Week of 4/8 - 4/12

Important Dates:

Apr. 8-1:00p.m. Dismissal for Total Solar Eclipse 

Apr. 11- Skate Party, 6-8p.m. (see image)

Apr. 15-May 2 (MAP Growth Testing)

Apr. 22 -5th Grade Field Trip: Big Bone Lick State Historic Site*More information to come!

Apr. 27- Van's Birthday

May 5- Field Trip to the Muhammad Ali Center

May 15-Profile of a Graduate Presentations after school (*More details coming soon)

Spring Weather is Here!

With warmer temperatures coming, please check students' skirt and shorts lengths. If there are any questions, please see the Parent/Student Handbook. Thank you!


WHAT WE ARE LEARNING

Language Arts- Mrs. Phelps

April 8th- April 19th 

We are learning figurative language through poetry. I am excited to start using poetry to teach about ways poets and writers can use specific language to help portray feelings and paint pictures in the mind of the reader. As a kid, I loved to read Shel Silverstein books and write my own poetry. We will begin devoting time to each type of figurative language (imagery, personification, simile, metaphor, idiom, onomatopoeia, alliteration, and hyperbole) and will also be discussing common characteristics of poetry, such as, form, rhyme, meter, etc.

Homework: Read assigned pages and complete job sheet- Friday

**Figurative Language Quiz- Friday, April 19th 

**May 8th is our tentative date for a field trip the Muhammad Ali Center**

Math: Mrs. Bennett

Welcome Back! I hope everyone had a lovely Spring Break! We will get back into routine this week and continue to work on multiplying fractions. Students will focus on multiplying a whole number by a mixed number. We will use real-world scenarios to provide context and pattern blocks to visualize what multiple groups of a fractional amount looks like. We will progress to the final stage which is a mixed number multiplied by a mixed number. Students will work with manipulatives at first, but then progress to the standard algorithm. 

We will be finishing up our chapter on Multiplying Fractions and will be ready to take a test in the next week to so. MAP testing begins next week, so the test will tentatively be the week of 4/22 - 4/26. 

Homework:

Students need to complete two IXL's from their Math Skill Plan to 100%. Students will be given class time to work on their IXL's and can always come ask for support if they are having trouble with the skills on their plan! Both Math IXL's will be due Friday 4/12.

Our greenhouses are officially outside! We planted tomatoes, cilantro, and balsam flowers! We will track and graph their growth over time and assess which greenhouse design was the most effective! 

Social Studies: Mrs. Crush

Students will present their Mayan Civilization Mini Projects. The links to the Google Slide and Rubric for this project are located below. 

Afterwards, we will advance our learning about Lewis and Clark to prepare our trip to Big Bone Lick State Historic Site. On our field trip, students will be hiking and experience a Lew and Clark Mock Expedition. 

Google Slide: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LbsUCBz0SY81A4cXuvvBnyL3ZWr7p5r1EWJVYCQQYV4/edit?usp=sharing

Rubric for Maya Civilization Mini Project: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19ESLVfoOf3f_tEZJHHPcxjn-bXVdp6c7xhGQqYnB4RY/edit?usp=sharing

Religion: Mrs. Crush

We are completing our Saints Madness tournament! During each class, the students learn and watch the students' iMovies of at most eight saints and then answer questions about the saints.  

Here is a link to the rubric: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E1tCuuah1SepOWtITVMZSuZ76pTFwcq6pD2CzqBZ3Xo/edit?usp=sharing

Student Led Prayer, Thanksgiving 4 due Wednesday, April 10

3rd Trimester Service Hours + Reflection due Wednesday, May 15

Items Needed:

The students created jobs that they will be completing each week. Based on the job description, they will earn points on Class Dojo. Each Friday, the students will have the opportunity to turn in their points to purchase a variety of items. If you are able, please send in an item or two listed below.