May 7-11

"'Tis like the birthday of the world,
When earth was born in bloom;
The light is made of many dyes,
The air is all perfume:
There's crimson buds, and white and blue,
The very rainbow showers
Have turned to blossoms where they fell,
And sown the earth with flowers."

We had the loveliest day! We began our morning with poetry and vocabulary. Students worked on their tree diagrams which feature at least four text or graphic features. Students will be given the Vocabulary & Comprehension test on the Anchor Text tomorrow. They will be taking the STAR reading and math tests on Wednesday and Thursday. We have the Field Trip on Friday so we won't begin Unit 19 until next Monday. 

Our PEA Reading Buddies joined us this morning. They worked cooperatively with students on their research for our Black American project. Students have begun the process of choosing a famous Black American to study for our Wax Museum. More information about this fun event will be forthcoming. 

No spelling this week!! :)

We will finish Unit 8 in math this week. Our Learning Objectives will involve finding products for given factors and using this knowledge to play Factor Bingo. Students will model equal sharing situations with $10 and $1 bills. They will compare fractions, generate equivalent fractions and explore area. Finally they will explore the shared attributes of prisms. They will have a HomeLink each night for homework. We will review for the test next Monday and the assessment will be given the following day. 

Field Trip to Manchester on Friday morning! We can't wait to see School House Rock performed live at the Palace Theater. Please remember to pack your child a lunch unless you signed up for a bagged lunch from the cafeteria. 

Have a fantastic week! :)