We will have our last social studies test Wednesday June 9. This will be the last test for the year.

The kids are enjoying the swimming, and I can tell that they are ready for their summer vacation to begin, aren't we all!

Dare graduation is tomorrow at 1:45. Next week is our class party Thursday June 17, which is a half day. Thank you to those who have sent in their $6.00 for the party, if you have not, we are still collecting. Friday June 18 is also a half day and it is our last day of school.

I have really enjoyed teaching this class this year, it was one of the best years that I can remember. So thank you for a wonderfulyear. I hope everyone has a safe and fun summer.

D. Parker

Word Study words for the week of April 19-23 (Earth Week)
Earth
animals
bottles
cardboard
compost
conservation
ecology
ecosystem
electricity
environment
forest
garbage
landfill
newspaper
plastic
pollution
recycle
renewable
volunteer
wasteful

Monday nights spelling homework will be to write their words three times each. There will be a paper for this.

In social studies we are studying about the West.
Science we are still learning about plants.
Math we are learning about reflections and symmetry.

I can't believe this is the last grading period. Please check over your child's homework, and sign their planner. Thank you for helping your child with their homework.

March 22-26
Spelling words for this week: Do activities 1 and 3.
desert
canyon
erosion
adobe
Pueblo
arid
savannah
cactus
gusher
refinery
*
corrode
pry
rash
summit
decay
hectic
ridge
peal
auburn
vat
* WordMaster Words
Next week we will not have any spelling words. As you know Friday is our last day until Spring Break.
Next Tuesday March 30 the science projects are due. April 13 is the Science Fair

Science : we are now learning about plants
Social Studies: we are still in the Southwest and sometime after Spring Break we will be going into the West
Math: Fractions, decimals, and percents

I hope that everyone has a safe and restful Spring Break!

Week of March 1-5
Spelling words: Dr. Seuss words this week

characters
Dr. Seuss
nonsense
Theodor Geisel
Mulberry
Oobleck
Grinch
Lorax
author
rhyme
illustrate
Yertle
imagine
humor
entertain

Activities: 2 and 15

In math we will be working with perimeter and area.
In science we will be working with magnets. Please remember the due dates for the science project. They are due on each Tuseday. The dates are written in the science project papers that your child has.
In social studies we are still in the midwest, but we will be moving to the west shortly.

Thank you for signing those behavior sheets everyday.
D. Parker

Feb 22-26
Spelling words for this week are contrations:
we'll
I'm
I'd
you'd
I'll
we've
it's
that's
what's
doesn't
he'll
she'll
they'll
they'd
he'd
would've
could've
wouldn't
shouldn't
let's
We will be taking our field trip this Thursday to the VA. Beach Convention Center. Please pack a lunch for your child on that day.

We are still learning about the midwestern states. A capitals and states test will be this Thrusday.

We are finishing up with fractions in math and our test will be tomorrow Tuesday. My class has been doing a nice job with the fraction.

In science we are learning about electricity, and we will be doing some hands on activities with this.
The next due date for the science project is tomorrow. Thank you for those who have been on time with the first due date for the science project. Due dates are printed in the students science packet. Please help your child with this project, but don't do the project for them. It is easy to spot students whose parents basiclly did the project for their child, especially when the student has to get up and present their projct to the class.
I did not get around to check off behavior sheet today Mon Feb.22 because I ran out of time, but everyone received a green check today.

We have just completed our last assesment so if you have registered with the parent portal you can see how your child performed.
This weeks spelling words: /k/ sound spelled c,k or ck and /f/sound spelled ff,gh,ph
care
record
track
attack
giraffe
rough
dolphin
because
brake
pocket
stiff
enough
photo
elephant
cover
Kansas
snack
muffin
laughed
alphabet

Science Fair material have been past out. Feb 16 is the first due date for the Topic, Statment of the problem and the Hypothesis. Your child has all this information with them, so hopefully you are aware of this information. Other due dates: Feb 23, March 2,
March 9, March 16, March 30.

Social Studies we are in the Midwest so I will be handing out the Midwest states and capital map for the students to study for the test which will be announced this coming week.

Science we are learning about electricity and magnetism .

In math we are learnig about fractions.

There will be no spelling words or DIGS this short week. Please look over the math homework, we are starting fractions. Besides the math homework, I am assigning science reading in the science book, pages 70 -73. Please have your child look up the definitions for the four highlighted words on those pages and write them down on a seperate sheet of paper to turn in on Friday.

Thank you,
D. Parker