Weekly Times April 9, 2011

HEADLINES

Language Arts
Spelling:
Nervous System words - students do NOT need to know cerebellum, cerebrum, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, cerebral cortex as they were incorrectly defined in my absence; those 5 are now bonus words
Writing:
Our three biggest successes this year
Reflecting on our targets set at the beginning of the year
Learner Profile Attributes page
Practicing for our Student-led conferences with partners and our 8th grade buddies buddies

Math
Dividing simple money ( example 12.30 divided by 3 is 4.10)
More bar charts
Review for the math test (which will be this week as we ran out of time last week)

Units of Inquiry
Who We Are: Bodyworks
Video on the body
Thinking about our final project - the big body book

Important Dates and Events

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - Student-led conferences - students come to school for their conference time only. Each conference is 40 minutes long, led by the student. If you would like to schedule another time to come and have a conference with me, please send me an email.
Thursday, April 14, 2011 - Bake sale in support of Japan
Friday, April 15, 2011 - last day of school before spring break - please let me know if you are leaving early
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - first day back


Our trip the Pigorini Museum last week