Hello Parents!
- Last call for 5th grade Cougar cub photos. If you have already sent it, thank you. If not please do. We have 71 out of 101 kids. We would love to have every 5th grade baby photo in the yearbook. Please email your JPEG to Mvesbabypics@gmail.com -- Thank you, Jen Blahm and Katie Bauer
- If we happen to have a SNOW day tomorrow, we will send home the "Friday Folder" on Monday.
- All students were recently taught how to use Khan Academy and BrainPOP at home. They would access both after logging in to their Office 365 account, then going to "Clever". They can practice TONS of math objectives, some language arts and science! This is great for review in preparation for the SOLs that begin May 1st.
- Please mark your calendars, we have SOL dates!!! May 1st and 2nd is reading, May 15th is science, and May 21st is math.
Math - We just finished our decimal computation unit and will be starting our geometry unit next. We will be identifying angles, measuring angles (using protractors), types of triangles, parts of the circle, and transformations. (slides, flips and turns) Barring any more snow days, I anticipate the Geometry test to be the week of March 19. Again, continue to review Friday Folder papers and use IXL for extra practice.
If you have any questions, email Ruotolkf@pwcs.edu
Reading - In Reading we are just finishing up Figurative Language. Next, we will be starting poetry. This is a difficult unit because it is not just rhyming words and rhyme scheme. They must be able to ANALYZE the poem, which means they must be able to interpret difficult vocabulary. PLEASE ask you child to bring home the Language Arts notebook nightly. This really needs to be studied in addition to reading 20 minutes. The Reading SOL is May 1. Any reading questions, please email Mrs. Lint at lintnw@pwcs.edu
Science - In science we are currently in our oceanography unit. We will study the parts of the ocean floor, ocean motions and environmental impacts of human activity on the oceans. The kids did a great job researching a famous African American inventor/scientist. These are currently displayed in the hallway going to the front lobby. The last major unit prior to fourth grade review will be our rock and mineral /plate tectonics unit. Any questions please feel free to email me at rhodeshe@pwcs.edu
Writing - In writing we are wrapping up a research essay. This assignment was coordinated with with our Library teacher Mrs. Scott. Students worked on this during class, in Library, and during Core Extension. Students were also instructed about how to share documents while working with their partner on Office 365. This "sharing" allowed them to work on the assignment at home too! Any questions, please contact Mrs. Ross at rosssl@pwcs.edu
Social Studies - We have finished learning about the Southeast and we have moved on to the Midwest. Any questions, please contact Mrs. Ross at rosssl@pwcs.edu
Have a wonderful day!
Mrs. Lint
Mrs. Rhodes
Mrs. Ross
Ms. Ruotolo