- Monday, 5/15 is 5th & 6th Grade Field Day. A notice about Field Day was sent home last week.
- Sneakers and proper physical education attire.
- A clearly labeled water bottle. In accordance with the River Edge School District’s “Green” efforts, we ask that you send in a reusable water bottle rather than a disposable one. Additional water will be provided by the PTO and will be available to refill the bottles during the day.
- Large towel
- Sunscreen
Reading
The following topics will be covered in Reading:
-Reading & discussing Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper. (We are ALL LOVING this incredible book!!!)
-Beginning a new StoryWorks Magazine.
-Reading an Informational Article about Space.
Writing
The following topics will be covered in Writing, as we begin our Historical Fiction Unit:
-What is Historical Fiction?
-Reading a short Historical Fiction passage and discussing what we notice about the text.
-Discussing different Time Periods in History.
-Choosing a Time Period to research for our HIstorical Fiction stories.
-Beginning to research the Time Period we want to use for our Historical Fiction stories. Time Period Research is due: Thursday, 5/25.
*We will also be working on our Bare Books that we will share at Open House
Word Study
The following topics will be covered in Word Study this week:
-Introduction to Unit 15 Vocabulary
Science
The following topics will be covered in Science this week:
-Working on our Science Celebration Boards.
-Creating Google Presentations to go along with our Science Celebration Boards.