WEEK 36

Class Update...
It's hard to believe that we only have 8.5 days of school left and two of those we will be going on a field trip. Amazing! Hold on, it's not over yet. I wanted to remind you of some things that are happening in Room 12 this week:
Monday-Kevin Jeffery, a parent and lawyer, will be prepping the class for our field trip to the SC Courthouse. In addition, this week we will be doing dress rehearsal for our play. Students will need to bring their costumes and props that accompany their character(s). Also, props, posters and things for the set will be put together for the big play Tuesday, June 1st. Together our class will be learning about states and capitals this week with some fun activities.
Tuesday-Our class will be finishing our Presidential Cubes in the Computer Lab in 5th Grade-They are due Wednesday. In 4th grade we are finishing up our CA Projects and they are due this Friday.
Wednesday-We will be taking our last Social Studies Test of the year! Hooray! We will be heading to the courthouse at about 10:45am for the Cookie Caper Court Trial.
Thursday-Musical Presentation in Mr. McMillan's Class/Last day with our buddies
Friday-Last Day to take an A.R. Quiz.Rio Rock Band Assembly
No School next Monday, May 31st (Memorial Day)
Tuesday (Not a restructured Day)-13 Colonies Play-(Be at school at 7:30 a.m. for costumes/set prep.)Yearbooks go home
Thursday, June3rd-KOA Field Trip-4th
Thursday, June 3rd-5th Grade Boardwalk Trip
Friday, June 5th-Last Day of School! Final Report Cards go home

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Finish A.R. Goal
Finish Math p. 191 + 251 4th Grade
5th-p.221+235
BRING COSTUME
STUDY FOR SOCIAL STUDIES
FINISH PRESIDENTIAL CUBE
STUDY LINES FOR COOKIE COURT

WEEK 35

Homework Monday
Reading-20-4-1
5th Grade-Ch.38-40
Math 4th-p.195-196
Begin Putting Together Props
and Costumes

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Reading-Read 20min
5th Grade-Ch. 44+45
Math-Ch. 26-2-4th Grade
5th-p.233
Practice Lines from 13 Colonies + Cookie Court
Get Costumes/Props

WEEK 34

Homework Monday
Reading-4th-20-4-1-AR Book
5th ch. 31+32

Math Wkbk-4th-p.199+200
5th-p.225+226

Spelling-Write each word in cursive-Due Friday

Bring Tissue Box for Presidential Cube

Class Party on Friday!!

Homework Tuesday
Reading-4th-20-4-1 AR
5th - Ch. 33-35
Math-4th-Finish p.201-204
5th-227-230
Bring Cube 5th Grade
Create 3 Things Skit

WEEK 33-TESTING WEEK

Dear Parents,
It would be wonderful if a couple parents could help me with the 13 Colony Musical. We practice in the afternoons from 1-2pm and it is simple to facilitate. Please reply if you are interested. Also, please make sure your child practices their lines, songs and acting motions/delivery.
This week each child will be sharing their Science Project with a speech that is 2-5 minutes. All they need to do is go through the process of investigative question, hypothesis etc. They should all share their favorite things about the project and what they would do differently next time. Finally, they will come up with two questions to ask the class. Practicing in front of a mirror is very effective. We wrote our speech in class and each child selected the day to share their speeches.
Progress Reports will go home this Friday.
We will be finishing testing this Friday so please make sure your child comes every day this week.
This Friday we will have a fun Book Fair Exchange. If your child would like to participate please have them bring in any books they do not read anymore to share. For each book they will receive a ticket to purchase another book.
Raffle Tickets were due today, but if you turn them in tomorrow I'll forward them to the coordinator.
Boardwalk Permission/Driver/ + Money is due this Wednesday. If your child has a pass please let me know on the permission slip.
4th grade KOA Field Trip forms were sent home today.
Finally, please have your 5th grader bring in a tissue box for the Presidential Cube Project.
That's it for now. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Cheers,
Mr. Sweet

WEEK 32

Update-
A lot is happening in Room 12 right now. We are finishing up our Science Projects at home, Practicing our play performance, Reviewing standards for THE CST test, beginning personal poems, working on our Writing Portfolios and much, much more!

HOMEWORK MONDAY
Reading -4th -A.R. 20 min.
5th-Ch. 27+28
Math-4th Finish in class math, if necessary p. 187-190
5th - p. 207-210
FINISH SCIENCE PROJECT-Due FRIDAY
Study lines for play and practice acting them out with hand motions and movements
Study Vocab using flash drive

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Reading -4th -A.R. 20 min.
5th-Ch. 29+30
Math-4th Finish in class math, if necessary p. 193+194
5th - p. 211-214
FINISH SCIENCE PROJECT-Due FRIDAY
Study lines for play and practice acting them out with hand motions and movements
Study Vocab using flash drive(We did the assignment in class)

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Do Science Project!
Nothing else ;>)

Week 31

Monday's Homework
Reading-4th Grade-Finish Ch.9+Lit.Circle
5th-Ch.19+20+Lit.Circle
MATH-4th-Ch.20 lesson 3 in wkbk
5th-Ch.22 Lesson 3 wkbk
Vocabulary/Spelling-Study Words-Use flash drive
Practice Lines from parts that you want to try out for in the 13 Colony Play-
Tryouts begin Friday
Study For Social Studies Test w/guide-Test on Friday

Tuesday's Homework
Reading-4th Grade- Ch.10
5th-Ch.21+22
MATH-4th-20-4 in wkbk
5th-p.490-493
Vocabulary/Spelling-Study Words-Use flash drive
Practice Lines from parts that you want to try out for in the 13 Colony Play-
Tryouts begin Friday
Study For Social Studies Test w/guide-Test on Friday-See Study Guide on blog
Science Project Continue-Due next Friday, April 29th

Wednesday's Homework
Reading-4th Grade- Finish Book
5th-Ch.23+24
MATH-Math Minute 59+60
Vocabulary/Spelling-Study Words-Use flash drive
Practice Lines from parts that you want to try out for in the 13 Colony Play-
Tryouts begin Friday
Study For Social Studies Test w/guide-Test on Friday-See Study Guide on blog
Science Project Continue-Due next Friday, April 29th
Prepare for News Team Presentation if you are in a group presenting

Thursday's Homework
Reading-4th Grade- Finish Book
5th-Ch.25+26
MATH-Math Minute 61+62
Vocabulary/Spelling-Study Words-Use flash drive
Practice Lines from parts that you want to try out for in the 13 Colony Play-
Tryouts begin Friday
Study For Social Studies Test w/guide-Test on Friday-See Study Guide on blog
Science Project Continue-Due next Friday, April 29th
Prepare for News Team Presentation if you are in a group presenting

WEEK 30

COME SEE THE ROCK BANDS AT BRITANNIA ARMS THIS COMING SATURDAY



Weekly Quote:
"A good vacation is over when you begin to yearn for your work." ~Morris Fishbein

Welcome back to our cool school where kind hearts and open minds rule! Wow, vacations are soothing for the soul, aren't they?!
This vacation gave me a taste of summer because THIS coming summer I will not be working for the first time since I was 12. Our family enjoyed sleeping in, playing hockey, reading. My wife and I went to see Clash of the Titans and an intense Sharks game. The time off was perfect and I feel rejuvenated and excited to get back to teaching and learning in Room 12.
* Our class is in the midst of our Science Project. This week we will be finishing our Hypotheses and planning our next steps.
* In reading 4th graders will continue The Incredible Journey while our 5th graders continue Thief Lord.
* In speech we will go back to doing News Teams for the next month.
* I will be sending home CDs for our Musical Play entitled 13 Colonies. Please have your child read the script and sing along with each song to learn the words. We will begin trying out for parts next week.
* It should be a great week of learning!
See you at school!


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HOMEWORK MONDAY-
Reading-4th-Finish Ch.5-Incredible Journey
5th-Read Ch. 7-9
Math-4th-p.247-248
5th-p.183-184
Science-Hypothesis and Experiment Procedures due this Wednesday, April 14th
13 Colonies-Begin listening to the CD and following the script. Choose your top 3 parts to try out for in the coming weeks.
Learn Vocab/Spelling words(We are doing definitions in class)
News Teams-Squiggling Squirrel Team + Ugly Oompa Loompas- Due Summary + Article + Cover Sheet Due-Friday


HOMEWORK TUESDAY-
Reading-4th-Finish Ch.6-Incredible Journey
5th-Read Ch.13
Math-4th-Next Page-Areas/Perimeter of Complex S
5th-Next Wkbk page-Area of Triangles
Science-Hypothesis and Experiment Procedures due this Wednesday, April 14th
13 Colonies-Begin listening to the CD and following the script. Choose your top 3 parts to try out for in the coming weeks.
Learn Vocab/Spelling words(We are doing definitions in class)
News Teams-Squiggling Squirrel Team + Ugly Oompa Loompas- Due Summary + Article + Cover Sheet Due-Friday

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY-
Reading-4th-Finish Ch.7-Incredible Journey
5th-Read Ch.14+15
Math-Math Minute 55+56
13 Colonies-Begin listening to the CD and following the script. Choose your top 3 parts to try out for in the coming weeks.
Learn Vocab/Spelling words(We are doing definitions in class)
News Teams-Squiggling Squirrel Team + Ugly Oompa Loompas- Due Summary + Article + Cover Sheet Due-Friday

Thursday
Read-4th-p. 103-113+Lit. CIrcle
5th-Lit. Circle
Math Minute 57+58
Study Vocab Words/DLR
Social Studies Test next Friday

WEEK 29

Class Update
This is our last week before Spring Break and, as a reminder, there is no school this Friday. Here is a quick bulleted list of what we are doing this week in Room 12:
* In Science we are doing a class project on paper airplanes to review the Scientific Method. On Thursday our Investigative Question for our project is due.
* In Social Studies-4th grade is learning more about the Gold Rush. 5th Grade-American Revolution
* In computers we are finishing up our Cause and Effect Paragraphs/printing them. Also, with the laptops we are researching the origins of Passover, Easter and the Spring Equinox/ Eostre.
* Reading-5th grade is starting a new book entitled: Thief Lord
In class 4th grade is reading The Boss of the Plains about John Stetson and in 5th Grade we are reading "A Boy Called SLow" about the Plains Indians


HOMEWORK MONDAY-
READING-4th Grade-Incredible Journey+20/4/1
5th Grade-Thief Lord-Ch. 1+Summary
Math-4th-p.229-232
5th-p.185-188 in wkbk
Science-Choose project-Investigative Question due on Thursday

HOMEWORK TUESDAY-
READING-4th Grade-Incredible Journey Ch.2 +20/4/1
5th Grade-Thief Lord-Ch. 2+3+Summary
Math-4th-p.233-236
5th-p.1189-192 in wkbk
Science-Choose project-Investigative Question due on Thursday

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY-
READING-4th Grade-Incredible Journey Ch.4 +20/4/1
5th Grade-Thief Lord-Ch. 4+5+Summary
Math-4th-next page Ch.26-3
5th-next page-Ch.20-3
Science-Choose project-Investigative Question due on Thursday

WEEK 28

Update
* Thank you so much to the parents who brought in treats for our class-earned party last week...especially Gina for picking up our Subway sandwiches and organizing everything. The class had a great day of sports along with the movie Rudy.
* Our class is focusing on our Science Review in preparation for our test this Wednesday. Once again, the study guide is posted on the right hand side of the blog.
* In math 4th grade is learning about comparing fractions and adding/subtracting them w/different denominators. 5th grade is reviewing graphing on a coordinate plane.
* In Social Studies we will be learning more about the Gold Rush of 1849 in 4th grade while the 5th Grade dives deeper into the Revolution and the formation of our constitution.
* In writing our class is learning to use Depth and Complexity Icons to delve deeper into learning and thinking skills. Furthermore, we are working on Cause and Effect Paragraphs from the stories that we are reading.
* Next week we will be handing out the Science Project Assignment. You are welcome to begin thinking of potential projects.

Homework Monday-
Reading-20-4-1(4th grade Ch. 24+25)
5th Grade-A.R. Book 20/4/1
Math-4th Grade-p.159-162
5th-p.157-160
STUDY FOR SCIENCE-
They will be graded on the curve in 5th (TOUGH TEST)

Homework Tuesday-
Reading-4th-finish book
5th Grade-Read 20 min.
Math-4th Grade-p.163-166
5th-p.161-164
STUDY FOR SCIENCE-
They will be graded on the curve in 5th (TOUGH TEST)

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Read 20min
Math-4th-221-224
5th-p.177-180
Finish Perfect Cause/Effect Paragraph
Go over Science Project Guide-Due April 29th