Week of April 25th - 28th

Important Dates:
May 3rd:     Muffins with Mom 
May 3rd:     High School band comes to perform for 5th grade students
May 13th:   5th Grade Track & Field Day

TRACK and FIELD DAY:
Our class has already chosen their events and they are practicing! A note went home with your child Thursday about this event. If you have additional questions, please contact me.


POETRY BRUNCH:
Thank you to all of you that were able to be a part of our audience. Thank you also to parents who brought brunch items for us! > Cathy Dykema, Amy Klanderman, Lynae Wolfram, Bridget Scoville, Tara Blood, Kathy Eastman, and Missy Eustice! The kids worked hard and really looked forward to this day. I have put some pictures below:

READING: 
We will begin literature circles next week.

SCIENCE:
We have been caring for and observing our animals. We are studying behavioral and physical characteristics and survival needs. We are beginning to move into inherited traits as well as behavioral and physical adaptations. Your child will have some homework for you next week!

WRITING:
We will read some Pourquoi tales and then write one of our own. A Pourquoi is a fictional story that explains the reason something is the way it is. For example, Why does the giraffe have a long neck or why does a cheetah have spots?

MATH:
We continue to practice converting units which can be tricky, but students are getting a handle on it! We have also learned about perimeter and area. We are practicing using the formulaic format when working area problems in order to prepare for algebra in middle school.