4th grade Spelling words (endings /y/ to /ies/): batteries, properties, berries, worries, families, cities, babies, armies, bunnies, pennies
Content Area: shaded hexagon, trapezoid, rhombus, triangle
5th grade Spelling words (consonant altered (changed) sound): authenticity, magician, electricity, publicity, publicize, muscular, soften, official, signal, residential
Content Area: triangular, hardship, colony, servant, captive
Reminder that all Little Caesar’s Pizza Kit Fundraiser orders are due tomorrow, March 27th.
There is no library check out this week. Instead, we will be visiting the Scholastic Book Fair in the Media Center tomorrow from 9:00-9:20 a.m. Please send money to school with your child tomorrow if they plan on purchasing books from the book fair.
All School Book Bingo for March is Reading Month has been moved to Wednesday, March 28th from 2:30-3:15 due to the parent meeting scheduled for Thursday, March 29th in the cafeteria.
Our class will be attending a field trip to the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) organized by Ms. Zechar on April 13th. This is a free field trip to all students and chaperones. We are looking for chaperones to attend this field trip with us. A permission slip will be coming home today. If you plan on chaperoning, please make sure you have a current background check on file in the office. Background checks are good for three years. We have 2 buses to take 4 classes on this trip. There may be room for some chaperones to ride the bus. Otherwise, chaperones my drive separately or car pool.
5th grade Safety and Service Squad field trip to the Tigers game is May 2nd. Please turn in your permission slips if you plan on attending. Parent chaperones should sign up on the SignUp Genius link provided by Ms. Sherlock and Mr. Moyer:
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/20f0b45adae2ea0f94-service
Parent chaperons should sign up as soon as possible for the Tigers game, because the tickets are a limited quantity.
There is NO SCHOOL for Spring Break is March 30th-April 6th. Students will return to school on April 9th.
M-Step for 5th graders will begin the week we return from Spring Break. Students will test every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in the morning for ELA, Math, Social Studies, and Science. It is important that your child eat a healthy breakfast, get a good night’s sleep, attend school on time, and bring a water bottle to school with them during these testing days. It would be greatly appreciated if you did not schedule any appointments for your child to miss school during these testing dates. Testing for 5th grade will be three weeks, then fourth graders will begin testing for M-Step the week of April 30th.
Reminder that tonight is Snow Literacy Night from 4:00-5:10 p.m. Please stop by in the lobby to register and receive you ticket to be punched for the 3 choices of literacy rotations.