Odds and Ends
*THANK YOU! Thank you to all of the parents and children for making Teacher Appreciation Week a special week to remember. I enjoyed all of the luncheons, treats, and kind words. Thank you for making being a teacher so incredible!
*Scholastic Book Order: The last order of the year was sent home last week. Please submit book orders by Wed. 5/20. Thanks!
*Chicago Field Trip: Hopefully you have sent in the permission slip and money into the classroom. If not, please send it in by Monday, 5/11. We need to have our final count and payment in to reserve our seats on the boat! I have contacted my 4 chaperons for the trip who will be riding the bus. Thank you to the following parents:
Molly's dad
Clayton's mom
Makaila's mom
Jake's mom
Please make sure you have also sent in $6 for your spot on the boat!
The following parents will be meeting us in the city:
Kayla's mom
Jacob's mom
UPCOMING EVENTS
*Tues. 5/12: Character Counts Assembly
*Wed. 5/13: English: Adjectives Unit 4 Test
*Thurs. 5/14: Science: Matter Ch. 11 Test
*Fri. 5/15: Math: 10's division
Spelling: List 26 review Test
A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK
*Reading: We will continue to work on poetry. We will also begin literature circles and guided reading.
*English: We will work on finishing up adjectives. The test will be Wed. 5/13. We will also continue to write personal narratives.
*Spelling: This is a review week (List 26). There will not be a list to study from this week. We will be reviewing all of the spelling rules from list 19-25. Workbook pages will be assigned Monday and due on Friday.
*Science: We are finishing up our study of matter (ch 11). Your child received a study guide this week and the test will be on Thurs. 5/14. We will play review games during the week to get ready for this test. Our next unit is Heat, Sound, and Light (ch 14).
*Social Studies: We are busy learning about the history of Chicago. We will focus on the Great Chicago Fire and the rebuilding of our wonderful city!
*Math: We are onto our next chapter....19:Decimals! This will be a great link to fractions. The chapters are short, so our ch. 19 test is already scheduled for Tues. 5/19. More information will follow. We will also be working on 10's division and review our all of our division facts. Keep practicing them at home!
Enjoy your weekend and Happy Mother's Day!
Mrs. Olsen
