May 26th – May 30th

Important Dates:
May 26, 2008 -- Memorial Day -- No School
May 27, 2008 – Robert Crown Field Trip
May 29, 2008 – Bowling Field Trip
May 30, 2008 -- 5th Grade Dance
June 5, 2008 – Last Day of School


English
We are wrapping up the poetry anthology unit this week. I bet you can't wait to see the final product by the beginning of next week!


Math
The second half of Chapter 9 wrapped up last week. We will continue to study fractions the rest of this week.

Social Studies (Mrs. Krezel's Room)

We will begin our final chapter for the year this week, Chapter 19, Into the Twenty-first Century. By the end of the chapter your child should be able to understand more recent history. Events like 9/11/01 brought nationalism back! It's unfortunate that a terrorists had to bring us to this state of defense and pride of being an American. It's amazing how history can repeat itself.

May 19th – May 23rd

Important Dates:

May 22, 2008 – 5th grade to view dress rehearsal of Music Man at Lakeview

May 23, 2008 – All-school concert

May 26, 2008 -- Memorial Day -- No School

English

We are hopefully wrapping up the poetry anthology unit this week. I can't wait to see the final product!

Math

Chapter 9, the study of fractions, continues! We will study fractions greater than 1, improper fractions, mixed numbers, and relating fractions and decimals this week. A checkpoint quiz will be Friday, May 16th. They may prepare by reviewing pages 348-349.

Social Studies (Mrs. Krezel's Room)

Lesson 3, The Struggles for Reform, will be covered at the beginning of the week. We will be reviewing for the TEST on Wednesday, and taking the Times of Change, Chapter 12, TEST on Thursday, 5/22.

May 12th – May 16th

Important Dates:

May 12, 2008 -- 5th Grade to visit Lakeview Jr. High

May 16, 2008 -- Character Counts assembly

May 26, 2008 -- Memorial Day -- No School

English
We are well into the poetry anthology unit. Each and every child in this class is talented in the area of writing and identifying good poetry! This week we will continue to type our poems to publish. I can't wait to see the final product!

Math
Chapter 9, the study of fractions, continues! We will study fractions greater than 1, improper fractions, mixed numbers, and relating fractions and decimals this week. A checkpoint quiz will be Friday, May 16th. They may prepare by reviewing pages 348-349.

May 5th – May 9th

Important Dates:
May 26, 2008 -- Memorial Day -- No School

English
We are well into the poetry anthology unit. Each and every child in this class is talented in the area of writing poems! They all have a knack for poetry. This week your child will be picking five of their own poems written over the last few weeks and five of their favorite poems by other poets to include in their very own poetry book. When all poems are selected, they will be typing their poems to publish. I can't wait to see the final product!

Math
This week we will begin Chapter 9, Fractions. There are many new concepts and vocabulary that will be introduced. It is important that students pay close attention to in-class instruction and participate in good note taking.