For May 14

End of the Year Party Sign Ups (email/text me to add)

Party is combined for the Monday Class & Tues/Thurs Academic Classes.

Party will be Friday 5/18 from 11:30-2:00

Drinks – bottles of water	Raymond
Drinks – juice boxes/cans/etc	Scarborough
Drinks – juice boxes/cans/etc	Morris
Pizza (I’ll get some pepperoni & some cheese)	Longino
Fruit	Morris
Veggies	Akeman
Dessert	Noble (cupcakes)
Dessert	Condon
Other	*Kasinger (Finger Sandwiches for non-pizza eaters!)
Popsicles	Longino
Plates/Napkins/Forks	Burch

Grammar 

• We talked about root words and suffixes in class.  We'll be working on prefixes and suffixes at home this week.  Talk about root words, suffixes, and prefixes whenever they pop up in your at-home spelling and language arts lessons!

• Parents, if you like that video, here is a link to some others by them!
• Remember, when you add a suffix to a word that ends in a consonant and has a short vowel sound, you must double the final consonant.  (Example - hop + ing = hopping)
• If you have a y at the end of a root word and the letter before it is a consonant, you may need to change the y to an i before adding the suffix that begins with a vowel.  (Examples- scary + er = scarier)  This isn't needed for suffixes that begin with an i... just keep the y!
• If you have a root word that ends with a silent e and has a long vowel sound in the word, you must drop the e when you add a suffix that begins with a vowel (example - hope + ing = hoping)
• Sometimes, the -ed suffix can sound like the letter T!  If your child struggles with spelling words like these, this game may help!

Science

• Show your parents your landforms flip book from class.

Reading

• Read these pages before class!

Handwriting 

• Parents, watch your child write at least one assignment this week.  Watch to see if they are forming the letters correctly, not just if they look correct in the end.  If they are using too many strokes, starting the letter at the bottom, etc, they may have a correct 'looking' letter, but they will be creating habits that will slow them down later on!

History- 

• Read this page on the Constitution and be ready to discuss it next week!

Journal-

• This is your very last journal entry!  I'm going to let you write about absolutely ANYTHING you'd like!  It can be fiction or non-fiction.  
• You must show me your best handwriting, capitalization, and punctuation.  Try to write great sentences!  If you can, write in paragraph form!

Complete by 4/30

End of the Year Party Sign Ups (email/text me to add)

Party is combined for the Monday Class & Tues/Thurs Academic Classes.

Party will be Friday 5/18 from 11:30-2:00

Drinks – bottles of water	Raymond
Drinks – juice boxes/cans/etc	Scarborough
Drinks – juice boxes/cans/etc	Morris
Pizza (I’ll get some pepperoni & some cheese)	Longino
Fruit	Morris
Veggies
Dessert	Noble (cupcakes)
Dessert	Condon
Other	*Kasinger (Finger Sandwiches for non-pizza eaters!)
Other
Popsicles	Longino
Plates/Napkins/Forks	Burch

Grammar 

• Study your grammar cards!
• Check out this game!  You may need to use a computer for it to work.  
• Parents, Grammar Quest is a fairly long game that helps review parts of speech... and encourages reading!  They can save their game if they need to and get back to it later.
  

Science

• We will be reviewing key concepts for the next few weeks.  In class, the kids reviewed the water cycle.

• Follow this link to play a fun water cycle game!  (Must be done on a computer to work!)

Handwriting 

• I assessed each student, and I am emailing you individual handwriting lessons!  We will be spending the rest of the school year tackling any issues with correct formation.  Parents, remember to check to see if they are starting their letters at the top, and lowercase letters a, c, d, g, and q all begin the same way... like the letter c.  It seems picky, but speed will matter later in life, and habits are formed now!

History- 

• Read your handout on The New Frontier.
• Read through the information on your covered wagon.  Which style of covered wagon would YOU choose if you had to make the journey west?  On the last page on your covered wagon, write about which you would choose and explain why.  Be sure to use your best handwriting and write in complete sentences!

Journal-

• This week, take your pick from the following writing topics:
• Imagine that you were in the Carolinas right after the American Revolution.  You've just been asked to journey west into the unknown wilderness!  Write about your thoughts, your fears, your excitement, etc.  What would you take with you?  What do you think you might see out there?
• It's almost the end of the school year!  Think about your first week of class.  Now, write a letter to yourself!  You might mention things you will do this year, animals that you will meet, or friends you will have.  You've done so much this year!