Wow!! Only 3 weeks remaining in the school year!! So much to do.....so little time! We will have a pretty busy schedule over the next few weeks as we finish up the school year! It has been a wonderful year and the kids have made a great deal of progress! Please continue to reinforce skills over the summer to help them further prepare for 5th grade!! I have enjoyed working with the children this year and will certainly miss them when they leave!
"TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME~BUY ME SOME PEANUTS AND CRACKER JACKS!!"
Field day has been rescheduled to May 18! It should be a fun day full of activities and team spirit. The children have been divided into 3 teams...red, white, and blue. Please have your child wear the appropriate color of his/her team. They can also wear a baseball cap to represent their favorite professional team. Thank you to the parents who are providing snacks and water bottles on that day. I know the kids will have tons of fun....PLAY BALL!!
Students who are interested in being on Bullard News Network next year need to download and complete an application. Once completed, they will return the application to me for a written recommendation. I will then turn in the applications. All applications are due by May 15th. You can access the information and application at:
http://bllblogs.typepad.com/bullard_news_network/
All student library books must be returned to the media center by this Friday, May 8th. I sent some overdue notices home last week. Please be sure to have your child return all books this week to school.
We will have our class "end of the year" pool party on Wednesday, May 20th from 3:00 to 6:00. Mrs. Kraeling organized this special event and sent information via email to the parents regarding the details. Please be sure to respond to her by filling out the information she provided when you have a chance.We hope everyone can join us! It should be a "splash" of a good time!!
Now....Back to School Work...
Math:
We will continue reviewing multiplying and dividing decimals this week. We will also review solid shapes and different types of graphs using data collected in the class. Please continue to have your child practice multiplication and division each week and review concepts that we have covered in class on a daily basis. We will have our BIG posttest next week over the skills they have learned this nine weeks.
Science
We will finish our unit on Ecosystems this week. We will have a BIG test this Friday, May 8 over what we have been learning in class including adaptations, food chains/food webs, producers and consumers, and ways we can help preserve our environment.
Ecosystems Study Guide:
Below is the science study guide. The students will have the opportunity to work on this some at school and should also work on it at home this week. We will review in class this week and have our test on Friday.
Vocabulary Words:
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habitat
food chain/web
niche |
population
prey
predator
producer
consumer
ecosystem
community
adaptations
decomposer
herbivore/carnivore/omnivore
*What happens to ecosystems when there is a change? For example, a population of mice lives in a barn community. A cat population has just joined the community. What will happen?
*How are plants and animals affected in a food web when one part dies?
*How do food chains show a transfer of energy? (draw an example of one showing where energy goes)
What factors might influence or change an ecosystem? What changes in the habitat?
*Give some examples of adaptations that animals may use to survive in their environment.
Social Studies
We will begin reading and discussing chapter 11 this week. This is the final chapter for the year!! You may want to encourage your child to listen to the lessons online to help them review.
**Here are the directions for accessing the Social Studies book on-line. Give it a shot, and let me know if it works. That way your child will not have to bring their book home if they have an assignment.
We will continue our author studies this week. The children may bring in books by their favorite authors to share with the class. We will be discussing the various authors' styles and purpose over the next few weeks. We will also be completing DRAs in class over the next couple of weeks.
The children are having fun working on their Spring Break projects. We will continue to organize their writing and create wonderful memories of their vacations over the next couple of weeks.
Reminders and Homework:
*We will have NO more LA packets this school year!! We will have Wordly Wise next week.
Monday: Study for Science Test and review math concepts.
Tuesday: FIELD DAY~Be sure to wear your team color and a ball cap to represent your favorite team!!
Wednesday: Study for Science Test and review math concepts
Thursday: Study for Science Test and review math concepts
Friday: BIG SCIENCE TEST!!
Dates to Remember
May 18~Field Day!
May 8~Ecosystems Test!
May 8 and 9~Relay for Life!
May 10~Mother's Day!
May 12~Performing Arts at school!
May 13-Math Posttest
May 20~Class Pool Party!
May 22~Last day of school!
