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NEWSLETTER MRS. TURNER MARCH 31-APRIL 4

SPELLING PROJECT- The students were given a paper today explaining the spelling project that we will be working on AT SCHOOL this week. Our core words this week are: living, black, eat, short, United States. Our bonus words are: sentence, answer, research, presentation, visual, technology. Basically, the students are being asked to think of a black animal that lives in the United States. We will use our Language Arts time on Tuesday and Wednesday for research and preparation. The finished products will be presented on Thursday. If students will not be here on Thursday, the project needs to be finished and presented on Wednesday./ Close Review test on Thursday also.

PERFORMING ARTS FIELD TRIP- We will be going to the Cobb Civic Center tomorrow to see “Duck Soup”. We will eat lunch in the classroom from 10:15-10:45. We will leave for the play at 10:45 and should return about 1:30.

CRCT REVIEW- Continue to try the online tests at home. The more the students practice, the more comfortable they will feel when they take the actual test.

FISH TESTS- Everyone in our class has passed the zeroes through twelves tables. Please continue to review with your child. This new math unit will build on the multiplication facts that we’ve already learned.

SPRING BREAK- Spring Break starts after school on Friday. Enjoy your time off!!!

P.T.S.A. MEETING- Come hear the 5th grade musical on Thursday night starting at 6:30 in the gym.

CONGRATULATIONS- Our newest Math Buster is Harrison Kemp! Way to go Harrison!

SUBJECT MATTER:
SPELLING- Information at the top of the newsletter / separate info sheet coming home also

ENGLISH-Research and organize black animal information

VOCABULARY- Unit 8 words / Test on Wednesday

READING-We will be reading and discussing Encyclopedia Brown and the story elements associated with the mystery genre. Some chapters will be read at home and some will be read at school. We should be finished with the book by Friday.

SCIENCE- Students will be discussing heat and energy

MATH- We will begin our new unit today. Students will be learning how to do two and three digit by one digit multiplication using manipulatives and partial products/ Homework every night should be to practice basic multiplication and division facts…accuracy and speed are needed.