I can not believe that next week is already May! This year has flown by! As the year begins to wind down I am reflecting a lot about how much I have learned this year and about the fun times I have had with your children. Although I am confident that they are ready for 4th grade, I will be sad to see them go! That being said we still have plenty of work to do in the next month and I look forward to all the learning we will get to do together.
This week began with AZ Merit testing. Although testing is never very much fun, I was very proud of all of my students for working hard to persevere through this challenge! We were all thrilled to celebrate the end of AZ Merit with the ice-cream making celebration. In addition we got to apply our capacity unit to real life situations.
Next week we have a full week of learning! Please see below for an update on what we will be covering! Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.
Best,
Ms. Caro
Language Arts: We are travelling deeper into the world of Narnia, spring is finally coming and we are about to meet Aslan! In writing we will continue to summarize stories about the ancient Greeks. There will be a review of sentence types in Grammar. We will have a shortened Spalding list as there will be a monthly benchmark at the beginning of the week. Our last one of the year if you will believe that!!
Math: During week 6, students will review angles and shapes, and start looking at solids. If you would like to have some fun with math at home, you might have your child measure the walls of rectangular rooms in your home and then challenge them to find the perimeter and area of those rooms. You may have to help them multiply two digit numbers by two digit numbers though, or you may have them measure in yards and round to the nearest whole number.
Science: This week, students will finish the Objects of the Solar System Museum activity. It has been great seeing the effort students have put into their posters and worksheets. The students have really seemed to enjoy looking at their peer's posters and collecting information. I have also been impressed with the amount of excitement students have had about what they have learned. They often come to my desk to share something about their object before school.
Science: This week, students will finish the Objects of the Solar System Museum activity. It has been great seeing the effort students have put into their posters and worksheets. The students have really seemed to enjoy looking at their peer's posters and collecting information. I have also been impressed with the amount of excitement students have had about what they have learned. They often come to my desk to share something about their object before school.
The students will have an assessment on Wednesday. The latter part of the week will consist of a discussion on why Pluto is no longer considered a planet and what constitutes a star. You may enjoy watching a video that discusses how stars form from the New York Times at
http://www.nytimes.com/video/science/100000003302881/born-from-dust.html. However, please don't show it to your child ahead of time, as we want them to share the excitement of learning together.
http://www.nytimes.com/video/science/100000003302881/born-from-dust.html. However, please don't show it to your child ahead of time, as we want them to share the excitement of learning together.
History: This week we will be having an assessment on the southern colonies on Tuesday, May 3rd. We will be learning about the Pilgrims and the Plymouth Colony. The students will have a chance to decide if they would have signed the Mayflower compact!
Tuesday: History Test (Southern Colonies)
Wednesday: Science Test
Friday: Spelling Test
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