Newsletter Week of April 1

Note from the Teacher:    
     Hats off to the fifth grade!  The class has put a lot of effort into supporting our school! The Charger Challenge FUN RUN has kept us busy getting pledges, setting goals to get prizes, and learning about character traits. I hope the students will remember to have good CITIZENSHIP, find ZEST in whatever they do, push for mind GROWTH daily, display INTEGRITY always, and  encourage TEAMWORK.   Thank you parents for helping us "SPARK MINDS."
     Also, the students have been working hard on their poetry books.  We hope to finish writing our poems before our Easter break.

       Don't forget our class will be visiting Tryon Palace on April 9th. Please read and fill out the field trip and lunch forms as soon as possible. Forms and monies are due no later than April 6th.

Area of Focus:

Math: Topic 13 Solids     
Reading: Weekly Concept: New Perspectives
Essential Question: What experiences can change the way you see the yourself and the world around you?

Skills: Make predictions, compare and contrast, context clues 

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Language Arts: Clauses,complex sentences, context clue

Writing, editing, and illustrating poetry books.

Spelling: More words with suffixes
Social Studies: USA Weekly # 16
Science:  Earth's Changing Surface

 

Upcoming Events:

April
9th - Tryon Palace field trip
16th - Book buddies egg hunt
(Pleae send in donations of eggs  and candy)
19th - 23rd - Spring Break
24th - Classes resume
25th NC Symphony