May 1st, 2007
Class activities for Tuesday, May 1
Spelling: We reviewed common spellings for the /oy/ sound: oy and oi. The unit 10 worksheets are available here.
Cursive: Ten cursive sentences of seven or more words are due each Friday.
Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles. Some groups worked on chunking and context clues.
Writing: Students presented their I-search PowerPoint presentations and received compliments from the visiting classes!
Math: Students completed a division math test today.
Science: Students will take a sound science test tomorrow.
Social Studies: We learned that England took over Fort Mackinaw, Detroit and the River Raisin during the War of 1812, but America finally defeated the British on the Great Lakes and eventually won the war. Michigan was returned to America, and England kept Canada.
- Yellows: 2 magnets
- Oranges: 0 magnets
- Reds: 0 magnets
Ask your student what kind of choices they made.
Notes:
- Thank you, volunteers! Come to our Volunteer Appreciation Lunch on Thursday, May 3, from 11:20-1:20 in the McGrath library.
- Juice Volunteers for Friday, May 4: Joshua W. and Alex S. Click here for a list of volunteers.
- Thank you to the nine chaperones who have volunteered for the Mackinaw trip. At this point, we have no more availability for additional chaperones. Spaces may open up as the trip gets closer.
- We are looking for donations of medium and long cardboard tubes (have plenty of short ones, thanks!) for class projects. The tubes can be sent in any time during the year; this project will be on-going. Thanks for any help you can give!
