Celebration of Generation: Be on the lookout for an informational letter and Save The
Date regarding our annual Celebration of Generation gallery walk and luncheon.
Date regarding our annual Celebration of Generation gallery walk and luncheon.
JA in a Day: We will have JA in a Day on March 23rd at Highcroft.
Hats on Day: Be a friend by donating a dollar and proudly wear a hat on March 23rd.
Spring Break: Spring Break is from March 24-April 1st.
Currently, we are missing quite a few books from our classroom library. If possible, can you check your home library to see if by chance they have gotten mixed up? We are missing:
Wishtree by Katherine Applegate
Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters by Rick Rodian
Will Wilder and the Relic of Perlious Falls by Raymond Arroyo
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling
Middle School Just my Rotten Luck by James Patterson
Land of Stories and the Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer
The Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
March
22: PSO Meeting, 7:00 pm, Highcroft Library
23: JA in a Day, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
March 24 - April 1: No School - Spring Break
April
4: Late Start, School begins at 11:05 am
Spirit Day - Stuffed Animal Day
6: Jump Rope for Heart
7: Trivia Night, 6:00 pm, JCC Chesterfield
11: Parkway Board of Education Meeting, 7:00 pm, Central Middle
12: Jog Jam
Orientation for 5th Grade Students attending Central Middle, 11:15 am
All Read, 3:25 pm
16: Mile Run, wear running clothes/shoes and bring waterbottle
19: Celebration of Generations, 5th Grade, 9:05 am
20: Talent Share
24: Chorus Concert at Spoede Elementary, 6:30 pm
27: No School/Inclement Weather Make-up Day
April 30 - May 11: MAP Testing
Reading: This week in reading, we will wrap up our Fantasy unit. Students will learn that just as in life,
characters in fantasy books are not all good or all bad, but in fact, they are rather complex. Then, students
will learn that fantasy readers try to figure out if repeated or highlighted images, objects, characters, or
settings are a symbol of something else, and how this symbol might connect to a possible theme for the
story. Finally, we will learn that readers gain insights into the real world by understanding and interpreting
the metaphors and allegories that exist in fantasy. Finally, we will show all we know about reading fantasy
by answering comprehension questions after reading a fantasy text. Students will answer questions that
deal with the following four learning targets: analyzing parts of a story in relation to the whole, analyzing
author’s craft, determining themes, and comparing and contrasting story elements and themes. On Thursday,
we will celebrate all of our hard work as Fantasy readers!
characters in fantasy books are not all good or all bad, but in fact, they are rather complex. Then, students
will learn that fantasy readers try to figure out if repeated or highlighted images, objects, characters, or
settings are a symbol of something else, and how this symbol might connect to a possible theme for the
story. Finally, we will learn that readers gain insights into the real world by understanding and interpreting
the metaphors and allegories that exist in fantasy. Finally, we will show all we know about reading fantasy
by answering comprehension questions after reading a fantasy text. Students will answer questions that
deal with the following four learning targets: analyzing parts of a story in relation to the whole, analyzing
author’s craft, determining themes, and comparing and contrasting story elements and themes. On Thursday,
we will celebrate all of our hard work as Fantasy readers!
Writing: This week in writing, we will wrap up our fiction short stories unit. Students will use revision
strategies to revise their final piece. We will learn that writers don’t simply reread, they reread with a lens.
Writers vary their lenses according to what the writer values for their work. Then, we will learn to listen to
our writing carefully, choosing words, structures, and punctuation that help us to convey the content, mood,
tone, and feelings of our pieces. Finally, we will celebrate our published work on Thursday! Students will
have an opportunity to experience the thrill of receiving feedback from their peers!
strategies to revise their final piece. We will learn that writers don’t simply reread, they reread with a lens.
Writers vary their lenses according to what the writer values for their work. Then, we will learn to listen to
our writing carefully, choosing words, structures, and punctuation that help us to convey the content, mood,
tone, and feelings of our pieces. Finally, we will celebrate our published work on Thursday! Students will
have an opportunity to experience the thrill of receiving feedback from their peers!
Math: This week in math, we will wrap up our multiplying and dividing fractions unit. We will learn how to
divide whole numbers by unit fractions and to divide unit fractions by non-zero whole numbers. Finally, we
will take a day to review all we have learned throughout the unit in order to prepare for our assessment on
Thursday. Be on the lookout for a review that will come home tomorrow.
divide whole numbers by unit fractions and to divide unit fractions by non-zero whole numbers. Finally, we
will take a day to review all we have learned throughout the unit in order to prepare for our assessment on
Thursday. Be on the lookout for a review that will come home tomorrow.
Social Studies: This week in Social Studies, we will take a quiz over the 13 colonies. Students are
expected to label the 13 colonies on a map. We will also tie up Chapter 8 Facing Slavery. Students
have been reading and talking about the dilemma the people of West Africa faced when they were
forced into slavery.
expected to label the 13 colonies on a map. We will also tie up Chapter 8 Facing Slavery. Students
have been reading and talking about the dilemma the people of West Africa faced when they were
forced into slavery.
Science: Students will rotate every Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday for science. Our class is currently
studying Environments with Miss. Kohut.
studying Environments with Miss. Kohut.
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