Updates and Notices:
* No school Monday, April 1 for Cesar Chavez Holiday. School resumes April 2nd.
* Students created flashcards before the break of key vocabulary and concepts to review. Please make sure your child studies a little each day. There will be a quiz on Wed. 4/3.
* April 4th is Spring Picture Day
* If you would like to see the types of questions asked on CST, you can view released test questions (from previous years' tests) at the following site: CST Test Released Questions.
CST begins the week of April 8th. Testing is is done in the morning over a period of 6 days. Typically, we do not test on Mondays or Fridays.
* Students created flashcards before the break of key vocabulary and concepts to review. Please make sure your child studies a little each day. There will be a quiz on Wed. 4/3.
* April 4th is Spring Picture Day
* If you would like to see the types of questions asked on CST, you can view released test questions (from previous years' tests) at the following site: CST Test Released Questions.
CST begins the week of April 8th. Testing is is done in the morning over a period of 6 days. Typically, we do not test on Mondays or Fridays.
What's Going On In Class:
What's Going On In Class:
What's Going On In Class:
What's Going On In Class:
What's Going On In Class:
What's Going On In Class:
What's Going On In Class:
What's Going On In Class:
What's Going On In Class:
What's Going On In Class:
What's Going On In Class:
Math:
Both Grades: Review for CST
Both Grades: Review for CST
Writing:
Writing autobiographies
Note-taking for upcoming biography project
Note-taking for upcoming biography project
Writing Homework:
No additional writing homework will be assigned while we finish the book project.
Reading:
This week we will begin reading Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell.
Skills: summarizing, drawing conclusions, making inferences, supporting opinions based on the text.
CST Test Prep
Skills: summarizing, drawing conclusions, making inferences, supporting opinions based on the text.
CST Test Prep
Reading biographies.
Art:
Theater with Ms. Beret: Improvisation
Drawing illustrations for the book project.
Science:
Grade 4: Life Science: Habitats and Ecosystems
Grade 5: Review for CST.
Social Studies:
Grade 4: No social studies this week
Grade 5: The Colonists in America