Happy Thursday, Families!
It’s hard to believe that we are headed into our final month of school! Over the course of the last couple of months, our students have made it through the bulk of their placement testing. They’ve demonstrated great perseverance and the end is in sight! We will take the MAP Reading test on Monday and the MAP Math test on Tuesday. As always, please be sure that your child gets a good night’s rest and has eaten a substantial breakfast.
Please be sure to refer to the important upcoming dates at the end of this blog.
Literacy
**We started our new unit this week, which encompasses the theme of "Understanding the Universe". Our grade level text is George's Secret Key to the Universe, written by Stephen Hawking and his daughter, Lucy. The novel tells the story of a boy named George who is discovering the mysteries of the universe while learning about various aspects such as stars, planets, and moons. We started reading the first five chapters this week, and the students are very excited to see how the story will unfold. Using the novel, we will also continue to work on our literacy targets and skills.
Writing
**Connecting to the theme of the universe, the students started to plan their own science fiction narratives. They brainstormed characters, events, and others ideas to include within their stories. Let the creative juices flow! Remember to ask your student all about the sci-fi narrative he/she is crafting up.
**We started our new unit this week, which encompasses the theme of "Understanding the Universe". Our grade level text is George's Secret Key to the Universe, written by Stephen Hawking and his daughter, Lucy. The novel tells the story of a boy named George who is discovering the mysteries of the universe while learning about various aspects such as stars, planets, and moons. We started reading the first five chapters this week, and the students are very excited to see how the story will unfold. Using the novel, we will also continue to work on our literacy targets and skills.
Writing
**Connecting to the theme of the universe, the students started to plan their own science fiction narratives. They brainstormed characters, events, and others ideas to include within their stories. Let the creative juices flow! Remember to ask your student all about the sci-fi narrative he/she is crafting up.
Math
**Our students are navigating through our current unit, identifying patterns within powers of ten and multiplication/division of decimals to the hundredths. We recently finished working with powers of ten and will be moving onto the multiplication and division of decimals. The end of our unit will focus on the division of fractions and whole numbers.
**Our students are navigating through our current unit, identifying patterns within powers of ten and multiplication/division of decimals to the hundredths. We recently finished working with powers of ten and will be moving onto the multiplication and division of decimals. The end of our unit will focus on the division of fractions and whole numbers.
Social Studies
**As we start to wrap up our economics unit, our students are critiquing articles with a focus on the U.S. - China Trade War. Within their critiques, they will argue which article provided the strongest, most specific information regarding the United States cutting off trade with China and defend their argument with specific evidence from each text.
Science
**We are continuing to explore the states of matter. The students learned about identifying the changes in matter and substances. Over the next few weeks, we will continue to discuss matter by learning how changes in substances affect their weight and how engineers improve materials people use on a daily basis.
**We are continuing to explore the states of matter. The students learned about identifying the changes in matter and substances. Over the next few weeks, we will continue to discuss matter by learning how changes in substances affect their weight and how engineers improve materials people use on a daily basis.
Important Dates
**Friday, April 30th - NO SCHOOL (PM Asynchronous Day)
**Monday, May 3rd - Reading MAP Test
**Tuesday, May 4th - Math MAP Test
**Monday, May 24th - IAR Testing
**Tuesday, May 25th - IAR Testing
**Monday, May 1st - NO SCHOOL (Memorial Day)
**Thursday, June 3rd - Last Day Of School
Reminders
**Please have your students come to school with a fully charged iPad and Logitech Crayon.
**Snacks eaten in-person need to be from the safe snack list.
**Please continue to have your child practice their multiplication facts up to 12.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
Have a fantastic weekend-
Enzie Pangilinan
