IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
This Wednesday April, 6th will be an early release day. The day for students will end at 11:45.
This Friday, April 8th the DPTO is sponsoring a MOVIE NIGHT. Students and families are invited to come and enjoy watching movies from 5:30 to 8:00 pm. The Movie Night has been created to support the victims of the Japanese Earthquake/Tsunami disaster.
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK:
MATH
This Thursday we will be having our Chapter Test. The test will cover all of what we have been learning about fractions over the past few weeks. Leading up to the test we will be learning to apply our knowledge of fractions to circle graphs, and word problems. We will also spend time reviewing what we have learned and practicing for our test.
READING
This week we will be reading towards the conclusion of our class novel 'Sounder'. We will be practicing using our context clues to help us determine the meaning of new words, and how to read and understanding challenging material. We will also get a chance to watch the movie created from the novel, also entitled 'Sounder'. The movie is a classic, and does a great job of bringing this excellent novel to life.
WRITING
We will be working on crafting the first drafts of our biographies at the start of the week. Having interviewed a fellow classmate, each student will now take their information and begin to craft a biography. Each pair of students will write their biography together and then work on editing and proofreading as a team.
SOCIAL STUDIES
Due to last week's school cancellation on Wednesday, we've gotten off to a slow start on our final social studies project. This week we will be getting things going, choosing topics and partners and beginning to summarize the important information into our own words. We will also spend some time discussing what it means to work cooperatively on a project of this nature, as students will be graded on their ability to manage their time and work together, as well as their final product.
Thanks for reading everybody. I hope you have a wonderful week. All the best,
Jordan Rose
