Week of May 6th

Important Dates to Remember:

• Monday, May 6th: ACES Walk
• Tuesday, May 7th: M-Step (Math)
• Thursday, May 9th: Field Trip to Nature Center (We will be eating at the park - please bring disposable lunches)  
• Wednesday, May 15th: NWEA (Reading) 
• Friday, May 17th: Half Day - Dismissal at 11:40
• Tuesday, May 21st: NWEA (Math) 
• Friday, May 24th: Half Day - Dismissal at 11:40
• Monday, May 27th: No School - Memorial Day 
• Wednesday, June 12th: Mini Society Market Day 
• Friday, June 14th: Half Day - Dismissal at 11:40 

FLE Letters are coming home with your child today.  We need a signed permission slip on file for every child.  Please read the information and send it back to school by May 17th.  

Math: The Division tests we took last week are in your child's Friday folder this week.  We are well into unit 7 which focuses on Multiplication of a Fraction by a whole number and Measurement.  This unit focuses heavily on multiplying fractions and mixed numbers with whole numbers. We're getting really good at converting improper fractions to mixed numbers and vice versa.  I'm noticing a lot of improvement in our fractions skills!  We're using these concepts so much and students are really getting comfortable with them.  This unit will help lay the groundwork for 5th grade math next year. 

Language Arts: In reading and writing, we're continuing to work through our informational unit. Our research papers are coming along quite nicely and will look great once they are finished!  In reading, we'll continue working with main idea, supporting details and we'll be examining many short informational pieces as we do this.  

We're also starting a round of book clubs.  The kids are having great conversations about their books!  They will be given periodic nightly homework and will be asked to respond to a question that I have given them.  

Social Studies:  We're just finishing up our Human Geography unit.  Next week, we'll also be starting our Economics unit.  As I mentioned earlier, the students will be opening their own business and creating a product.  Designing a product definitely makes this unit easier and more fun!  I'll be sending home some more information on Monday and getting the ball rolling next week with this. Stay tuned...

Science: In Science, we have been focusing on different phases of the moon and learning the necessary vocabulary that goes along with it.  Our last unit of study is the stars!