This week, we will enjoy our final phase of our Invention Convention. The children will share their commercials to sell their original ideas to the class. I can't wait to see their creativity and enthusiasm!
Yesterday's field trip to Mystic Seaport was a resounding success! Armed with water bottles, sunscreen, and hats, the children were able to beat the heat and enjoy the wonderful day. Many cherished memories were built, and everyone had a wonderful time! I can still hear the "soft, sweet, lilting lyrics" of the bus ride songs reverberating in my head!!!
**Some important upcoming events are:
6/12 The Invention Convention Commercials
6/22 End of School Year Mass at 9:00 AM
6/23 Last Day of School/Final Report Cards
Weekly Schedule for Specialists:
Monday-- Art
Tuesday-- Library Skills
Wednesday--Physical Education
Thursday--Spanish
Friday--Spanish and Library Book Circulation
1. Religion--In Family Life, we will discuss the interdependence of plants, animals, and people that inhabit an environment. We will also learn ways to assume responsibility as good stewards of God's creation.
2. Reading--The Twisters will read Skylark and work on making inferences about characters, and the Volcanoes will read The Many Lives and work on determining the main idea and supporting details of a story. Final SRA stories and activities are due Friday, June 17.
The rubric is:
Number of Stories-------------Assessment Grade
10 stories/activities completed------5+
9 stories/activities completed------5
8 stories/activities completed------4
7 stories/activities completed------3
6 stories/activities completed-------2
5 or less stories completed----------1
*Students participating in reading with Mrs. Accardo will be allowed one less story for the month, for the same grade.
3. Language Arts--We will review capitalization and the advanced vocabulary group will compete in a word challenge contest. In phonics we will work with homonyms. There will be no more spelling tests for the year, as we will participate in spelling bees and games for the remainder of the year.
4. Math--We will begin our geometry unit, and learn about points, rays, lines, segments, angles, and polygons.
5. Science--For our Invention Convention Unit, we will share our original inventions through live or taped commercials on Monday, 6/13/11.
6. Social Studies--We will debate which invention changed the world the most. Students will give supporting arguments, and the jury will determine the winner based on evidence.
7. Handwriting-- In our Handwriting Without Tears program, we will continue to write legibly and neatly in all our work. We have finished our workbooks, and will focus on writing sentences with uniform spacing and slant.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact me, as we are a partnership, with your child's best interests at heart!! Have a blessed week!
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