Classroom News for the Week of May 15th

News and Upcoming Events: 

• Orchestra is Monday. Remember to bring your instruments. Students are performing for families at 1 p.m today in the MPR.
• 5/17 Costumes for LHM due at school- bring any props too.
• 5/19 (Fri.) 8:30-10a.m. for the "Living History Museum" in the MPR. Please feel free to stop in at any time to hear the students' speeches.
• 5/24 (Wed.) 8:30a.m.The Ramayana performance MPR
• 5/25 Open House
• 5/26 Field Trip to Natural History Museum

What's Going On This Week In Class:

Math: 

Decimal Place Value; Add ing at Subtracting Decimals; Math Project: The NBS Olympic Event

Reading:

Completing Genre Genius; Reading Non-Fiction articles (SNews); Finding the Related Factor in Analogies

Writing:

Research and writing about a current news event; Writing analogies

Design-Based Learning:

JPL Design Challenge #2: Design and build a Robo-Arm

Arts:
Drama:  Ramayana rehearsal - Using a rubric to guide us (Focus, Enthusiasm, Gesture, and Content). 

Dance: Choreographing a group dance

Visual Arts: Pop-art and Andy Warhol

Social Studies/ Science:

Social Studies: Women who shaped CA: Biddy Mason
Science: Life Science: Internal and External Plant Structures

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!