Ms. Harris' Weekly Update
April 23rd-27th
What's Going On This Week:
- Ms. Harris' Science: This week we are finishing up fronts and weather maps. We are going to start Lesson 5 on Severe Weather. On Friday, students will receive their study guide for their unit test on weather. The unit test will on Friday the 4th.
- Ms. Harris' Social Studies: In Social Studies, we are learning about different battles of the Civil War. This week students will learn about the battle of Antietam and the different advantages both sides had during the war. A quiz over the battles of the Civil War will be May 11th.
- Mrs. Thurston's Math/ELA: This week we will star reviewing all of the skills we have learned from the start of the year. Figurative Language Quiz is moved to Thursday instead of Monday! Thanks for being flexible on these changes! This week we are continuing to work on our TDA unit. We are learning how to find evidence in the text to get us ready for our EOY tests. I completely forgot about the spellings tests this week! My brain is all over the place! Spelling tests will be next week! I apologize! In math, we will review every skill from the start of the year and start our Geo-town Project!
- Mrs. Harris' GT Math/ELA: This week we will be reviewing poetry and mood and tone. Students will write two poems on the same topic with very different moods and tones. We will also be learning about hyperboles and idioms. Student's novels are due by Friday. In math, we are reviewing area and perimeter and starting our last short unit on patterns. *Genius Hour projects start presenting this week. Parents are welcome to come and see their child present. See below for a schedule so you know when your child will be presenting.*
Friday is Spirit Day
Students are encouraged to wear their blue and yellow and FMES gear on Friday. The school store will also be open.
End of the Year Class Party will be May 24th from 12-2pm
More information to come about this. :)
Blast off!!!
Our annual STEAM performances are coming up! Here are the dates you need to know. Every performance will take place from 9:00-9:30am in the cafeteria. We hope to see you there!
May 8th: Fourth Grade Classes present: “Blast Off!”
**ALL STUDENTS EXCEPT 5TH GRADERS FOR GRADUATION SHOULD PLEASE WEAR AN FMES SHIRT AND JEANS FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE**
GT Genius Hour Presentations
Each presentation should last about 15-30 minutes.
April 24th: 12:30 Landon/1:00 Kaelyn and Jonathan
April 25th: 12:30 Willow
April 26th: 12:30 Lily
April 30th: 12:30 Srihitha
May 1st: 12:30 Savannah/1:00 Ryder
May 2nd: 12:30 Foster/1:00 Buxton
May 3rd: 12:30 Julia/1:00 Zach
May 4th: 12:00 David/12:30 Aiden/1:00 Alex
May 7th: 12:30 Connor/1:00 Riley
May 8th: 12:30 Grace/1:00 Hayden
May 9th: 12:30 Julie/1:00 Randi
Important End of Year Dates
* April 27th Spirit Day/School Store/last day to check out books
* May 2nd: Reading PASS test
* May 3rd: PTO mtg 9:30
* May 8th: STEAM performance 9:30
* May 9th: Writing PASS test
* May 11th: Safety Patrol Field Trip
* May 15th: Math PASS test
* May 17th: Science PASS test
* May 18th: Field Day
* May 22nd: GT end of year party
* May 23rd: Golf field trip
* May 24th: End of the year homeroom party
* May 25th: Last Day of School