Week of April 26th-30th

Hello Everybody!

I hope you all are doing well. Science Camp did bill us so we need to get the money in. Invoices have been sent out and that money is due by Friday the 30th. The year is coming to an end fast and STAR testing will be next week. Have your student get a good sleep and a great breakfast. I am sure they will all do great! Now for this weeks schedule.

Math: We will be working on geometry this week.

Language Arts: We will be working on vocabulary, reading Tom Sayer, writing stories, and starting our Ancient Greek projects.

Ancient Civilization: We are starting a great Greece project where the students will be researching something they are interested in and writing a research reports. They will also be creating a visual aide with it. They can do whatever they want with it whether it be a puppet show, power point, model, or whatever their creative minds think of. I am excited to see what they come up with.

Science: We will be learning about earthquakes.

Let me know if you have any questions or comments.

Justin

April 12th-16th

Hello Everybody!

We have a very busy week coming to us. With Biztown right around the corner we will be working hard to prepare for it. We have interviews on Thursday April 15th. Students should be dressed up for this event. If they do not feel comfortable to wear this attire all day they are able to bring a change of clothes. We were supposed to have a speaker come in Tuesday and talk about Rome. This is going to be pushed back to Tuesday April 27th. Now for this weeks schedule.re

Morning Meeting:
We are re-creating our class agreements.

Math:
We will be reviewing percentages, decimals, and fractions. Also we will be learning how to work with a menu of activities. Lastly we will be reading the book "The Number Devil."

Language Arts:
Working on the last week of Wordly Wise. Do not forget about wordlywise.com. We are book 6, lesson 20. After this week we will be using vocabulary from our reading. We are starting on Writer's Workshop.

Projects:
Biztown. We will be learning to write deposit slips and checks.

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Justin

Welcome Back

Hello Everybody!

I hope everyone had a great break. I was thinking we all needed it. We are nearing the end of the year and still have a ton to get done. Family Fun Night is this Thursday (April 8th) and we will be discussing Biz Town as well as how much is still owed for Science Camp.

Now for what we are doing this week (April 5th-April 9th):

Language Arts:
We are starting our final drafts of our stories this week. We will also be working on our normal vocabulary and grammar. Please do not forget about wordlywise.com. We are book 6 on lesson 19. Everyone is doing an excellent job on their vocabulary tests. We are going to be working on our resumes as well.

Math:
We are going to do a little review on Monday and then move on to sales tax and sales. Do not be afraid to ask your student while on a shopping trip how much an item is if it is on sale. We will also be learning about check books and balances.

Ancient Civilization:
We are finishing up Rome this week. Next week on Tuesday the 13th we are having a Roman expert come in. He is going to bring in real armor as well as some weapons. The students and I are all very excited for this. Feel free to come and join us on this day and feel free to send your student with a camera.

Science:
This week we are learning about the scientific method and will be performing our own experiments.

As you can see we have a busy busy week ahead of us. We have a lot to learn. I am so excited about this week because all that we are learning can be used in the real world right now. If anyone has any questions or comments feel free to reach me at any time. Have a great week!

Justin