Mrs. Wick's 5th Grade Friday Notes
April 12, 2012
DON’T FORGET!
Tuesday, April 17 , 6:00-7:30 p.m., is the Parent Meeting with the 5th Grade teaching team.
We’ll discussHappenings!
our upcoming EcoTrip, the Human Growth & Development unit, and Promotion
Classroom
ceremony and Picnic. It’s important that you attend this meeting.
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Important Dates:
Fri., 4/13 – Conference Day
Mon., 4/16 – Work Day
Tues., 4/17 - Human Growth
and Development/EcoTrip/
Promotion Ceremony Parent
Meeting (6:00 pm)
Wed., 4/18 – Class Picture
Thurs., 4/19 – Ch. 20 Math
Test
Fri., 4/27 – Visit Kinard
(a.m.)
Scoop on Science
Students finished the Plants
unit with a Clicker review
and test on flowering plants.
We will begin our unit on
Animal Reproduction next
week. Much of the same
vocabulary and concepts
will be carried
over from our
studies of the
plant kingdom. We’ll study
reproduction of the 5
vertebrate classes.
The Hype on History
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Ready, Set, Contact
Mrs. Wick
488-7553
pwick@psdschools.org
http://staffweb.psdschools.org/pwick
Classroom Coordinator:
Mrs. Casey
223-0047
caseyclan5@comcast.net
SPECIALS NEXT WEEK:
Music is our Special next
week with rehearsals for our
production of “Tom Sawyer.”
This week, we began our
unit on Westward
Expansion after the Civil
War. We learned about the
mining frontier,
transcontinental railroad,
and the cattle frontier. (Ask
your child about the catherding video  ) We also
learned about farming the
Great Plains. Next week
we’ll learn about the wild,
wild west and Alaska joining
the Union.
Don’t forget our “Go West” program May 4th, 2:00,
in the TCKS Library, as we take you through history 
Memos on Math
This week we learned about
polygons, circles, congruent
and similar shapes, and
symmetry. We will review Ch.
20 on Wednesday and take
the test Thursday. We will
continue to explore Geometry
in Ch. 21. Next Tuesday,
students will take the MAPS
math assessment.
Lots About Language Arts
Language: Students are
currently typing their animal
reports in class. Students who
are behind in the process (due
to not having their resources
on time, absences, or loss of
research paper) must use
recesses or before/after school
time to get back on track.
Reading: We continue to
enjoy our Civil War novels.
Also, students should be busy
reading a historical fiction for
this quarter’s book report and
diorama project. Remember to
save a shoebox/small box!
Spelling: Our next spelling list
will again consist of states and
their capitals, learning to spell
them, memorizing the capital
for each state, and where each
state is located on a map.