Mrs. Jones’ Class Weekly Newsletter 5/9/16 Remember…Find newsletters under “For Parents” link on my website! This week…(Highlights topics for the week) Reading: Poetry and figurative language review Math: - Volume of irregular prisms, being metric conversions LA/Spelling: wax museum research, spelling Science: Balanced/unbalanced forces, gravity Spelling Words… (Test Thurs, 5/12) Spotlight Student… Michael E received our Leadership Award this week! Always a role model for others ;) Caught Other information… Li List A (-ey,-ie, -y=e, -y=i) money cookie monkey movie journey brownie valley goalie eerie cherry body volley very candy dizzy twenty donkey pinkie List B (micro, mega, super, hyper) microwave megaphone hyperactive microcosm superhero hyperventilate megabyte superhighway microbus hypercritical superstar superego hypersensitive superhuman superpower microfilm July deny reply turkey story berry supermarket megalopolis microscope hyperbole microsurgery microbe megahit Perfect Spellers (WAY TO GO!) No list last week UPCOMING PROBEs: Remember: FOLLOW the rubric inside your probe book!! DUE 5/13 CHOICE: Must include research!!! Not prior learning. This is a good time to do those Wax museum people mean Mrs. Jones wouldn’t let you be! “Bee-ing Good….” Thank you for spoiling me this week with Teacher appreciation gifts I feel so special! Feel free to review for science EOG! Best thing is to review science vocabulary and jump on studyisland! Review interactive notebooks. Testing dates have been released. We will take the science EOG the Friday before Memorial Day 5/27, ELA Wednesday 6/1 and Reading Thursday 6/2. Please do what you can to be here so we don’t have to do make-ups! Don’t forget to study those states and capitals! They really love watching a youtube video called Tour the States. They love singing along! There are games on my website to help! Dates to remember… 5/10 Chick Fil A Night 5/13 Basket items due (Lottery tickets) 5/20 Bowling! 8:45-11:00 5/25 States and Capitals Test 5/27 Science EOG State and Capital of the Week! We will be highlighting a state a day and creating a bulletin board with our findings! Keep playing games and memorizing states and capitals! Don’t wait until May 25!!