Tuesday, May 11, 2010

NEWSLETTER – MAY 10-14

RELIGION – We will study Catholic beliefs and the Apostles’ Creed. Students will need to study this prayer at home.

READING – We will read Me and Uncle Romie. We will also work on author’s purpose. Students should study vocabulary for this story. The Selection Test will be on Friday morning before our field trip.

ENGLISH – Adverbs will be studied.

SPELLING – The new words are: learned, brought, close, nothing, and though. We will study words with ch, sh, th, and wh. We will also study the suffixes y, ish, ment, and hood. Homework is due on Thursday. Our test will also be on Thursday due to the field trip.

MATH – We will study mixed numbers, and adding and subtracting fractions.

SCIENCE – Simple machines and people in Science will be studied.

SOCIAL STUDIES – We’ll look at immigration and some resulting communities.

· Do not forget to pack a lunch and drink for the field trip on Friday. Students are still required to wear their uniforms.
· We can use plenty of help for Olympic Day if you are available.
· Thanks to all who helped with the Teacher Appreciation Week. It was most enjoyable.