4th grade Spelling words (compound words):  paperweight, overhead, backyard, grandparent, waterproof, popcorn, undertake, blindfold, bookcase, yourself

Content Area:  organism, ecosystem, community, population, habitat

5th grade Spelling words (abbreviations – you only need to know how to spell the abbreviation):  Dr. – doctor, Jr. – junior, dept. – department, hyw. – highway, appt. – appointment, ex. – example, govt. – government, est. – established, lbs. – pounds, Sr. – senior

Content Area:  festival, cast, character, memorize, finalize

Reminder that the 5th grade concert for Band/Orchestra is tonight at Edsel Ford.  Students should arrive at 6:00 and the performance is at 6:30 p.m.

Reminder that this Friday, May 11th is the 6th grade orientation for our 5th graders from 9:00-11:00 a.m.  We will be going to Stout on a bus.  Please turn in your permission slip if you haven’t already done so.

Thank you to the Eljahmi family for donating a box of tissue to the classroom.

Reminder that the 4th graders are taking the Math M-Step this Tuesday and Wednesday.  If students do not complete it by then, they will be pulled out of the room on Thursday to complete the test.

Upcoming dates:  5th grade class picture on May 22nd.  Wear your class of 2018 Snow Shirt.  4/5th concert on May 23rd.  More information to come from Mr. Stinson and Ms. Oren.

If any students need another copy of the upcoming musical lyrics, please go to Mr. Stinson’s blog.  The password to access the information is “howl5”.  Students were already given a copy of the music.  If they have lost it, they will have to print another copy from home.