Dear
Parents,
We are really close to the end of the
year. We are completing curriculum and
tying up lose ends. This will probably
be the last letter coming home due to this fact. I also wanted to tell you all what a wonderful year I’ve had with
the students. I think that they’ve
grown in so many areas. I will miss
them all very much. I want to thank you
all as well. Your support over the last
year has meant so very much to me. I
will not be returning to Shabbona Elementary next year, but will take with me
all of the memories that have been made.
Math
– This last week, we learned how to simplify fractions, rename them, as well as
add and subtract them with common denominators. In addition to this, the students were introduced to geometric
solids and Roman Numerals. We have only
six more lessons to go! I’ll begin to
pick and choose from problem sets as well as assign supplemental lessons over
the next week. If the children utilize
the time given to them, they will not have homework this last full week of
school.
Social
Studies- The children are finishing up the west by creating a commercial in
class, trying to get others to visit a given city. They are working in groups of three and have been assigned
specific roles to complete the project.
The entire week will be devoted to finishing these as well as presenting
them to the entire class. We will have
one last assessment for chapter 13.
Science-
This week we constructed a propeller driven vehicle and tested them in certain
ways. Next week, we will look at a cost
analysis and price out a design of the student’s choice.
Reading- We are focusing our last full week or so on
poetry. We’ve already talked about acrostic, diamante, and cinquain forms of
poetry. The children are also doing a
form of scavenger hunt via the Internet looking for poems written by certain
authors. We will continue this for next
week as well as practice alliteration, writing similes and metaphors.
World
of Language- The children looked at verb tense this week. They’ve also continued identifying action
and helping verbs.
Writing-
We have been focused on our journal free writing.
Important
notes: **** Registration packets are
coming home today with your child.
Please fill them out and return them to me no later than next
Friday. The office would like to have
accurate information to order materials for next year. Again, thank you for all of your continued
support. I will miss everyone.