Today, we took our week 31 spelling test.  Next week will be our last week for spelling.

Miscellaneous:  Just a reminder, there will be no school for students on Friday or Monday (Memorial Day).  Next Thursday is our Chicago field trip!  An informational letter went home today explaining the details of the trip.  Please let me know if you have any questions!  Have a terrific weekend and enjoy the warm weather!