March 24th.................Marchall Music comes- musical apptitude
March 24th................ Puberty Lessons begin
March 26th................ 5th Grade MS Orientation
                                             Parent Meeting 7:00


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May 9th- Track and Field Day
June 2nd- Dunes Field Trip
 
Puberty Lessons: We will begin Monday, March 24th and go through Thursday, March 27th.  Students are automatically included in the lessons if the letter isn't returned saying you don't want your child participating.
  AN FYI: Students are encouraged to discuss this subject matter with their parents. Your child will bring home homework for some of the lessons. This will need to be signed and returned the following day. I discuss only what the curriculum states. If students ask questions beyond this that can't be answered, I let them know that I can't answer.




HOMEWORK:   
Math Homework- There are 6 division problems from their workbook, Pg 39.
                           (Odds only) 
Writing Homework: Students are to complete their interviews by Monday in order to begin writing on Monday.

MATH: 
     Students took the test over Multiplying Whole Numbers and Decimals. We are beginning our Division unit next and will be reviewing past concepts.
     PRACTICE: Aside from homework, please give your child a couple long division problems daily for practice in order to become more fluent.

My fusion page has quite a few math games and tutorials. Here is the link:
Fusion Page 

READING -   
Click on the "Reading" tab for practice comprehension passages
  Our reading will focus on nonfiction for the Body Systems part of our next science unit. We will also be reading informational material about animal characteristics which is also part of our next unit.Students are also reading in their own books daily.
 We will begin reading The Fighting Ground after Spring Break. This is the last of our genre units and goes along with our social studies unit about the Revolutionary War.


WRITING:                    
  We are now beginning our newspaper articles which has always been a favorite. This week students will need to decide who they would like to interview, write questions and have interviews done in order to begin writing their articles. These articles will be written on a google doc form that looks like a real newspaper set-up.  Students will also write another newspaper article of their choice alone or with a partner. This may be true or made up, but must appear to be true.

SCIENCE:   
  Students will take the test on Monday- I pushed it back from Friday. Students are also working in their groups researching and doing their projects about the Body systems for the next unit. (Skeletal, Muscular, etc.)
 
SPELLING:
  Students took the lesson 24 test on Friday. List 25 will go home Monday-  You can also find lists under the spelling tab. The skill is words spelled with the /j/ sound. 

If your child wants to play games/do practice tests, go to: Spelling City