ANNIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dear Parents and Students,

It has been a week filled with excitement and anticipation.  It has been the week of our musical and annual Elementary production, Annie.  You could feel the excitement throughout the whole school.  Teachers and students have been working hard on this production and I believe it will always be an unforgettable show!

Next week will also be an exciting week.  The sixth graders are graduating.  Congratulations to all the sixth graders and their families.  It is a huge milestone reached.  The graduation ceremony will take place on Wednesday, May 30^th.  On the same day is the Elementary Annual Art Exhibition.  All family members and friends are welcome to come visit our school on May 30^th.  You will agree with me on the extraordinary art talent of our students. 

Test Dates for Week 17:

Monday, May 28^th:  Math (Chapter 20)

Friday, June 1^st:  Social Studies (Chapters 11 & 12)

Curriculum Planning for Week 17:

Math:  We will continue with Chapter 21 and finish it. 

Social Studies:  We will review Chapters 11 and 12.

Science:  We will start with our final chapter, Chapter 15, and learn about forces and motion.

Reading:  We will finish activities based on our second selection, Poppas New Pants.  We will then move on to our third selection titled Ramona Quimby, Age 8.

English:  We will continue with Unit 12 and learn more about how to write persuasive writing. 

Spelling Words for Week 17:

7 Core Subject Words:

forces

motion

gravity

position

distance

direction

length

6 Frequency Words:

because

o’ clock

weren’t

wouldn’t

couldn’t

between

2 Challenging Words:

prediction

perseverance 

Our Student of the Week is Jonah Stacey.  Jonah is doing very well in various areas and he has good reason to feel proud of himself.  Congratulations, Jonah!  You are a star!!!

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Take care!