Friday, April 30, 2010

WEEK OF APRIL 3-7

CLASSROOM CHATTER:
WE WILL CONCLUDE OUR JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT ON FRIDAY. IT WAS REALLY FUN AND INFORMATIVE. THANK YOU TO OUR WONDERFUL VOLUNTEER!
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE STUDENTS AND THE PARENTS!
WHAT A JOY IT HAS BEEN TO WORK WITH SUCH A WONDERFUL GROUP OF STUDENTS! I ENJOYED GETTING TO KNOW EACH AND EVERYONE, AS WELL AS MANY PARENTS. OUR FUTURE IS IN GREAT HANDS WITH SUCH A CONSCIENTIOUS, CURIOUS AND TALENTED YOUNG GROUP. HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!!!!


SPELLING:
L. 30 PREFIX -ER PRETEST IS ON MONDAY


ENGLISH:
WE COMPLETED UNIT 6 AND WILL BE WORKING ON PROPER SENTENCE STRUCTURE. WE WILL DEMONSTRATE THIS IN OUR PERSUASIVE WRITING.


READING:
WE WILL BEGIN MULAN THIS WEEK. THE STUDENTS WILL WORK ON THE CONCEPTS OF INFER AND SUMMARIZE.


SOCIAL STUDIES:
CHICAGO IS OUR NEXT UNIT. THE CLASS IS VERY EXCITED! WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE EARLY YEARS.


SCIENCE:
OUR CHAPTER 12 TEST ON ENERGY IS MONDAY. PLEASE ENCOURAGE YOUR STUDENTS TO REVIEW THEIR NOTES. CHAPTER 13 ON ELECTRICITY WILL FOLLOW.


MATH:
CHAPTER 9 FRACTION TEST IS ON MONDAY. PRACTICE, PRACTICE , PRACTICE!
THE STUDENTS SHOULD REVIEW THEIR R-9 WORKSHEETS. DECIMALS CHAPTER 10 WILL BEGIN THIS WEEK.