Headlines, April 6

I hope everyone had a restful and relaxing three day weekend and enjoyed the holiday!

Math:  We began our new unit on measurement this week focusing on converting units of measure and looking at how to find volume of three dimensional objects.  Next week we will look at the volume of liquids and will practice using these skills in word problems.

Literature: In Across Five Aprils we have been having some excellent discussions on the Civil War and how life changed for our characters.  We are working through our literature guide and will continue to read both at home and at school next week.

Writing:  The majority of our time in writing last week was spent researching our topics.  On Friday we began the rough drafts and some students have theirs completed.  We will spend one more day working on the body of the essay and then will begin writing the introduction and conclusion. 

Science:   Most of the class did very well on the Nervous System test, showing excellent study skills!  We will begin our study of the Endocrine system this week and will find out how our glands effect our hormones and various diseases, such as diabetes.

History:  We were also very pleased with the grades on the Westward Expansion test!  Our next unit of study will be The Civil War.  We will begin the week by looking at the geography of the US at the time of the war, and the causes of the conflict.

Announcements:

• The class behavior was so much better this week!  We were able to accomplish a lot and a positive attitude was shown by all.  Thank you for encouraging this in your children :)

• As always there will be tutoring after school for on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:45-3:15.  Since we will not be doing grammar for the next couple of weeks, both days will be focused on Math.

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Wish List:

• Index Cards
• Pencil Top Erasers
• Pencils

Important Dates:

• ·         Wednesday, April 8, 6:00 pm-8:30 pm: Fine Arts Night
• ·         April 13-15: AZMerit Testing
• ·         Friday, May 8, 11:45-1:30^: 5th grade tour of the PREP School/lunch/panel with prep            mentors, BRING a lunch.
• ·         Thursday, May 21^st, 11:00 am-12:00 pm: Fifth Grade Promotion Ceremony

We enjoyed reading with our first grade buddies this week!