Miss Pellin's Post 
May 11th to May 15th

Happy Mother's Day!!  I hope everyone has a great Sunday!

Please note that Friday, May 15th is an early dismissal day.  Students will be dismissed at 11:00 a.m.  

The Thirty-Fifth Week at School:

Science: We have finished our study of chapter 10.  There will be a test on Wednesday, May 13th.  Then we will begin the study of heat, light, and sound in chapter 14.  

Social Studies: We will continue the study of Chicago.  

Spelling:  This week in spelling we will work on List 25.  There will be a pretest on Monday, May 11th.  The final test will be on Friday, May 15th.

Reading: Reading:  We will continue our study of myths.  Students will read good fit short stories.   Students will look for rising actions, climax, falling actions, and the resolution.  They are also writing reading response.  

English: Students will take a friendly letter test on Fri,  May 15th.   They will need to know the parts of a friendly letter and be able to edit a letter.  This week students will write a letter to their second grade pen pal.  

Math:  We will continue the study of area in topic 14.  

Students are working on timed division tests.  All students have passed their divide by 2, 3, and 4's test.  They are now on divide by 5 and 6.  They will have 3 minutes to complete 24 problems.  Students will have 5 days to pass each division test which they take daily.  If they pass in less than 5 days then they will move on to a new fact.  Students should be practicing their facts every night. 

Things to Remember: 
Wednesday 5/13:  There will be a chapter 10 science test. 
Friday 5/15: It is an early dismissal day.  There will be a friendly letter quiz and a spelling test.