April 30-May 4

Marshmallow Catapults---What FUN!

Important Dates:
Wed., May 2nd- SciTech Electricity & Magnets  in School Field trip

Reading:   We will continue the story of Edward Tulane. The students will complete a quiz on Monday, for Chapters 11-14.

Time For Kids: There will be a Time For Kids quiz on Mon. May 7th.

English: We will continue to focus on  Narrative writing. The students will learn how to select a topic for their writing and then use a timeline as a tool to help develop their story.

Spelling:    Unit 27 - Latin Roots: port, form, trans & flex
This week's test will contain words with the Latin roots listed above. We will learn the definitions of the roots and words that contain them. The final test is scheduled for Friday, May 5th.

Science: We will begin chapter 4,  The Human Body. We will learn how tissues and organs form systems. We will then take a look at the digestive system and learn how nutrients from the food we eat get to our body's cells. 

Mrs. Spakausky's and Mrs. K's Math-We will continue Unit 6, Multiplication, Division, Data and Fractions. There will be a Checkpoint quiz on Tues. 5/1.  The students will have review guides to help prepare them.

April 23-27

A visit with our reading buddies this week:

 Leukemia and Lymphoma Collection and Spirit Day-

This week's schedule

 Bring the Change Spirit Week- April 23rd- April 27th! We are raising money for the Leukemia/Lymphoma Foundation while raising school spirit! Bring change for a great cause and wear something fun!

Monday- PJ Penny Day (wear your pajamas and bring in pennies)

Tuesday- Neon Nickels Day (wear bright colors and bring in nickels)

Wednesday- Dazzling Dimes Day (wear something shiny or unique and bring dimes)

Thursday- Crazy Quarters Day (wear crazy socks or a hat and bring quarters)

Friday- Team up for Leukemia (wear team jerseys or colors and bring all coins)

Important Dates:
Tues., April 24th Inventions Due
Thurs., April 26th- Open House

Reading:   The students will continue to read The Miraculous Adventures of Edward Tulane.  They will continue to complete journal responses in their Chromebooks. There will be an open book quiz on Chapters 15-18 on Wednesday. We will also complete some activities focusing on setting and character traits this week.

English: We will focus on  Narrative writing. The students will learn how to select a topic for their writing and then use a timeline as a tool to help develop their story.  We will also continue to talk about theme and finding the theme to a reading selection.

Spelling:   Unit 26 - Words that end in "-el", "-al" and "-le" The final test is scheduled for Friday, 4/25.

Social Studies:   Our  study of the Southwest finishes with some fun projects, which will be displayed for Open House.

Science:  Inventions are due on Tuesday. The students will create a  written description in class this week. Presentations will also take place on Tuesday and Wednesday. The students were given guidelines for their speech. They should be practicing their presentation for homework. Please ask your child what day they were assigned to present.

Mrs. Spakausky's and Mrs. K.'s Math Class:  We will continue Unit 6, Multiplication, Division, Data and Fractions.  This week we will revisit perimeter and area. We will focus on the role division plays in area and perimeter problems.

April 16-20

Congrats to our March PRIDE! Winner!!!

More Spring Break Pictures

The students will be continuing the Math PARCC tests this week. All tests will be taken first thing in the morning. Please remind your child to make sure their Chromebooks are charged and headphones/earbuds are brought to school each day.  Thank you!

Important Dates:
Mon., April 16- Math PARCC  Test
Tues., April 17 Early Dismissal
Wed., April 18th- Math PARCC  Test
Thurs., April 19th- Math PARCC Test

A Look Ahead:

Book Fair and Open House is Thursday, April 26th at 6:30-8:00pm.

Come check out your child's classroom, buy some new books, and get a treat :)

We need volunteers! http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080E45AFA629A75-book


Bring the Change Spirit Week- April 23rd- April 27th! We are raising money for the Leukemia/Lymphoma Foundation while raising school spirit! Bring change for a great cause and wear something fun!

Monday- PJ Penny Day (wear your pajamas and bring in pennies)

Tuesday- Neon Nickels Day (wear bright colors and bring in nickels)

Wednesday- Dazzling Dimes Day (wear something shiny or unique and bring dimes)

Thursday- Crazy Quarters Day (wear crazy socks or a hat and bring quarters)

Friday- Team up for Leukemia (wear team jerseys or colors and bring all coins)

Teacher Appreciation Week- May 7th- 11th- We are looking forward to celebrating our wonderful teachers at PV. This year we will be ordering food for the teachers each day so are looking for monetary donations only. Please send your cash or checks made out to PV PTO in an envelope labeled "teacher appreciation" by Friday, April 20th.

Reading:   The students will continue to read The Miraculous Adventures of Edward Tulane. We will continue working on vocabulary slides for chapters 11-14. We will also focus on identifying character traits of  Edward and the many people he encounters on his journey.  There will be a comprehension quiz of chapters 11-14.

Spelling:  Spelling -  Unit 25 -
The prefixes "im-", "in-", and "un-" are the focus of this week's spelling lesson. In addition to the list of words to spell, students will study the meaning of these prefixes and how they change the meaning of the root words that they are attached to. The final TEST is scheduled for Friday, 4/20.

Social Studies:   We will continue our study of the Southwest. We will  read and learn how the technology of the Southwest has impacted the United States. The chapter 10 and  chapter 11, L. 1 test is on Thursday, April 19th.

Science:  Students should be working on their Inventions. They are due Tuesday, April 24th.


Mrs. Spakausky's and Mrs. K'.'s Math Class:  We will continue Unit 6, Multiplication, Division, Data and Fractions. This week we will focus on multiplying  a 2 or 3-digit whole number by a 1-digit whole number and two 2-digit numbers using strategies based on place value and the properties of operations. The students will learn how to use equations or rectangular arrays to explain strategies for multiplying with multi-digit numbers.

April 9-13

Welcome back!  I hope everyone had a relaxing spring break, no matter what you did.  Here are some pictures of students' spring break.  Remember to share any pictures that you have and I will post them next time.

MATH

Working Cooperatively - Geometry!

Congrats to our Straight A's - sor far this year !!!

Mrs. Spakausky's Spring Break!
Keystone, Breckenridge and Vail, Colorado

The students will be taking the PARCC tests this week and next. All tests will be taken first thing in the morning. Please remind your child to make sure their Chromebooks are charged and headphones/earbuds are brought to school each day.  Thank you!

Important Dates:
Mon, April 9th- ELA PARCC  Test
Tues, April 10th - ELA PARCC  Test
Wed,. April 11th- ELA PARCC  Test
Fri. April 13th- Math PARCC Test

Reading:   The students will continue to read The Miraculous Adventures of Edward Tulane. This week's journal response will ask How is Edward beginning to change?  We will also continue to work on vocabulary slides.

Time For Kids: There will be a Time For Kids  quiz on Monday, 4/16.

Spelling:  There will not be spelling this week.

Social Studies:   We will continue our study of the Southwest. 

Science:  We will be having a Marshmallow Catapult contest and the students will be getting more information on this Monday.

Mrs. Spakausky's and Mrs. K.'s Math Class:  No Math on Monday.  Then we will complete Unit Five Geometry and Measurement.  The unit test is Wednesday, April 11th.  A practice test was sent home on Friday, 4/6. This will help the students prepare for the test.

Next, we will begin Unit 6, Multiplication, Division, Data and Fractions. This unit will focus on multiplying  a 2 or 3-digit whole number by a 1-digit whole number and two 2-digit numbers using strategies based on place value and the properties of operations. The students will learn how to use equations or rectangular arrays to explain strategies for multiplying with multi-digit numbers.