Newsletter Week of March 26

Note from the Teacher:

Here are a few reminders about our up coming projects and events:

WAX MUSEUM

• Don't forget props are due on Monday for the Wax Museum! 
• Also, please keep working on your costumes. Mark your calendar for the Wax Museum on Thursday, April 5, from 9:00 am -11:00 am in the library extension. 
• Any student who would like to help set up for the Wax Museum on Wednesday afternoon, April 4, may stay until 3:45 pm. Just put a note in your child's planner if they plan to do so.

MUSIC PROGRAM

• "Orff to the Circus" program will be held March 28 at 2:00pm in the performing arts center
• Fifth graders, "Elephants and Lions", have been asked to wear all black clothing and tennis shoes for their performance.

POETRY PROJECT 

         
          The students will be starting a poetry project before we leave for our Easter break. This project will take place over the next couple of weeks and will focus on the process as well as the end results. The final product will be a book filled with different kinds of poetry and illustrations all written and created by the students. Please refer to the guidelines given to your child to help with this project. The poetry books will be presented at Young Author's Night on April 24. Thank you for your support. 

Area of Focus: 

Math: Topic 12 Perimeter and Area            

Reading: Weekly Concept: Express Yourself                            
Essential Question: How do you express something that is important to you?

Skills: Lyric and Free Verse, Stanza and Meter, Theme

Genre: Poetry

Language Arts: homophones

Writing, editing, and illustrating poetry books.

Spelling: Suffixes –ence, -ance

Social Studies: USA Weekly # 14 - 15

Upcoming Events:

March
26th - Props due

28th - "Orff to the Circus" music program
April
5th -   Wax Museum 9:00am -11:00am in the library extension

24th - Young Author's Night

26th - field trip

27th - Sharing time with our book buddies

29th - Hinton's birthday

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