Friday, April 11, 2014

Week of 4/14-4/18



Playoff Season will soon be upon us! Go Hawks!

Odds and Ends

The sun is shining and it really is starting to feel like spring! I don't know about you, but I love hearing birds chirping in the morning! :) Hopefully everyone can get outside and enjoy the weather this weekend!

Upcoming Events

4/16: Chicago III Quiz

4/17: Chapter 10 Science Test

4/17: Early Dismissal

4/18: Good Friday (day off)

4/25: Scholastic Book Orders Due!

5/1: Open House

5/16: Early Dismissal

A Look at Next Week (Week of 4/14-4/18) 


Reading: Happy Poetry Month! We will begin wrapping up our poetry unit. Students will finalize the poems they have been working on for their "Poetry Passport".  There will a poetry test on Tuesday.  Students will need to be able to identify different types of figurative language in a poem and know the definitions of vocabulary. April Reading Logs are due Wednesday, April 30th.

English: We will finish up Unit 6 on pronouns.

Spelling: There will be no spelling this week due to early dismissal on Thursday, and no school on Friday.

Social Studies: The final Chicago III Quiz is on April 16th and will be open book. Study guides were sent home earlier this week. We will begin our Chicago Brochures this week!

Science: Make sure to study for the Chapter 10 test on April 17th. Study guides were sent home before spring break.  Students will continue working on their Planet Trading Cards. Our next unit will be heat, light, and sound.

Math: The Chapter 9 test on Properties and Equations is on Thursday, April 17.  Study guides were sent home.  This week will be a mixed review of all multiplication and division facts.  Students will be tested on them on Monday, April 21

Have a beautiful weekend!
Miss Simoncelli