Mrs. Stewart's Classroom News
March 23, 2016
Field Trip Permission Forms
Our students will travel to the Jewish Community Center in Charlotte on Thursday, April 21st, to participate in the Butterfly Project. This outstanding project teaches students about Holocaust survivors. The cost of the field trip is $18.00
Finally, our Biztown field trip is scheduled for Wednesday, May 18th. This is our big trip for the year, and the kids are going to have a great time taking part in the Biztown community. The cost of this field trip is $25.00 per student. We will be choosing our parent chaperones very soon, so if you are interested in joining us on the Biztown trip, please let me know ASAP!
You are encouraged to pay for field trips online at the Fort Mill Schools Website. You will find the link to "Pay Fees" at the top right hand corner of the homepage.
Upcoming Learning Objectives
Social Studies - Completing our WW II unit and exploring the events leading up to the Cold War; Beginning our Junior Achievement Unit (Biztown)
Reading -Analyzing Poetry and Author's Use of Figurative Language (Onomatopoeia, Alliteration, Similes, Metaphors, Proverbs)
Writing - Composing Research Based Argumentative Essays
Math - Converting Measurements within the customary and Metric systems. Finding the volume within rectangular prisms and irregular shapes
Words - Continuing our study of Greek and Latin root words
Career Day Fun!
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Important Dates In April
April
April 5th: Spirit Night @ Regent Park Café
April 8th: Fun Fitness Friday
April 11th: Little Mermaid Play at NAFO
April 12th: Spring Pictures and 5th Grade Pictures
April 14th: Pay $1 to wear blue for Juvenile Diabetes
April 15th: Luau 6-8:30
April 21st: Field Trip to Jewish Community Center
April 21st: Family Fitness 6-7
April 22nd: Teacher Workday/ Charlotte Knights Game
April 26th – 28th: End of Year Testing (Math, Reading, and Writing)
April 29th: Shark Ice/ Spirit Day