Rainy First Week of May!

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• Community Building
• Morning Meeting
• VI March - Watercolor Illustrations  (check out the new Bulletin Board that replaced the Book Madness Board)
• 5th Grade Pledge

• Math
• Starting May Number Corner Calendar on Plotting Coordinate Points (Mumford Mole Story!)
• Starting Unit 5 - Multiplying and Dividing Fractions: Fraction x Whole Number, Fraction x Fraction, Fraction x Mixed Number/Improper Fraction, & Mixed # x Mixed #
• Fraction x Whole Number Checkpoint Assessment
• Going over Unit 4 Assessment & Retake Opportunity coupled with Extension/Practice Work

• Science/Social Studies
• Stars & Planets Unit- Solar System & Sun's Brightness Lesson (what planet would you send a rover to?) 
• Continuing Group Sugar Projects (notes & creating slideshows)

• Read Aloud & Word Study
• Reading Stinky, by Eleanor Davis (short graphic novel)
• Continuing The Thief of Always, by Clive Barker
• Continuing List #9 - Closed Sort, Whiteboard Writing/Quizzing with Group, Glue Sort, & Quiz

• Literacy
• Finishing Book Club Reflection Booklet & Cont. Reading Independent Fantasy Novels
• Continuing Graphic Novel Writing Unit - using bookmap and thumbnails to DRAFT

Announcements - SAVE THE DATE FOR END OF YEAR ACTIVITIES:

• Mount VIctory Overnight Field Trip: Thursday, May 15th-Friday, May 16th - PERMISSION SLIPS GOING HOME FRIDAY WITH YOUR CHILD
• Beach Day: Friday June 6th @ Buccaneer - More Details to Come
• 4th-6th Grade Art Show: Wed. June 4th (4-630pm) and after the Spring Concert 
• LS Spring Concert: Thurs. June 5th in the morning - time TBA
• Move-Up Day: Tues. June 10th (during school hours - parents/families do not attend)
• LS Field Day: Wed. 11th @1pm TENTATIVE (could be the 10th)

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