Quarter 4 Week 10

Monday, May 19th

We have made it to the last full week of this school year!

We are fast approaching the end of the school year, please keep a few things in mind when planning for vacation. The first is that at GHNO, we continue instruction and learning until the very last day of school, May 29th. The second is that on Thursday, May 29th, we will have a cumulative math assessment as well as a final Spalding test. These tests will not be given early. Please plan to have your scholar present for these assessments. 

This week we will be learning:

Spalding:

Phonograms: We are starting to work through all 70 phonograms each week. We recommend choose a few each night to review with your scholar.

Spelling Words: holiday, holy, knee, lemon, flower, flour, nails, needle, nobody, ground, such, morning, oar, palace, penny, however, mind, shall

Cursive: We will continue to having our weekly phonograms, homework, and spelling test in cursive.

Spelling Test on Friday! 

Don't forget your scholar has Spalding homework Monday-Thursday.

It is located inside their red folder.

Literature: 

Your scholar will be finishing Cricket in Time Square and having an end of book test on Friday.

Reading Log:

 

Last Reading Log Due  THIS Friday, May 23rd

Each day, students will bring home a book of choice from the GHNO classroom library. At home, students will read this book aloud to an adult. 

Each day please log:

 1. The title of the classroom library book read.

 2. The total minutes your student spent reading (20 minutes minimum).

 3. Parent initials confirming minutes read.

Please make sure your scholar is reading and this log is filled out and turned in on Friday.

It will be counted as a quiz grade. 

Grammar:

Your scholar will use their knowledge on writing in complete and descriptive sentences, to create a booklet about themselves which will include neat and colored pictures.

EDITING CHECKLIST HOMEWORK sent home on Tuesday, May 20th  

 

Math:

Your scholar will be review 2D and 3D shapes before there test on Tuesday. They will than beginning learning about financial literacy by learning about spending, saving, producers, consumers, deposit, withdrawal, borrowing, and lending. 

UNIT 9 REVIEW sent home Monday, May 19th

 

UNIT 9 UNIT TEST on Tuesday, May 20th 

  

End of Year Cumulative Assessment on Friday, May 30th

 

History:

 

Your scholar will be reviewing all their history units form this year and looking back at what they've learned. 

 

 STUDY GUIDE sent home on Wednesday, May 14th

 

 Civil Rights UNIT TEST - Friday, May 23rd

Science:

Your scholar will understand and explain how water moves from collection to evaporation, also how water completes in condensation before precipitation. They will also be learning about the relationship between clouds and weather.

Poem:

Furry Bear by:  A.A. Milne

Due: May 19th

Your scholar will be practicing at school but we highly encourage parents to help their scholar practice each day at home. Making sure that they are showing expression, following punctuation, and saying the title and author. 

 

End of Year Happenings!

As we near the last day of school, your student will begin bringing home items they no longer need in the classroom such as supply boxes, books, folders, notebooks, & workbooks. This will help avoid your students having a huge, heavy bag on the last day of school. 

Important Dates: 

5/26 - No School; Holiday

5/27 - Early Release Day

5/28 - Early Release Day

5/29 - Last Day of School; Early Release Day (Spalding and Math Assessment)