Wow, it’s hard to believe but Spring Break is right around the corner! We are so excited for this time to relax with friends and family before the home stretch for the end of the school year begins! However, there is still much learning to be done. To avoid the “spring slump” please continue to emphasize the importance of focus on instruction, positive classroom behavior, completion of daily homework assignments, and preparation for quizzes, tests, and projects.
Don’t forget that this Thursday, March 31, students’ Earth Projects are due and our Multiplication Ice Cream Party will take place! Due to the short week there will be no Greek and Latin vocabulary introduced this week.
Our Multiplication Sundae Incentive wraps up this week with our Ice Cream Sundae party taking place on Thursday, March 31! Students are working hard to master each of the times tables up to the 12’s before our Ice Cream Sundae party. Please continue to practice multiplication facts at home to assist with automaticity of these facts.
We continue to recognize and reward students daily for following the “Glen Allen 3 – Respect, Responsibility, and Safety.” To date, House Tharros (purple) continues to be in the lead with the other four houses close behind. We can’t wait to celebrate the winning house at the Luau party next month! Be sure to show your House pride by wearing your House colors every Wednesday.
Science Fair: REGISTER by April 22 at: https://forms.gle/6YgV4dmAywtcgoMx7
When: May 10, 2022 6:30 – 7:30pm
Where: Glen Allen Elementary School
Who: Open to all KG – 5th grade students
Why: Celebrating curiosity and creativity to inspire a love of science!
Resources: Science Fair 2022 Flyer.docx SF Board Layout.pdf
5thGrade 22 SavetheDateandProjectIdeas.docx
3/30 Science Earth & Rocks Test
3/30 Reading Figurative Language Test
3/31 Science Layers of the Earth Project due
3/31 Math Transformations Quick Check Quiz
3/31 Multiplication Challenge Ice Cream Sundae Party (after lunch)
4/1 Student/Staff Holiday
4/4 -4/8 Spring Break!
4/11 PTA Meeting 7:00
4/18 Student Holiday/Staff professional development, Kindergarten Online Registration Opens
4/23 Hunton Baptist Church community food drive
4/27 Field Day event for students (KG – 2nd AM, 3rd – 5th PM)
Math: This week in math the focus will be on congruent shapes. We will work on recognizing transformations: rotations (turns), reflections (flips), and translations (slides) and also subdividing shapes.
Reading: April is Poetry Month, so we will begin celebrating poetry a bit early as we examine how figurative language is utilized in poetry this week. An assessment on figurative language is scheduled for Wednesday, March 30.
Due to the short week we will not have our weekly Greek and Latin vocabulary.
Science: We will wrap up our study of Earth and rocks in science this week. This week we will examine how fossils discovered in rocks reveal important information about the history of the Earth. We will have a test on Earth and Rocks on Wednesday, March 30. Don’t forget that the students have an at home project that is due this Thursday, March 31. Be sure to follow the instruction sheet (Layers of the Earth) that came home early this month. Please be sure to be working on this a bit each day.
Social Studies: This week our study of the Midwest Region will include the significant features and landmarks that make up this important part of the country.