May 17 - Early Release 11:00
Thurs., May 23 - Field Trip to Lizzardo Museum 9:30-12:00 (We will return to school for lunch, but not in time for hot lunch, so students must bring a sack lunch. They may get milk if they bring money for it.)
May 27 - No School Memorial Day
Wed., June 5 - Last Day of School
I am looking for parent volunteers to come on our field trip to the Lizzardo Museum on Thursday, May 23. We would leave school at 9:00 and be back by 12:00. If you would like to come with us, please let me know.
The students earned a classroom party for the month of April. We will have a Fiesta on Wednesday which will also help us to celebrate the culmination of our Southwest Region unit. Please let me know if you can send any of the following things for our celebration: Tostito chips, salsa, guacamole, cheese queso, any other southwestern food that you think the kids would enjoy.
Spelling- This week in spelling the students will work with words that have unusual spellings. They will be responsible for pages 213-215 in their workbook or activities if they pass out. There will be a test on Friday.
Math - This week in math the students will use their fractions strips to find equivalent fractions. They will then use operations to find equivalent fractions. There will be a quiz on Wednesday over equivalent fractions. The students will then learn to find the simplest form of fractions.
Reading - We will begin our literature circles this week. The students have chosen the book they want to read. Some have gotten a good start reading them already! Each day next week they will have an assigned reading and a particular job they will be responsible for. If they do not finish the reading or their job, they will need to do that for homework. They will be graded on the job they are responsible for that day and their group participation.
English- We will continue our work with Adverbs this week. The students will write using adverbs and they will add er or est to short adverbs to compare actions and add more or most to adverbs that end in ly to compare actions.
Science - The students will understand the source of power that produces electricity at a power plant. They will understand how a generator and a motor are alike and different.
Social Studies This week in social studies there will be a quiz on Thursday over lesson 1 in chapter 11, The Navajo. They should know:
- All vocabulary
- Understand the early culture- how they made a living, the natural resources they used, the homes they lived in, the importance of the animals in their lives, and how their government was organized
- Understand the events of the Long Walk- the cause, the effects, the people and places involved, the final outcome
- Understand The Navajo Tribal Council - What is it? Why was it formed? How is it similar to the U.S. government?
- Navajo Life Today - What are ways that the Navajo keep their traditional culture today?
