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.
