Dear Parents and Students,
We have had a very busy week, as usual, and the main focus has been the Science Fair. Thank you to all the parents who were able to visit; it was great to share the afternoon with you, and to appreciate all of the hard work from the past few months.
In the Classroom:
Maths
We continued with Topic 17 this week, and learned how to create line plots and identify outliers, and also how to plot ordered pairs. Next week, we will learn how to calculate averages, before returning to interpreting different types of charts and graphs.
Literacy Workshop
We began our final major writing assignment for the year, Writing to Persuade. We have
used the early part of the week to plan our essays, and we will be drafting and revising our work next week. We will then finish publishing on Wednesday, and hold a publishing party on Thursday.
Science
All of our attention was devoted to our Science Fair projects this week, and the quality of work is testament to all of the hard work everyone has put in over the past two months. Thank you to all parents for your constant support, and congratulations to all students for a memorable Science Fair. A link to photos of the fair can be found via
the link at the bottom of this post.
Social Studies
This week we have been reading about the American Southwest, as we begin
preparing for our next Social Studies assignment. We will briefly study the West next week, then we will choose our regions, and begin researching our topic and preparing our presentations, which will be presented in a few weeks’ time.
Other important information
As you will know from the listed upcoming events, our annual Art Exhibition will take place next Thursday, followed by our Field Trip on Friday. You will also see that MAP testing will begin the week after next. A schedule will be made available soon, along with best practices to be prepared and ready for the tests. In the meantime, I hope everyone has a great weekend, and I will see you all on Monday.
Dates to remember:
Thu May 2: Art Expo
Fri May 3: Whole School Field Trip
Mon May 6: MAP testing begins
Mon May 20: Mid term break
Fri May 31: Assembly
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