Mid-April Update

 I wanted to highlight a few key events taking place this week:

This Thursday, April 20th @ 8:00 am an information session and reception will be taking place as we welcome Mrs. Atolagbe as our new Headmaster for next year.  This will allow parents time to visit with administration regarding the 2017-2018 school year.

E.B. White Biography questions due Thursday. 

Insect Project Part 1 due Friday.

Harriet Tubman Poem due Monday, April 24th!

Performance Notices will go home next Tuesday, April 25th.

Music Concert:  Thursday, April 27th!  (Homework will not be given on Thursday).

Homework Modifications as needed:  This quarter the Spalding words are increasing in difficulty AND we are adding a cursive component.  I recognize this is A LOT and might be creating some stress around the dinner table.  I have asked students to only write words ONE time in cursive.  I am noticing a decline in spelling because the focus has shifted off the phonograms and spelling words and focused onto the proper formation of letters.  This is causing a lot of errors in spelling the words correctly.  Therefore, please go back to print only if needed and if we continue to see a decline we will modify additionally.

Learning this week:

Reading:  Charlotte's Web (please bring in the book if you have not already done so)
               Main vs. Supporting Characters, vocabulary using text evidence
Writing:  Expository Text- writing a 5 sentence paragraph that informs or explains "how to".
Grammar:  Conjunctions, parsing review, dictionary skills
Math:  Telling time- quarter til, quarter after, half past
History:  Today- Ft. Sumter; Gettysburg Address, Emancipation Proclamation
Science: Insects!