End of the Year Dates

trimester 3 excellent behavior activity:
Water Day!
4th grade - Monday, June 1st
5th grade - Tuesday, June 2nd
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Talent Show
4th grade - Tuesday, June 2nd
5th grade - Wednesday, June 3rd
9:00 a.m.

ALL YEAR EXCELLENT BEHAVIOR ACTIVITY
Swimming at the Y.M.C.A.
Thursday, June 4th - 9:00 - 2:00

3rd Trimester Awards Assembly
Friday, June 5th
4th grade - 10:00
5th grade - 8:30

THE LAST DAY of School
June 5th
Dismissal is at 12:30

Summer Info For learning

I will be putting up information for parents here for the next few weeks about summer activities for students.

Positive Parenting

http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_Positive_Parenting/?cid=90.206

Preventative Measures for theSwine Flu

CUSD has worked to come up with preventative measures to reduce the risk to students and staff to the Swine Flu Virus.

*The district ordered tissues and hand sanitizer for all the classrooms and offices during this outbreak. They should be distributed by the end of the week.There should be enough hand sanitizer for each classroom and office. One bottle should last quite a long time if it is used properly. Student use will need to be monitored, tissues --a couple of boxes per classroom. *Staff and students are advised to furnish their own supplies from home if possible.
*The custodial staff is to take extra efforts to wipe/clean door knobs and faucet handles. Still, the best defense is soap and water hand washing.
*Several articles have been sent with instructions on how to avoid the virus. They are the normal, common, preventative, measures we are all aware of:
- Wash your hands
- Cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze
- Avoid physical contact with others
- Keep your hands away from your eyes, mouth, and nose
- Wash your hands
- Wash your hands

Mr. A gives a pep talk for the CST

Looking for Great Books?

for strong girls in grades 3, 4 and 5 http://bit.ly/8lmRt

to hook readers in grades 4 and 5 http://bit.ly/wR5nS

An impressionist I think

Graphing jellybean and finding probability

Color and luster

Scratch test

Scratch test

Hilarity in the teaches' lounge:)

Leprechaun Glyphs

Tell us things about our class like:
Who wears green on St.Patrick's Day?
Who is part Irish?
Who goes to lots of parades?
Who would like to have their own leprechaun?

Key Questions: Rocks and Minerals

1. What are the properties of minerals?
2. What are some daily uses of rocks and minerals?
3. What are the 3 types of rocks, and how are they formed?
4. What is the rock cycle?

The Lightning Thief

We have been slowly reading the Lightning Thief in class. This book is about a boy who discovers that he is half Greek God. We have made it about half-way through, so I can't wait to tell the kids, it's going to be a movie too. We better hurry up and finish!
Here's the link about the movie.
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118000747.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

Narrative Writing

You are telling a story. Your story needs a beginning, a middle and an end. Write it like you would say it if you were telling your best friend!

Your story needs to catch the reader's attention. Give it catchy beginning. Use exclamations, actions, dialogue, a when, a where or describe a character or setting.

To keep the reader's attention use language that helps them make a picture in their own mind.
Use Action!
Use Dialogue!
Use strong verbs and adjectives!
Use figurative language - similes, idioms, hyperbole are the easiest to come up with.

Finish up with a strong ending, describe a feeling or memory, explain about a lesson that was learned. Be original, be creative.