WE DID IT! MAP TESTING CHECKED OFF!

We finished the MAP test last week! Yay!  Students were very diligent and did their best.  We celebrated Friday with a little bit of "down" time and relaxed learning.  Now, we have turned a corner to the last 26 days of 5th grade!  So much of our time will be working on integrated work for our Ecoschoolhouse Design project.  Also, we will focus on integrated social studies and health.  There will be the all day field trips and also end of the year assessments in some subjects.  I am doing my best to outline these last days and have shared a rough outline of our focus below.

Ecoschoolhouse Design project:  This has been the most amazing comprehensive project I have worked on and it is turning out to be an incredible life experience too.  We have been humbled by gracious donations of materials and funds.  Students have been motivated and are working hard to plan our Open House on May 20.  Not only has our project involved purposeful learning, it is also providing opportunities to work together and highlight community. I think everyone will be very impressed with our final project, we are impressing ourselves daily!  Below is a current list of the materials and resources we are looking for in case anyone has something laying around!

• exterior paint
• paint brushes, trays, supplies etc...
• 2 treated 4x4x12
• 2 treated 2x4x8
• 8” x 4 ft pvc pipe
• old tarps
• 2 bags cement mix
• 1.4 ton sand

Book Shares/Hannibal:  Book Shares are due in 1 week.  During reading, we are focusing on social studies, but I am still conferencing with students on their book shares. If I have a concern about your child finishing, I will contact you and we can make a plan. For Hannibal, there was a letter in the Friday Folder mentioning chaperoning.  If you need a digital or new copy, let me know.

Kindness Week:  We will be celebrating kindness all week.  There is a kindness theme to our morning mindfulness time. We have a kindness theme every day and some Kindness Challenges throughout the week.

Evening of the Arts:  Please come and enjoy this traditional, creative, fun night at Grant from 6:00-8:00 pm.

Schedule of focus for the next month.  Please understand this is only for academics and does include all special events.  Of course, as I schedule assessments and things I will have to revise some of this plan.  However, this will be our main focus through May.  If you have any questions, let me know.

 

	MON	TUE	WED	THURS	FRI
4/22-4/26	MATH:ESD RW/SS:CONST WW:CAL SC:ESDex	MATH:ESD RW/SS:CONST WW:CAL SC:ESDex	MATH:ESD RW/SS:CONST WW:CAL SC:ESDex	MATH:ESD RW/SS:WESTEX WW:CAL SC:ESDex	MATH:ESD RW/SS:WESTEX WW:CAL SC:ESDex
4/29-5/3	THE JAZZ RW/SS:WESTEX SC:ESDex	MATH RW/SS:WESTEX WW:CAL SC:ESDex	MATH RW/SS:WESTEX WW:CAL SC:ESDex	MATH:ESD RW/SS:CW WW:CAL SC:ESDex	MATH:ESD RW/SS:CW WW:CAL SC:ESDex
5/ 6-5/10	HANNIBAL	MATH RW:POWER SS:CW WW:CAL SC:ESDex	MATH RW:POWER SS:CW WW:CAL SC:ESDex	MATH RW:POWER SS:CW WW:CAL SC:ESDex	MATH RW:POWER SS:CW WW:CAL SC:ESDex
5/13-5/17	MATH RW:POWER SS:CW WW:CAL SC:ESDex	CW DAY	MATH RW:POWER SS:CW WW:CAL SC:ESDex	MATH RW:POWER SS:CW WW:CAL SC:SHOW	MATH RW:POWER SS:CW WW:CAL SC:ESDex
5/20-5/24	OPEN HOUSE!!!!!		GRADUATION	5th FIELD DAY	FIELD DAY AM