News and Upcoming Events:
4/20 Costumes for Living History Museum Due
Your child should bring his or her costume and prop (if using one) in a bag. Students also have the option of wearing their costumes to school Tuesday morning and bringing clothes/shoes to change into after the "Museum" is finished - only if they are confident they will remember everything. We will not have time for last minute phone calls home.
TIPS: Students will have short breaks from talking throughout the morning, and a longer break at 9:20. Make sure your child has had a nutritious and filling breakfast. Also, everyone should bring a water bottle to keep at his/her station. No other beverages will be allowed in the MPR. We will provide cookies for the brief break.
4/21 The Living History Museum Opens 8:30 to 10:00
Please arrive at school on time! We will begin promptly at 8:11 to warm -up the students and get them set up. Parents and guest classrooms will begin to visit the museum at 8:30. Parents are invited to drop in to the MPR anytime this morning (the Museum will be closed briefly from 9:20 to 9:30) to hear directly from 56 famous Californians!
4/27 - 4/30 Room 17 is SBAC Testing
5/21 Open House
5/28 Field Trip to Natural History Museum
5/29 "Voices Within"Performance
Save the date: Our performance (one time only!) is going to be on May 29th at 10:30 a.m. in the MPR. Don't miss it!
What's Going On This Week In Class:
Math:
Review of 4th grade skills for SBAC Testing
Multiplication Madness (Fact Practice)
Accelerated Math (Individualized Practice)
Reading:
Review of 4th grade skills for SBAC Testing
Guided reading of By The Great Horn Spoon Chapters 6-9
Writing:
Typing Persuasive Letters to the US Postmaster
BGHS: Response to Literature Journals
Social Studies/Science:
Social Studies: Gold Rush: Unit wrap-up
Life Science: Animal Habitats and Adaptations
Life Science: Animal Habitats and Adaptations
Arts:
Music: Voices Within -Review of collaboration and finalizing lyric choices. Students will begin writing melody.
Visual Arts: Painting and Portraiture
Reminders:
Tardies:
Please make sure your child is at school and in line by the 8:06 bell. We try to start the school day at 8:11 promptly. Thank you for your help!
Homework:
Please check your child's Homework Log nightly and sign or initial after the work has been completed. Remind your child that completed homework and the HW log are due in class daily.
Smarter Balance Testing:
* Your child can take the Smarter Balanced Practice (SBAC) test at home. This is a preview of the test your child will be taking later in the spring. For the real SBAC, your child will take the test on an iPad with an external keyboard. At home you may use a tablet or a computer, although the tablet will allow the student to manipulate the screen in a manner closer to the actual test.
Log on using "guest" (Confirmation Code and State SSID) at SBAC Practice Test. No score is given for the practice test.
Current Event Assignment:
Each week your child will have a current events assignment. Students should turn in a copy of the article they have chosen stapled behind the current event worksheet. If your child would like to start the assignment over the weekend, the worksheet is available under "Links", in the class handout section, titled "Current Event Worksheet".
- Students MUST attach the article. If your child does not have access to a printer, please use a paper resource.
- Students may turn in a maximum of two sports related articles
- Students may not use celebrity news
- Students may not use editorials
- All answers should be in complete sentences.
- Students may choose print or online articles from the following sites only:
Print - The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, La Opinion, LA Daily News
