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Our goal for this week: Start taking notes on my biography and filling in my timeline.
Some items in this Monday's take-home folder:
Sign and return: updates (teacher assessed), Science tests, reading logs (in binders)
Review and keep at home: corrected math facts and mad minutes, connecting word revision practice, science reviews, topic 13 test reviews
SBA: Our Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA, instead
of MSP) test dates have been scheduled. If possible, please avoid appointments and vacations during May. Thanks!
-Wednesday, May 7 Math
-Tuesday, May 13 Math
-Wednesday, May 14 Math
-Wednesday, May 21 English Language Arts
-Tuesday, May 27 English Language Arts
-Wednesday, May 28 English Language Arts
IXL Math practice skills:
Measurement
- N.1Compare and convert customary units
- N.2Compare and convert metric units
- N.3Compare customary units by multiplying
- N.4Convert mixed customary units
- N.5Add and subtract mixed customary units
- N.6Convert between metric and customary units
Wax Museum/Biography Report: With books approved, students should be reading their books and taking notes in their packets. Students should have their biographies with them EVERY DAY in school, as work time will occasionally be given in class.
Staying on track:
- Read and take notes - April 21– May 9
- Finish reading book; Time Line Rough Draft and Note Taking due - Friday, May 9
- Start Prewrite - Monday, May 12
- Prewrite due - Tuesday, May 20
- Rough Draft due - Wednesday, May 28
- Bibliography work - Week of May 27
- Final Draft DUE - Tues, June 3
- Poster Due and practice presentations - Thursday, June 5
- Wax Museum - Friday, June 6
Important Dates:
5/7 SBA: Math
5/9 Mom's Morning @ 7:30am
5/13 SBA: Math
5/14 SBA: Math
5/21 SBA: English Language Arts
5/26 No School: Memorial Day
5/27 SBA: English Language Arts
5/28 SBA: English Language Arts
5/26 No School: Memorial Day
6/3 Larson Field Trip to PSC
6/6 Wax Museum (10:15 – 10:45am parent viewing)
6/13 Dance Man
6/16 Field Day (tentative date; subject to change)
6/18 Last Day of School
Coming Up This Week in Class: We are continuing Math Topic 14 (Measurement), learning about watercolors by completing cherry blossom art, launching our WA State Economics unit, reviewing different purposes/genres in writing, continuing to learn about research process, and practicing for the SBA!
With thanks,
Emily Larson
[email protected]