Friday, May 23, 2014

Classroom News for the Week of May 27th


News and Upcoming Events:

* 5/26 Memorial Day Holiday. No school.

*5/27 PTA Volunteer Coffee and Pastries. Come get a huge "Thank You!" for all you do! 8:15 at the Parent Center

* 5/28 Last Night of Homework :)

* 5/28 and 5/29 The Scripps Spelling Bee. The Bee will be shown on ESPN. Check out www.spellingbee.com for more information. 

* 5/30 Room 17's BIG CLEAN! Lots of work will be coming home on Friday. Students may want to bring a reusable shopping bag to carry items home.

* 5/30 Retirement Party for Mrs. Mori & Mrs. Brunelli - 2:30 MPR. All are welcome!

* 6/3 Class Party - Students have signed up to either pitch in for the cost of pizza ($3) or bring an item. Your child's slip will come home on Tuesday (5/27)

* 6/2 - 6/5 Early Dismissal 12:50 p.m.

* 6/5 Last Day of School; Report Card #3 sent home.



What's Going On This Week In Class:


Math: 

The Roman Numeral "Bee" continues...; Review of Common Core Standards

English /Language Arts 

Students will be working on an informative writing piece as part of their last ELA assessment. The topic is water conservation.

Review of Common Core Standards

Writing and rehearsing NBS Skits

Arts:

World Cup Crowd and Action Painting continued...

Origami



Monday, May 19, 2014

Classroom News for the Week of May 19th


News and Upcoming Events:

* 5/19 Orchestra performance

* 5/20 Volunteer Tea Tuesday,  2:40 in the MPR

* 5/23 Field Trip to the Natural History Museum. Please bring a snack and lunch from home.

* 5/26 Memorial Day Holiday. No school

* 5/28 Last Night of Homework

* 5/30 Retirement Party for Mrs. Mori & Mrs. Brunelli - 2:30 MPR. All are welcome!

* 6/3 Class Party - Stay posted for details

* 6/2 - 6/5 Early Dismissal 12:50 p.m.

* 6/5 Last Day of School; Report Card #3 sent home.



What's Going On This Week In Class:


Math: 

Roman Numerals; Review of Common Core Standards; Using a Protractor to Measure Angles

English Language Arts /Social Studies/ PE;

We are continuing our unit on this summer's upcoming World Cup. This week, students will be reading non-fiction articles about the children in soccer academies and women in soccer.

Review of Common Core Standards

Writing NBS Skits

Visual Arts:

Crowd and Action Painting