Thank you so much to everyone who donated snack items for our MAP Testing trail mix! The kids are excited to enjoy the treats after working hard on their tests. This week, our test dates are Tuesday and Wednesday. It is important that students are well rested and eat a healthy breakfast before testing mornings. There will be no Friday homework during testing weeks.
Spring picture order forms went home in Friday's mail folders. If you would like to order pictures, forms are due by April 29th.
Beginning on April 30th, the cafeteria will not longer accept lunch account payments by check. Please use cash only after that date.
This Wednesday is an early release day, with a 1:40 dismissal. Please make sure your child knows how they are getting home on that day if it will be different from their normal routine.
Permission slips will be coming home in Tuesday's mail folder for a field trip to St. Charles. Students will be visiting the original first state capital building, as well as the Lewis and Clark Museum. Please sign and return permission slips with payment before the date of the trip.
Class Updates:
In math, we wrapped up our unit on customary measurement and spent the rest of the week practicing the same skills with metric measurement. This week, we will be reviewing all concepts learned throughout the year to prepare for testing. We will also be beginning our fractions unit by exploring fundamental fractions concepts, such as the difference between the numerator and denominator, naming fractions for a given picture, and basic equivalent fractions.
Several students have finished publishing their final poetry anthologies. The rest of the class should be wrapping up the project this week. A few students have even memorized a favorite poem to recite to the class for extra credit. Take a look at some of the finished poems and anthologies:
In science we have studied different types of motion and the forces that cause motion to happen. We spent time exploring gravitational force and learned how much we would weigh if we lived on the moon! The children had fun dropping three sizes of marbles down a ramp to see how mass can affect the amount of work an object can produce. Students also timed the marbles and learned the formula to calculate speed. This week we will be using the speed formula to find out how fast we can chew gum. We will also be experimenting with the force of friction. Please make sure your child is studying the vocabulary cards that go with this chapter regularly. Several words have similar definitions that can be easily confused.
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