Davis/Martin Peek at the Week
April 2nd - April 6th
Dear Parents,
Reading/Math logs for the month of March will be due tomorrow, Monday, April 2nd.
We could not be more proud of our fifth graders and the effort they put into their days at JA Biztown last week. We hope you've checked out the photos on UHI's Facebook page, as well as in our group. Our students did such a great job and had a lot of fun!
On Tuesday, April 17th, our homerooms will be taking our annual trip to the State Capitol and Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock. There is no cost for this field trip. We will get back to school between 5:15 and 5:30 p.m., so students will need to be picked up (buses will not be taking students home). Permission slips are due Thursday.
Several reminders for this week:
- Raider Relays ticketed event will be Monday during block. Students must wear tennis shoes and have 20 tickets in order to participate.
- Girls' Club and Boys' Club will be meeting this week for our classes.
Mrs. Davis & Mrs. Martin
THIS WEEK
IN LITERACY & SOCIAL STUDIES:
- Reading: We will be using nonfiction texts related to the American Revolution to practice our reading skills. Students will explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support their points. They will also draw on information from multiple sources to answer a variety of written questions.
- 5 A Day Language Review Week 20: quiz on Friday
- Spelling: er, ir, ur in first syllables
- Writing: Students will finish writing their DARE essays.
- Guided Read Aloud: The Wild Robot written by Peter Brown
Idiom - "once in a blue moon"
Root - scope: examine
Proverb - "Don't put too many irons in the fire."
SOCIAL STUDIES:
- JA Biztown thank you letters
- Causes of the Revolutionary War - Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Tea Act & Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre, Intolerable Acts, and the Townshend Acts
- Quiz will be Wednesday, April 11th
IN MATH & SCIENCE:
MATH:
- We will work with metric conversions and then move to volume. In our volume unit, we will be building, packing, decomposing, and then put it all together using multiplication to determine volume.
SCIENCE:
- We will be wrapping up our study of the hydrosphere with a Water Distribution Demo, move to the Atmosphere, and then wrap up the Spheres of the Earth unit. Planning on completing a study guide on Wednesday (4th) and having the test on Friday (6th).
HOMEWORK:
- Monthly Reading and Math Logs: Students are being asked to keep a log of how many nights they read and work on Math throughout the month of March. They will turn these in on April 1st. Don't forget to log pages read and time spent on math.
- Students will most always have math homework every night through the week, Fridays and weekends off.
- Weekly Word Work: This is due every Friday morning that we have Spelling. Students complete the first page in class on Mondays, and are then responsible for completing the remaining 4 activities on their own. This assignment is worth 20 points.
UPCOMING TESTS:
Fri. April 6: Spheres of the Earth TEST
Fri. April 6: Language and Spelling QUIZZES
Wed. April 11: Causes of the Revolutionary War QUIZ
REMINDERS
- Join our classroom Facebook page! Search Team Davis & Martin or enter the following url: https://www.facebook.com/groups/teamdavismartin/. 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 2nd: Raider Relays ticketed event
Mon. April 9th: Honor Roll pancake breakfast
Thurs. April 12th: UHI Preview Night (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Tues. April 17th: Capitol field trip
Thurs. April 19th: DREAM Team
Mon. April 30th - 4th: ACT Aspire testing
Fri. May 4th: Global Day of Design
Tues. May 8th: Fiesta ticketed event
Wed. May 9th: Children with Hair Loss trip
Thurs. May 10th: Girls' Club field trip to the Peabody
Fri. May 11th: 3 minor or less reward trip
Thurs. May 17th: 5th Grade Reward Trip - Ultimate Air
Mon. May 21st: PBIS store
Tues. May 22nd: Awards Assembly
Fri. May 25th: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!