Weekly Update

Writing/Reading/Spelling

We continued reading and writing in our poetry unit this past week!  We wrote a couplet, cinquain, limerick, haiku and concrete poem.  Students did a great job in creating these poems to match their theme!  This week we are writing a free verse poem and are publishing our poems for our anthologies.  We are working hard to add figurative language such as onomatopoeias, similes and personification into our poetry.   The final Spelling Test will be this Thursday, May 12th since there is no school on Friday, May 13th.  

Math

Students have received the Chapter 14 study guide.  We are reviewing these geometry terms this week.  The (last Math) test on Chapter 14 is this Thursday, May 12th.   

Science
We resumed today with our Forces and Motion unit in Science.  There are many fun labs in this unit that we will start this week!   

Junior Achievement 
Last week we began Junior Achievement lessons with Mrs. Akins!  We are learning all about business and entrepreneurship.  Small groups were assigned a region in the U.S. and created a business dependent on the resources available!   Mrs. Akins will be teaching us three more times this month. 

Literacy Festival 
We enjoyed the school-wide Literacy Festival last Friday!  We got to hear from a professional author and illustrator as well as read in the courtyard and even take a book home!  How fun!    

Other Important Info.

• Please turn in the field trip permission slip and money to the Daniel Boone Home if you have not already.  Thank you if you have already done this!
• Also, a big THANK YOU for all of the cards and gifts for Teacher's Appreciation Week!  You all are so sweet.  
• There is no school this Friday, May 13th.