Summer is sneaking up on us! The last day of school is June 12th!

We are going to be having a busy couple weeks! We are currently finishing up the second round of OAKS testing and should be done by the beginning of next week.

In Language Arts we wrote letters to next year’s 6th graders assuring them that 6th grade isn’t as scary as they think! The kids have done a wonderful thoughtful job on their letters. I’ve been so impressed with their writing recently! We are continuing our Reading Race with Blue Block just holding a lead over Green Block and the girls still beating the boys soundly! Encourage your boys to read! 🙂 We are also starting the story of “Medusa’s Head” to go along with our Greece Unit.

In Social Studies we are continuing our study of Greece. This week we have been trying out a new way of note taking as well as doing an interact to simulate democracy in Ancient Greece. We divided up into city-states last week so ask your student which city-state they are loyal to! It could be Athens, Sparta, Corinth, Megara, or Argos! They will be doing a simulation on Friday to gain points for their city-state.

Coming Up:

• Mastery in Motion Assessments
• Last Day of School June 12th