Hello Everyone,

Here are some of the upcoming school events to be aware of. Have a great week!

Spring Concert: tbd due to possibility of rain on 5/16. I will forward dates/times as soon as I have them.

Open House: Wednesday May 22nd, 6:30

Memorial Day: Monday May 27th. NO SCHOOL

Talent Show: Tuesday June 4th, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 with a break at 10:15

4/5 Creek Day: Wednesday June 5th, 10:00 a.m.

5/6 Grade Graduation: Wednesday June 5th, 5:00

Last Day of School: Thursday June 6th-- 7:30 pancake breakfast; 9:30 awards ceremony; 10:30 softball game; 12:30 dismissal


**We need volunteers to help finish cataloging library books for the fourth and fifth grade libraries and to begin packing/boxing up classroom materials for our move. If you can help us procure cardboard boxes, sort, divide up, organize, pack, label, etc., please let us know. As always, it is very appreciated. 

CAASPP preparation: it's that time of year again, and we have started our test preparation practice in class. Hard copy test prep practice in math will be given out for homework this week. This will allow students to practice and build knowledge and stamina for these end-of-the-year assessments. Testing will begin Monday May 20th for ELA and Math for the intermediate grades. Additionally, 5th graders will test in science. Please make sure your child is present, well rested and nourished. It really helps them! 


CAASPP week snack schedule: Thank you in advance to all those who have volunteered to bring a snack in next week for CAASPP testing. You can bring your snacks into the classroom and set them on the large table in the back of the room the morning of. If you prefer to bring your snack in the afternoon, the day before, please put it in the refrigerator and let us know it is there. We still need a snack for Friday if anyone can manage it. Just click on the link above to go to the sign up sheet. We really appreciate it! 

Curriculum:

ELA: Lucy Calkin's WWII historical fiction book clubs continue. Our reading log homework will change to reading logs that allow your child to track the time spent reading in class and at home and to log page numbers. Reading homework this term will be from the Lucy Calkin's unit. Your child will choose from age appropriate informational texts and historical fiction novels in class on the WWII era. We have a number in class, but additional books may be needed to keep your child in books on the subject as they finish one and need additional books to build background knowledge. You may need to help your child find some appropriate texts at your local library. We will also use the Mt. School library to broaden our search for appropriate informational texts on the subject. AR book find link. **Please note: Students have new goals of 16.5 points for the last trimester. 

    

Math: 4th grade geometry. 5th grade measures and volume. Please check your child's planner for specific page numbers or problems due. We will continue to review these concepts. POM solving and presentations (problem of the month) and number talks continue. Silicon Valley Math Initiative (SVMI) MARS tasks continue all year. 

Science: Foss "Energy" and "Environments" modules.

Social Studies: Age appropriate WWII background to accompany Lucy Calkin's historical fiction book clubs.

Writing: summary, narrative and informational essays, poetry.

Grammar: Study of various grammar: prepositions, nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives and adjective clauses. Shades of meaning vocabulary, capitalization, quotation marks, citing evidence within texts.  Figurative language: simile, personification, hyperbole, alliteration, onomatopoeia, metaphor, homophones.

Warmly,

Mrs. Young

Hello Everyone,

Important dates:
Seymour Center Field Trip: Tuesday, May 7th, from 8:15am - 10:40 (returning to school by 11am) at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center. Thank you in advance parent volunteers! We appreciate you!

Rules: 
-there are only 4 chaperones plus the classroom teacher allowed in the discovery lab at a time with no trading back and forth. That said, parents who are not in the lab can visit the exhibits and/or the trails while the lab is completed. 

-silence all cell phones; no updating social networks; no texting; no photos

MPORTANT: UCSC requires parking permits. All drivers will need to enter a parking code and their license plate number into one of the parking machines in the Seymour Center parking lot to have their parking validated during your field trip.  The parking code for your class is SM1524. Please see document with instructions in your packet on the morning of the field trip.

Math Contest (5th and 6th graders): Saturday May 11th, Aptos High School. If you have questions, please contact Mr. Halbig.

Memorial Day: Monday May 27th. NO SCHOOL

Curriculum:

ELA: Lucy Calkin's WWII historical fiction book clubs continue. Our reading log homework will change to reading logs that allow your child to track the time spent reading in class and at home and to log page numbers. Reading homework this term will be from the Lucy Calkin's unit. Your child will choose from age appropriate informational texts and historical fiction novels in class on the WWII era. We have a number in class, but additional books may be needed to keep your child in books on the subject as they finish one and need additional books to build background knowledge. You may need to help your child find some appropriate texts at your local library. We will also use the Mt. School library to broaden our search for appropriate informational texts on the subject. AR book find link. **Please note: Students have new goals of 16.5 points for the last trimester. 

    

Math: 4th grade geometry. 5th grade decimals. Please check your child's planner for specific page numbers. We will continue to review these concepts. POM solving and presentations (problem of the month) and number talks continue. Silicon Valley Math Initiative (SVMI) MARS tasks continue all year. 

CAASPP preparation: it's that time of year again, and we have started our test preparation practice in class. Hard copy test prep practice will be given out for homework this week. This will allow students to practice and build knowledge and stamina for these end-of-the-year assessments. Testing will begin May 20th for ELA and Math for the intermediate grades. Additionally, 5th graders will test in science. Please make sure your child is present, well rested and nourished. It really helps them! 

CAASPP week snack schedule:

Science: Foss "Energy" and "Environments" modules.

Social Studies: Age appropriate WWII background to accompany Lucy Calkin's historical fiction book clubs.

Writing: summary, narrative and informational essays, poetry.

Grammar: Study of various grammar: prepositions, nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives and adjective clauses. Shades of meaning vocabulary, capitalization, quotation marks, citing evidence within texts.  Figurative language: simile, personification, hyperbole, alliteration, onomatopoeia, metaphor, homophones.

Warmly,

Mrs. Young