Davis/Martin Peek at the Week
April 17 - April 21
Dear Parents,
We are back to a regular week and schedule. Our spring Scholastic Book Fair will be held in the library this week. There is a great deal going on: for every book your child buys, he or she can pick out a free book of equal or lesser value! Thursday, April 20th, UHI will be hosting a Family Game Night. Stop by between 5:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to play life-size games like Pacman and Candy Land, then browse the books for sale in the library. This is going to be such a fun night!
Our state end-of-year ACT Aspire tests will be given during the week of May 1st through the 5th. Each day, students will take one of the following tests: English, Reading, Math, Science, and Writing. It is very important that your child be at school that week and on time. Please help to ease his or her nerves and be encouraging. A full night's sleep and breakfast each morning will help each student be successful, as well.
Mrs. Davis & Mrs. Martin
THIS WEEK
IN LITERACY & SOCIAL STUDIES:
LITERACY:
- Daily Language Week 24: prefixes, suffixes, roots, idioms, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions
- Reading: Identifying main ideas and details
- Writing: Persuasive Writing
- Guided Read Aloud: The Wild Robot written by Peter Brown
- Nonfiction reading: determining importance, main idea and details
SOCIAL STUDIES:
- The Declaration of Independence
- The American Revolution (major battles and outcomes)
IN MATH & SCIENCE:
- Continuing Unit 8. We will be working on volume of rectangular prisms and composite solid figures, attributes of quadrilaterals & triangles, (Lessons 8.10 - 8.16, p261-270).
- Mountain Math Quiz #24 will be next Tuesday.
SCIENCE:
- Discovery Education Techbook: Water Cycle
HOMEWORK:
- Weekly Reading Log: 20 minutes of reading, 5 nights per week, passed out every Monday and due the following Monday. Pleas initial your child's log on the days he/she reads.
- Weekly Math Log: 1 round of Fact Fluency and at least 10 minutes of Math, 5 nights per week, DUE MONDAYS (this is averaged into your child's math grade).
- Students will most always have math homework every night through the week, Fridays and weekends off. Assignments will be posted on Facebook and Remind.
UPCOMING TESTS:
Wed. 4/21: Daily Language Quiz
REMINDERS
- Join our classroom Facebook page! Search Davis/Martin 5th Grade or enter the following url: https://www.facebook.com/groups/davismartin/. We will upload photos from the week, as well as important information and reminders.
- If you are not a Facebook person, you can receive homework and test announcements from Remind. Follow this link to sign up for Mrs. Davis' homeroom and choose this link for Mrs. Martin's homeroom.
IMPORTANT DATES
Mon. April 17 - 21: Book Fair Week
Thurs. April 20: UHI Family Game Night
Wed. April 26: DREAM Team
Fri. April 28: ACT Aspire Pep Rally
Mon. May 1 - 5: ACT Aspire State Testing
Mon. May 8 - 12: End of Year Classroom Assessments
Tues. May 9: Luau Ticketed Event
Wed. May 10: DREAM Team
Mon. May 15: Color Run (behavior reward)
Wed. May 17: Talent Show (9 a.m. & 1 p.m.)
Thurs. May 18: Awards Assembly
Fri. May 19: Wild River Country Reward Trip
Mon. May 29: NO SCHOOL (Memorial Day)
Tues. May 30: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! - dismissal at 10:30 a.m. (no buses will run, no breakfast/lunch will be served)