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May 10th
Advisory
No Advisory this week due to CAASPP testing!
Westlake News
K-8 Open House:
Open House is Wednesday, May 15th from 5:30 - 7:00 PM! Come on in and see what your child has been working on this year in Math, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies, Art, Spanish, and PE! Can't wait to see you here!
K-8 Field Day:
Mark your calendars for our K-8 Field Day on Tuesday, June 4th. Help us end an amazing year by signing up to volunteer or make a donation for Field Day. CLICK HERE to volunteer or make donations to Field Day.
Families, we need your help! This year, June 4th will be a free dress day and each grade level will represent their grade level by wearing a different colored t-shirt. Please see below for what color shirt to have your child wear that day!
Kinder - Red
1st - Orange
2nd - Yellow
3rd - Green
4th - Blue
5th - Purple
6th - Black
7th - Blue
8th - Tie-Dye
Week of 5/13
Humanities - Erickson/King
WEEKLY FOCUS
Language Arts:
Finish- HeartHeart- poetry and art
Narrative Writing- Prepare for benchmark
Social Studies:
Review for Ancient Greece Benchmark
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS
BENCHMARKS:
Ancient Greece: May 8th
Narrative Writing: May 16/17
WEEK 2 of CAASPP Testing.
Math/Science - Power/Hubbard
WEEKLY FOCUS
What causes Earth's Surface to Change?
Rational Numbers
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS
CAASPP Testing all week- sign up to bring snacks
RESOURCES FOR PRACTICE AT HOME
Google Classroom
Science Journal
PE - Woodard
WEEKLY FOCUS
- Gymnastics - Weight transfer skills
- Fitness Practice
- Team Building Games
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS
Weight transfer benchmark - tumbling
Benchmark Retakes - Trimester 1 -3
RESOURCES FOR PRACTICE AT HOME
CLICK HERE to get to our PE Website
CLICK HERE for Sick/Injury Form
Art - Jackson
WEEKLY FOCUS
Students will be finalizing any unfinished projects from the 3rd trimester.
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS
RESOURCES FOR PRACTICE AT HOME
Please visit my ART WEBSITE throughout the year to view student artwork. These posts will include in-progress work, completed projects and any information regarding upcoming events or art contests.
Art - Winston-Sandefur
WEEKLY FOCUS
Students will be finalizing any unfinished projects from the 3rd trimester.
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS
RESOURCES FOR PRACTICE AT HOME
Please stop by the Art Show on May 15th to view
artwork from our 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th graders.
There will be fun art activities too!
Location: F104 (Ms. Jackson’s Art Room)
Time: 5:30-7:00- during Open House
Spanish - Cooper
WEEKLY FOCUS
Unit 7 Infinitivos + gustar: Students will complete all assignments on Google Classroom and review with GimKit + Kahoot. We will take benchmark 7 on day 2 of this week.
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS
Benchmark 7
RESOURCES FOR PRACTICE AT HOME
Spanish - Hernandez
WEEKLY FOCUS
Unit 7 Infinitivos + gustar: Students will complete all assignments on Google Classroom and review with GimKit + Kahoot. We will take benchmark 7 on day 2 of this week.
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS
Benchmark 7