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SAT 10 TESTING:

Students will be tested in the areas of Language Arts and Math during the mornings this week. It is very important that students be on time each morning, get plenty of rest the night before and eat a healthy breakfast. 

fieldtrp  CALIFORNIA STATE RAILROAD MUSEUM FIELD TRIP:

Mr. Miranda’s and Mrs. Vander Kooi’s fifth grade classes will visit the California State     Railroad Museum in Sacramento on Thursday, April 16. We will leave school at 7:00 AM and tour the museum from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM. After eating sack lunches, students will have the opportunity to explore Old Town Sacramento before boarding the bus for home at 2:00 PM. We should return to school about 5:00 PM.

We will need parents to chaperone groups of students. Parent-chaperones must pay $9.00 upon entrance to the museum. Teachers will not collect this money ahead of time. Please let us know as soon as possible if you are willing to chaperone and if you want to ride the bus with the students as there is limited room.

The California State Railroad Museum is one of Sacramento’s largest and most popular visitor destinations. With over 225,000 square feet of total exhibit space, the buildings within the California State Railroad Museum complex use stimulating exhibits, enthusiastic and knowledgeable docents, and beautifully restored railroad cars and locomotives to illustrate how railroads have shaped people’s lives, the economy, and the unique culture of California and the West.

READING:

The required reading for the month of March is autobiography or biography. Students will dress up as their person and give a first person oral report this Wednesday, March 25 and Thursday, March 26. Instructions for the oral report and a grading rubric were sent home several weeks ago.

Class time will be given every day for silent reading and students are expected to read a minimum  of 10 pages a day. If they are unable to complete this in class, then reading becomes homework.

HARRIET TUBMAN:

We have begun a read-aloud called “Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad” by Ann Petry. This ties in with our Social Studies curriculum.

MATH:

This week we continue Chapter 8: Multiplication and Division of Fractions.

SOCIAL STUDIES:

This week we begin our study of the American Revolution.

BIBLE: We continue Unit 6 which focuses on Gospel Writings: Jesus’ Death, Resurrection and Ascension.

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SCRIPTURE MEMORY VERSE:

The memory verse for this week is  Colossians 4:5-6 and the test will be this Friday, March 27. Students will be graded on writing the verse accurately, including correct wording, spelling, punctuation, grammar and scripture reference.

Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

Colossians 4:5-6

SPELLING: Spelling Lesson 29 words will be tested this Friday, March 27.

Lesson 29

  1. circumference
  2. octagon
  3. quartet
  4. interstate
  5. interfere
  6. transfer
  7. universal
  8. multitude
  9. multiple
  10. semiannual
  11. pentagon
  12. binoculars
  13. transparent
  14. monorail
  15. mural

Challenge Words

  1. miscellaneous
  2. jealousy
  3. occasionally
  4. exceptionally
  5. misconception

 DATES TO REMEMBER:

  • SAT 10 Testing: March 23 through March 27
  • Happy Birthday Joseph Igot: March 25
  • Cal Poly Choir Festival: March 27
  • NO SCHOOL – Easter Break: March 30 through April 6
  • SCHOOL RESUMES – Tuesday, April 7
  • Happy Birthday Robert Williams: April 6
  • Sacramento Field Trip: April 16
  • Spring Open House: May 5
  • Happy Birthday Dev Gopal: May 13