Classroom and school updates:
Testing Update This week we have SBAC math CAT testing Wednesday May 17th and Thursday May 18th. We test at 8:20 in the morning. I am inviting students to come to class 10 minutes early (at 8:00) on Wednesday and Thursday so we can all feel and get ready for the day before we leave for testing. Also, we have traditionally run the track before going to testing and I would love to give students the opportunity to do this even though our testing is early. If there is a parent, or two, available to supervise track running from 8:10 to 8:20ish, as other students are arriving please let me know. It would be a great help. Next week we take Math Performance Task. Students will take their Math STAR test in their math class. This may happen this next week or anytime during May. Their teacher will be sure to schedule the test on a day when no students have SBAC testing. Check with your student's individual math teacher. Reading In reading this week we continue with our study of Non-Fiction Narrative. We will be reading a book called In My Own Backyard by Judi Kurjian. Students will practice making inferences about the text, summarizing the text and discussing their opinion of the text. We will review summarizing, setting and point of view this week. Also, students are working on their final current events presentation for the year. Students will present these the week of May 22nd. As usual, students do have class time to work on these and they can also get some help with them at home. Student’s presentations should reflect the growth they have made this year as presenters. Writing This week students are working on drafting, revising, editing and publishing their persuasive essays! Science This week in science students will finish collecting the data for their science work sample and begin the write up of their results and conclusion. Oregon Trail Last week students got to see a real Prairie Schooner (type of wagon used on the Oregon Trail) but they also got their own "wagons" and joined up with a wagon train. Students had a lot of fun developing their identities, but they also explored the names and lives of real people who chose to take on the difficult journey across the country . This week they will start facing the trials as well as celebrating successes as they begin a simulated journey on the Oregon Trail. This week they will gather supplies, write in their journey, and travel their first miles!
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