April is soon coming to a close. I have noticed it is harder for the kiddos to remain focused as they are getting spring fever. We have just a few more weeks and I keep encouraging them to finish strong!
 We are wrapping up our last Book Club discussion for the year this week. They have done such a great job with our Book Clubs and I think they enjoyed reading and learning together. My hope is to do a fun project reflecting on 5th grade. It is still in the works and I want the kids input so we will work together to create something.
In math, we are working hard on test taking strategies and reviewing the major concepts we have learned this year. They are working hard and making nice improvements. We will take the Math MCA next week.
For Social Studies, they are to finish up their Brochure of their Thirteen Colony and present it to their classmates at some point this week. We will work on Lewis and Clark following the project and then move on to the American Revolution.

Upcoming Events

May 2nd- Math MCA

May 4th- 2nd Grade Play

May 10th- Science MCA

May 12th- Visit from Middle School Staff

May 16th- Choir Concert @2pm

May 17th- Track and Field Day

May 19th-Spring Dance

May 22nd- Itasca field trip

May 24th- Inclusive Playground Picnic

May 26th- Relay Recess

May 29th- No school

June 1st- Graduation @ 9:30

June 2nd-Last Day of School

Hey there!
What a beautiful, long weekend that was. I hope you were able to spend time with family and friends.
We will be finishing up our Book Clubs this week or next. This will probably be our last book club of the year as small groups. We may move to a large group Book Club after this.
In math, we are going to work with Prime and Composite numbers as well as review exponents. I am going to encourage students to practice their math facts as much as they can. They can access their MobyMax account, which is an awesome online resource for them to get some extra practice on their facts.
For Social Studies, we are going to wrap up our brochures this week. The kiddos will present their brochures to their classmates and they will be displayed in the hallway for others to see.
This Friday, I will be taking the students in Math Masters to their competition. I will not have a sub, but the students who are not attending will be either in Mrs. Vind's or Mr. Greendahl's classroom for the day.
We have two testing dates left. We take our Math MCA on May 2nd. Our Science MCA will be the following week on May 10th.
Have a great week!
Carley

Good Morning!
We have a short, but crazy week ahead of us. We do not have school on Friday, as it is our Spring Break.
We will be continuing to work on our Book Clubs this week. The kids do so well with this and it is fun to watch them converse with one another about what they read. We will not have a focus skill this week due to the shortened and crazy schedule that we will have.
In math, we are going to work with decimals this week. We are going to review adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing decimals. This all should be review, but it has been a while since we talked about them.
We are going to be wrapping up our Brochures this week or early next week for Social Studies. The kids will present their Brochure to their classmates. These are turning out pretty neat.
Now on to our busy schedule. We have a few events this week which are:

Tuesday:MCA Reading-All Day

Wednesday- BSU Tour- Afternoon

Thursday- Peer Leader Visit (Students from Middle School)- Afternoon

Since we are taking our MCA reading test tomorrow, please make sure your child gets adequate sleep and a good breakfast. I know they are going to do so well and I am looking forward to see their progress.

Have a great week!!

Carley Luggar

Happy Monday!
April is here! I cannot believe how fast the year is going.. (I think I say this every week!) We are going to get really busy this week.
In math, we are going to start reviewing the concepts we have already learned this year. We are going to start with Fractions. We are going to revisit how to add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions. I am hoping this will be an easy review, but much needed.
In reading, we are starting a new book club series. While students are working on that I will be going over different concepts about reading. We have our MCA reading test Tuesday, April 11th.
We are still plugging along with our Social Studies Brochures. I imagine we will be working with them over the next 2 weeks or so. They are coming along nicely!
You can be expecting report cards to come home this Friday. Which means a new quarter starts today! Please encourage your kiddo to finish the year off strong.

MCA Testing Schedule

Reading- April 11

Math- May 2

Science- May 10

Have a great week!!

Carley Luggar