Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Week of 3/31/08 - 4/4/08

HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF 3/19/07 – 3/23/07

SPELLING
– Lesson 24 – Words ending with “-ar”. Words to Know are: would - you're. The final test on Friday will have 10 words from this week's list, 6 from last week's list, and the 4 words to know. Checklist work is due Friday, 4/4.
READING
We will continue our exploration of China. This unit will focus on independent reading and note taking skills. At the end of the week students will create their own personal panda bear for our fifth grade "Pandas on Parade".

“Bite into a Good Book” Program
It's never too early to give a book talk! Students must give one book talk for the trimester in order to meet his/her reading goal!

LANGUAGE ARTS
We will be finishing the verbs unit this week. The unit 3 TEST is scheduled for Friday, 4/4. We will also finish the final editions of our personal newspapers.


SOCIAL STUDIES
Students will be working on a group activity that focuses on the meaning of the words to the Preamble to the constitution. We will begin by sharing the picture book, We the Kids. After discussing the words written by our forefathers, students will illustrate those words to create a pictoral interpretation of this document!

SCIENCE - “You and Your Body”
Students will begin the user's manual project which will cover the skeletal, circulatory, or muscular system. It will be due on Monday, 4/7.

MATH - Mrs. Bell's Class
We will continue our study of fraction operations with a focus on least common multiples, estimating fraction sums and differences, and addition and subtraction of fractions and mixed numbers with unlike denominators.


FYI

Friday, 4/4, is PV spirit day!

Have a Relaxing & Safe Spring Break!

Mrs. Karen Bell













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