Holy mackerel!  I can’t believe we are heading into May already!  We are in the mad dash towards the end of the year!  The students are going to be really working hard these next couple of weeks to prepare for and take the SOL tests.  Please help me by reminding them that coming to school prepared to do their best, work hard, and have fun is the priority.  Correctly completed homework is also an important component of finishing off the year well.  These kids can really knock it out of the park with the SOL tests if they feel confident, prepared, and happy!  I have complete faith in them!  🙂

What an amazing Field Day!  Thanks so much to Mrs. Lucas and all of the parent and student volunteers!  We could not have done it without you!  🙂

Please make sure your child is studying for their final PE test next week.  They have had the PE review packet for a few weeks, but here is a copy in case they can’t find theirs.  PE review   Thanks for supporting the Health and PE program at Glen Allen.

MATH

The Measurement Test will be given on Monday, April 29th.  This is a change from last week.  Your student has lots of notes in their notebook to help them prepare for this test.  We will continue reviewing everything we have learned this year for the next week.  Homework is a must.  I will be encouraging your students to take their math notebooks everyday to assist with correctly completing homework.  I am also talking a lot about connecting with me whether during school or after with questions about skills or concepts they are struggling with.  We will not have Weekly Math this week.

LANGUAGE ARTS

We are loving The Phantom Tollbooth!  They are laughing out loud as we read!  This week we will focus on author’s purpose, summarizing, idioms, nonfiction passages, and context clues.  We will have Word Trek this week!  The Reading SOL is Monday and Tuesday, May 13th and 14th.  Your student can use the resources on the blog to help prepare for this assessment.  Thanks so much for your support at home!

SCIENCE

The Science SOL is Monday, May 6th.  We have 5 school days to get ready and we are taking advantage of every minute we can at school.  The students are working on their placemats and they are looking great!  These are due on Wednesday, May 1st.  We have spent a lot of time on this in class.  Depending on your student’s use of time, they may or may not need to bring it home to work on.  Please know that there has been lots and lots of time to work on it in class.  Our review this week will be fun-filled!  The students will play review games, make their own Kahoot with a partner, and work on their placemat.  There will also be eye openers, homework, and graded assignments.  There will be a scientific method quiz on Tuesday, April 30th.  I will be reminding the students to take their science notebooks with them each afternoon.  Please encourage them to review using this blog as well as complete their homework using their notes.  They are going to do an amazing job on the Science SOL!

SOCIAL STUDIES

The test for the Southwest Region has been rescheduled for Tuesday, May 7th.  Your student has notes and will have a study guide to help prepare for this test.

IMPORTANT DATES

4/29 – Measurement Conversion Test

4/30 – Scientific Method Quiz

5/1 – Science Placemat due

5/6 – Science SOL Test

5/7 – Southwest Region Test

5/13 & 5/14 – Reading SOL Test

5/20 & 5/21 – Math SOL Test

5/27 – Memorial Day Holiday

6/12 – 5th Grade Moving Up Ceremony & Fifth Grade Celebration

Field Day is April 26th!  Please make sure you have watched the volunteer video in the office and filled out the paper work by Tuesday if you signed up to help with field day.  Students will need to wear their team color on Friday, sneakers, sunscreen, and bring or pre-order a lunch for this fabulous day! 🙂

MATH

The students did an awesome job on the MAPS test!  I am so proud of them!  We will work on elapsed time this week along with reviewing previously taught material.  Please be sure that your student completes homework correctly each evening.  The time they spend on homework serves as review and practice time.  Please encourage your student to call me if they have questions.  It is super easy for me to talk them through it.  There will be a test on measurement conversion on Wednesday, April 24th.  Your student has notes in their notebook to help prepare for this quiz.  Weekly Math (orange logic puzzle) is due on Thursday, April 25th.

LANGUAGE ARTS

We will not have Word Trek this week due to Field Day.  The students will continue working with our novel study.  They will also work with many review skills in order to prepare for the Reading SOL.  We will do our final editing assessment for the county on Tuesday.  The students will be given a passage to edit using the skills we have practiced all year.

SCIENCE

We will continue reviewing with lots of activities along with working on the Science Study Placemat.  The placemat is due Thursday, May 2nd.  The Science SOL is Monday, May 6th.  We will be working hard to prepare in class with lots of review.  Correctly completed homework is crucial for review.  Please encourage your student to prepare at home using the resources on the science page of this blog.  Thanks so much for your support!  🙂

SOCIAL STUDIES

The students will continue exploring the Southwest Region.  They will begin a Southwest foldable project that includes four of the significant landmarks.  The test for this region is scheduled for Wednesday, May 1st.  Your students has notes in their notebook to help prepare for this test.

IMPORTANT DATES

4/23 – Report Cards go home

4/24 – Measurement Conversion Test

4/26 – Field Day

5/2 – Southwest Region Test

5/6 – Science SOL Test

5/13 & 5/14 – Reading SOL Test

5/20 & 5/21 – Math SOL Test

Thanks so much to everyone who planned, donated, participated, and enjoyed the 2019 Glen Allen Silent Auction!  We show appreciate our PTA and parents’ support!  We could not do this without you!  🙂

Report cards go home on Tuesday, April 23rd.  Friday, April 19th is a half day for students and Monday, April 22nd is a school holiday.

MATH

The Math MAPS test will be given on Thursday, April 18th.  The students have been working hard in preparation for this test all year long!  I know they are going to rock it!  Please make sure that your student has a good night’s rest, a nutritious breakfast, and a stress-free morning.  Thanks so much for your support!  The test for Perimeter, Area, and Volume test will be given on Tuesday, April 16th.  Your student has notes in their notebook to help prepare for this test.  We will continue working with converting measurements and begin reviewing elapsed time.  There will be a test on converting measurement on Wednesday, April 24th.  Weekly Math ( orange logic puzzle) is due Thursday, April 18th.  Please remind your student that there are lots of review opportunities on the math page of this blog.

LANGUAGE ARTS
As expected, the students did an absolutely amazing job on the Reading MAPS!  I am super proud of them!  🙂 The students should have their Book Clubs finished by two o’clock on Monday, April 15th.  The students have spent lots of class time on this project!  I can’t wait to see the whole novel unit!  We will start our new novel study, The Phantom Tollbooth, this week.  This is an awesome book with loads of word play, figurative language, and humor.  They are going to love it!  We will not have Word Trek this week.  We will review lots of skills including editing, poetry comprehension, author’s purpose, and nonfiction stop and jot.

SCIENCE

We will continue reviewing for the Science SOL this week.  Energy, force, and motion (4.2) and Electricity (4.3) are the focus for this week.  The students will have notes and homework to help them review this material from fourth grade.  We will also do hands-on activities in class.  They will also continue working on their study placemats.  Focusing on time management will be key in completing this assignment.  Your student can opt to work on this at home prior to the due date.  Please continue to encourage your student to review each night at home using the resources on this blog.  solpass.org is amazing site with all our curriculum included and up to date.  The Science SOL will be given in three short weeks on Monday, May 6th.

SOCIAL STUDIES

We will continue exploring the Southwest.  The students will work on a Southwest Region foldable this week.  There will be a Quick Check Quiz on Friday, April 19th.  This will include knowing the states and capitals of the region along with the vocabulary from Chapter 10.  Your student has the definitions in their Social Studies notebooks.

IMPORTANT DATES

4/16 – Perimeter, Area, and Volume Test

4/18 – Math MAPS Test

4/18 – Papa John’s Night

4/19 – Half day for students

4/22 – School Holiday

4/23 – Report Cards go home

4/24 – Measurement Conversion Test

4/26 – Field Day

5/6 – Science SOL Test

5/13 & 5/14 – Reading SOL Test

5/20 & 5/21 – Math SOL Test

I hope that everyone has had an awesome Spring Break!  This is the beginning of the fourth nine weeks!  Relish every moment!  It will be gone before we know it!

MAPS testing starts this week with Reading on Thursday, April 11th.  Math MAPS will be given on Thursday, April 18th.  Please make sure that your student has a good night’s rest, a nutritious breakfast, and a stress-free morning.  Being on time will be key as well.  Our students have worked very hard this year!  They are ready to absolutely rock this test!

MATH

On Monday we will refresh our memories regarding everything perimeter, area, and volume.  They will have homework to help with this and then we will have a quiz on Tuesday, April 16th.  The students have a study guide and lots of notes in their notebooks.  Again, don’t forget the resources on this blog as well.  We will start practicing converting measurements.  The students will also complete a review IA that covers the entire year so far.  The Math MAPS test will be given on Thursday, April 18th.  We will be reviewing for this with homework and classwork.  Please remind your child that doing homework correctly is key.  They may call me with questions if needed.  Thanks so much for your support with this!

LANGUAGE ARTS

The Reading MAPS test will be given on Thursday, April 11th.  The students are ready to rock this test!  We will not have Word Trek this week due to this test.  The students will finish their Book Clubs this week.  Anything that is not completed in class will need to be done at home.   The skill focus this week will be cause and effect, identifying and explaining figurative language, and drawing conclusions.  We will also begin preparing for the Henrico County editing assessment.  The students will also work on creating a figurative language digital presentation as well as writing figurative language into a fairy tale with an activity called Princess Penelope.  We will also start our next novel study, The Phantom Tollbooth.  This is such a great novel with loads of figurative language, symbolism, and humor!

SCIENCE

Sound projects are due on Friday, April 12th.  We will review what we have learned about light already.   There will be a test on our light unit on Friday, April 12th.  The students have a study guide and lots of notes in their notebook to help prepare for this test.  We will also begin reviewing for the Science SOL.  The Science SOL will be given on Monday, May 6th so we need to kick our review into high gear!   The students will begin working on a study placemat that will cover all of the fourth grade and fifth grade content this week.  The placemat will count as two test grades, one for the fourth grade side and one for the fifth grade side.  The students will receive a rubric for this project.  We will work in class on this project along with hands-on activities for each unit.  This is a lot of material to cover.  The students will need to review and prepare at home as well.  Please encourage them to use the resources on this blog.  Thanks so much for your support with this!

SOCIAL STUDIES

We will begin exploring the Southwest Region this week!  The students will learn the states and capitals as well as the locations of each state.  We will look into the climate of the Southwest as well as learn the vocabulary of this region.  There will be a vocabulary quiz and a Quick Check Quiz combined as there is only 4 states in this region.  This quiz will be given on Wednesday, April 17th.

IMPORTANT DATES

4/11 – Reading MAPS Test

4/12 – Sound Project due

4/12 – PTA Silent Auction

4/18 – Math MAPS Test

4/18 – Papa John’s Night

4/19 – Half day for students

4/22 – School Holiday

4/26 – Field Day

5/6 – Science SOL Test

5/13 & 5/14 – Reading SOL Test

5/20 & 5/21 – Math SOL Test