La Lectura y Ciencias

Did I make everybody late for their appointments and obligations on Tuesday? The truth is, I have too much fun with your/my kids so time just flies by!  This week we continued with the same objectives as last week during our literacy time and routines (please refer back to our previous newsletter). Students had a chance to work on their science reports and I had the opportunity to sit down conference with most of them to finalize the details for our science presentations on June 13th/14th. I could not be more proud of their work!

We are so excited to share with our Spanish with Sarah community a big project we have working on for weeks. Students have taken care of every detail of this production – a classic of the Spanish literature, Don Quijote de la Mancha. We cannot wait to share it with you all on Monday, June 10th at 2:30. We hope to see you all there!

Mathematics

This week we began our final math unit Measures of Central Tendency. Our objectives were:

•review finding the mean of a set of data

•find the mean of a set of data using a dot plot

•review finding the median of a set of data

•find the median of a set of data using a dot plot

History & Geography

This week we finished our last history chapter. Our objectives were:

• review unit vocabulary by filling out a crossword puzzle

• Review chapter events, people, and concepts by playing jeopardy

• Begin our end of the year project Mock Career Fair

English Writing & Spelling

This week we continued with our final writing pieces. Our objectives were:

•review grammar concepts from the year

•write final argumentative piece

Specialists

Music with Ms. Erin

In May we learned about music styles, instruments, and composers from the Classical and Romantic period. We learned about how keyboard instruments evolved from the early baroque clavichord and harpsichord to the modern day piano.
We continued the involved, hands on work of developing the songs that the students are creating.

In June we will be putting our all into End of Year performance preparation.
This work involves:
– Development and practice of vocal melody and harmony
– Adding percussion and practicing rhythm skills
– Chord, melody, and rhythm notation reading and playing on piano and guitar
– Performance and presentation skills

We’re excited to perform for everyone on Field Day!