PE Testing Info: https://henrico.schoology.com/course/2990968153/materials Next week Mrs. Lucas will review and then the 5th grade PE test will take place the first week in May.

Be sure to return middle school course recommendation forms either in person or via email to Mrs. Sitter (jlsitter@henrico.k12.va.us).

Summer Academy

Summer Academy is open to ALL students.  Registration begins April 12. Information was sent home on March 30th via school messenger, posted to our school website, with in –person students, and available at Instructional Resource Material pick up.  See https://henricoschools.us/summer-academy/ for more information!

We had a great week!  We enjoyed celebrating library month and Earth Day with some fun activities.  This week we will continue our celebration of library month and poetry month.  Be sure to click on this link (Celebrate Library Month Activities) to join in the fun school activities planned for this week!

Dates to Remember:

4/27 – Electricity Quiz

4/29 – Area, Perimeter, and Volume Test

4/30 – Word Trek Lesson 27 Quizzes

5/5 – Southwest Region Test

5/6 – Solar System Quiz

5/13 –  Student Holiday

MATH

We will wrap up our unit on area, perimeter, and volume of squares, rectangles, and triangles this week.   A test on this material will be on Thursday, April 29th.  Be sure to refer to the student resource folder and the portaportal sites to review these concepts.  Your student should also have notes in their notebooks.   We will begin learning about the various units of measurement utilizing the metric system.

READING

April is Poetry Month.  To celebrate we have been learning about and writing various forms of poetry.  Be sure to find your favorite poem to share on Thursday, for the chance to win a prize from the GAES library on Poetry in your Pocket Day.  Vocabulary A-Z is a great resource to prepare for the spelling and vocabulary quizzes.  Please encourage your student to use this resource when studying.  We have started our new novel study, The Phantom Tollbooth.  This book is filled with so much word play!  It is a fun story of a boy who travels to Lands Beyond.  It’s a fun book to read!  We will review inferencing and continue with poetry comprehension.

SCIENCE

We will wrap up our unit on electricity with a quiz on Tuesday, April 27th.  Students should use the notes and study guides in the student resources folder, as well as the fun review sites on the portaportal to prepare for the quiz.   Your student should also have notes in their notebook.  Next, we will explore the solar system.

SOCIAL STUDIES

We will complete our study of the Southwest Region in social studies this week.  Students will be provided a study guide to complete that will help them to prepare for the test.  The completed study guide will be due on May 4th and the test will be on May 5th.