Future Events

1. I apologize for not sending Friday Folders home. This happens from time to time because we get extremely busy!
2. I am really hoping to get pictures of the Social Studies projects up soon!
3. My hope is that this week we will start campaigning for Class President.  It's always amazing to see 10/11 year olds stand up and give a speech about their own character.  This is a great opportunity for self-reflection.  I encourage parents to encourage students to support their friends, but be open-minded about others who are running.  We have discussed this in class. 
4. Beginning at the end of this week, we will be starting more research on animals.  Your student will be choosing an animal unfamiliar to them, researching, and creating a presentation for the class.  I will only post a few of the projects on-line (without names), but if you would like a copy of your child's presentation, I can e-mail it to you.
5. As always, if you have any concerns, please e-mail me.  I will try to respond as quickly as I can.  Thank you for being a part of your child's education!

                   

Busy Week Ahead

We have such a busy week ahead! There will be several tests this week so be sure you are putting in the time to study.  You 30 minutes of reading can be studying for a test.  Remember, EFFORT is the key!

Science Test

I had to move the science test to Thursday.  We got so caught up in our landforms project today that I forgot to review for the test.  The test will cover the general information that we have been going over in class.  Life cycle, predators/parasites, and migration. 

Landforms projects are due on Thursday!  I will be posting pictures of the finished products. They're looking good!

Our butterflies are growing! We are still unsure as to whether or not all of them will make it.  We are up to 10 chrysalises (maybe 12 by tomorrow) and 10 caterpillars.  The students have been working really hard on their story books to read to the 1st grade class.  Tomorrow is the big day! I hope the little ones will like it!  We have also started our group projects with the US landforms.  I heard a lot of great ideas out of the students today.  

Last State Test

The last state test will be Tuesday, September 11.  Be sure you're studying!  We will be working on creating our Monarch books next week! Get excited!

Changes

I have made a few changes in our state test schedule.  The Southern states test will be Thursday, Sept 6.  Another change that has been made is to this site.  If you scroll down all the way to the bottom, you can enter your e-mail address so that you are notified when this site is updated.  I hope these changes are helpful!