Holiday Weekend Update

Hello Families,

I hope your children are enjoying their day off from school today. Here are a couple of updates for next week.

Fifth graders will be having their end-of-year Ice Cream Social and yearbook signing on Tuesday, June 5,  from 2:45-3:45.  We are looking for parent volunteers who would be willing to serve the ice cream for this celebration.  If you are interested in helping out, let me know and we will coordinate the roles among all three classrooms and get back to you.

Thank you for all of the volunteer efforts you have given during this past year.  I am most appreciative!




Biographies: Your students have been working hard on their biography project the last couple of weeks. At this point, they should be ready to give their speech on Tuesday. If they are bringing anything for a costume (optional), they should bring that on Tuesday as well. Please have your student practice for you at home over the weekend.


Writing: We have been working on Persuasive Writing and Advertisements. Students have been working on coming up with an advertisement for a product, and then writing about why people would want to buy their product based on specific persuasive strategies. We typed final copies in the computer lab on Thursday, and will put together the complete product early this week. These have looked very nice so far, please ask your student what their advertisement is for, and how they are trying to market their product.


Math: Students were supposed to turn in a signed Unit 7 Math Test on Thursday, but ultimately, I have many students who have this down as missing work right now. Please ask your student about it. We are concluding Unit 8 this week, and will likely take the written assessment for it. On Thursday, we learned about figuring out the % discount if you were at a store. You can ask them a problem like this at home, and they should be able to tell you how to figure it out. 


Example: A pair of shoes cost $60, would you rather use a coupon that says 'Take $15 off' or one that says 'Take 30% off' ?     (Answer: You'd rather have the 'Take 30% off' coupon because it would be $42, with the 'Take $15 off' coupon it would be $45. )

Social Studies: We have discussed the events that lead up to the start of the Revolutionary War, such as the Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party and the Continental Congress. Students will be putting their knowledge to use this week to finish up the unit.

Health:  We will dive back into some health concepts this week, including mini-lessons on the truth about Drugs, being a smart consumer, and the circulatory system.




 As always, let me know if you have questions or comments.


Thanks,
Mr. Norman