Highlights from Week 31!

Mrs. Froberg guest posting again: this past week was our first full week without any testing and we got a lot accomplished! On Friday was our annual Jogathon and everyone came dressed up and they ran hard. The weather was perfect, not too hot or too cold, and we had 25 students run their hearts out for 20 minutes! There were a lot of exhausted students afterwards, but I think the popsicles made it all worth it! Please remember, if you haven’t already, to bring back your fundraising envelopes for any money they raised for the Jogathon.

Highlights:
Writing- We started a new unit this week on Persuasive Writing. This week students read some stories, including I Wanna New Room and The Day the Crayons Quit, in which the characters were trying to persuade someone to do something. They also wrote their first persuasive letter. Some of you may be receiving a letter soon!

Math- Last week was the last segment of our Decimals and Fractions Unit. We will be going over the study guide Monday and Tuesday and having the test on Thursday.

Science- This week the students made a slide whistle and experimented with the sound the whistle makes depending on the size of the air column. Next week they will be making their own reed instrument out of straws.

Reading- This past week we had our third book club meeting and we also finished our class read aloud, Number the Stars. Next week is our last week of Historical Fiction where students will be having their final meeting and creating their own 3D tunnel book as a final project for the unit. 

Reminders:

-Class pictures went home on Friday.

-MAP testing is next week. Math is on Wednesday from 10:30-11:30, Reading is on Friday from 10:30-11:30.

-Last HW club is Monday 5/19 (due to the holiday on 5/26). The last homework packet will be given on 5/21-5/28. We will be doing some nutrition lessons in the upcoming weeks, so part of the students homework will be to record everything they eat for two days. There will be a chart in their homework packet to help keep track.

-This upcoming Friday and the following Friday, Ms. Staab’s friend will be coming to teach the students and conducting a voting simulation and a mock trial scenario. These experiences will be very engaging and interactive and I am sure the students will go home with lots of questions about voting and how the court system works!

-As the end of the year approaches, we will be doing a lot more in class projects to celebrate. You’ll see some fun things come home in the next few weeks!