Monday MemoMrs. Kelly

April 20, 2015

This week at school:

Reading –Fiction Reading: Students will begin fiction chapter books and focus on character analysis, vocabulary and beginning of the story.

Writing-Spring Poetry: Students will continue their spring Poetry Portfolio writing Spring haiku poems and shape poems. New word study words/test Friday. Students will present Famous American 2 -3 minute speech in class.

Math– Fractions & decimals: Students will read and write decimals to the thousandths place and convert fractions to decimals. Quiz Friday

VA Studies - Chapter 7–“The Civil War” (text pages 108-127) Students will continue to study the Civil War by identifying important leaders and 3 major battles in Virginia. Students will study their VA Studies SOL Review Packet and study on page Monday through Thursday and have a quiz every Friday. Civil War Unit test Tuesday, April 28th

Reminders…April 20 – PTO Meeting at 3:00 pmApril 22 – Field trip to National Archives April 24 – SCA recognizes Earth Day with gardening project. Wear Green or Blue!

MAY SOL Test Dates: Important reminder for test preparation:Thursday, May 14- VA Studies SOL test @ 8:15 amWednesday, May 20 - Reading SOL Test @8:15 amThursday, May 28 - Math SOL Test @8:15 am

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