May 30th to June 3rd

Last week of school!!!!!!!!!  Can you see the light?  You are almost there....Congratulation on making it through a rigorous year.  A well deserve break awaits you in 5 days!  Now onto some fun!

Year-end Party on Thursday at Natalia's house!  
1. If you haven't already paid the L50.00 for the bus or hand in your permission slip, please make sure to get that in before Thursday.  
2. If you are ordering food for the potluck, consider having it deliver straight to Natalia' s house so you don't have to lug it around.
3. Make sure you come prepared that day for pool, sun and fun!


Jeopardy Week!
Now it's your turn to create a Jeopardy Game covering everything you've learnt throughout the whole year!  Stars can be won and fun times to be had!  You will have Monday to Thursday to create your game.  Jeopardy Show Down Friday!

Use the following website to create your game:  http://www.superteachertools.us/jeopardyx/

TOPIC HEADINGS: Math, Science, Social Studies, English, Random

Remember: The harder the questions, the more stars can be earned!

Don't forget your video memoir for Friday...we will watch it together!

May 23rd to 27th

We are almost at the end of a long stretch so hang in there!  Only 2 weeks left to go!

Please make sure you sign up for the Year End party potluck by Friday.  

The party will be on June 2nd at Natalia's home.  We will be leaving after recess and returning at 2:15.  Please make sure you pack the following: bathing suit, sunscreen, water bottle, hat, towel....and anything else you may need to protect yourself from the sun and have FUN!

Math

Students will be reviewing Chapter 9 this week.  Their Chapter test will be on Wednesday.

Science

Students will be completing their unit this week on Floating and Sinking.  Students have designed their own boats out of Play-do to test out their knowledge on factors that affect Floating and Sinking.

Reading
We will be finishing our novels for Lit Circles this week!! Students will compare and contrast the two novels they read during Lit Circles using a venn diagram.

Writing
We will be finishing our second memoir and presenting a video memoir to the class. We will also be writing a letter to next year's fifth graders!

Grammar

We will be reviewing verb-subject agreement and verb tenses.

May 16th to 20th

Fifth grade are organizing their year end celebration.  We will be having a potluck and are looking for a home with access to a pool where students can relax and have a fun afternoon to end a hard working year.  If your home has a pool or you have access to a recreation area with a pool that we can use, please let Ms. Linh or Ms Nydia know.  

A Potluck sign up sheet will be available on Google Drive today. 

Only 14 days left of school!

This week:

Math:
Students will continue with Measurement and conversion.  Their Chapter 9 test will be next Wednesday.

Floating and Sinking
Students will continue experimenting with factors that determine what causes an object to float or sink.  They will then conduct their own experiment by designing a vessel that can hold the most weight.

Reading:
Students will continue working on Lit Circles and will be finishing their novels. They will continue working on comprehension strategies as well as reading Salsa Stories and sample memoirs.

Writing:
Students will be working on two memoirs for a scrapbook. We will also be working on writing a letter to the new fifth graders and a video memoir.

We are done with MAP testing!

May 9th to 13th

We hope every one had a relaxing weekend and that all Moms were pampered on Sunday!
We have 18 days left of school!

This week:

Themes
We will be starting our Floating and Sinking unit this week.  Students will investigate why some objects float while other sink through various predictions, experiments, observations and conclusions.

Math
We will conclude our unit on measurement this week looking at Area, Time and Units of Measurement conversion.  Chapter 9 test will be given the following Wednesday, May 18th.
IXL Z.17, Z.18, Z.32- Due Wednesday

Reading:
We have started reading our second novel in literature circles. Remember to come prepared for discussions. We will also be reading Salsa Stories and several sample Memoirs in order to write our own.

Writing
We have finished our informative essays and they were very well written! We will work on writing memoirs, including special moments throughout elementary. Pretty soon these children will move on to middle school!

Grammar
We will continue to review adjectives and adverbs this week. IXL V.1, W1, W2
Map testing continues this week with Reading and Language.

Week of May 3 - 6

IMPORTANT INFO

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON MAY 14 - The Discovery School’s third General Assembly meeting is scheduled for Saturday, May 14, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. at the school's cafeteria.  There will be 4 vacancies on the Board of Directors. Nominations will still be accepted the day of the General Assembly, as specified in our by-laws.

The reward of an “ice cream day” will be offered to the elementary and secondary group with best attendance resulting in a quorum.

ART EXHIBIT AND MUSIC PERFORMANCES – Also on Saturday we will be having our annual Art Exhibit.

CHILD SUPERVISED ACTIVITIES FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY – In order to help our parents attend the General Assembly, the school is providing supervised activities in the Early Childhood area for those parents who would like to bring their children to school. There will be movies, arts & crafts, board games and word games available for those who find child care on Saturday a difficulty!

BRICKZ4KIDS – The new module on Space Explorations begins on Monday, May 9. This module will last 4 weeks!

DISCOVERY IDOL – Start preparing your presentation for our annual talent show! Auditions will take place during lunch recess in the music room on May 11 and 12.  

RECYCLING CHALLENGE:  Students keep bringing in your recyclable materials (newspapers, magazines, notebooks, paper board boxes, cardboard, aluminum cans, and plastic bottles) for the recycling challenge given by Arca de Esperanzas.  Remember that juice and milk boxes and Pringles-type cans cannot be recycled due to being a pressed mixture of aluminum, plastic, and paper.   Thank you for continuing to support environmental awareness.  Class that meet their challenge of bringing 10 lbs per student will earn a cookie party!

SUMMER CAMPS AT DISCOVERY SCHOOL  - Just like last year, there will be two summer camps in the month of June. Discovery Zone 7 will be a fun, artistic and entertaining camp for children 3 to 9 years old. There will also be a reinforcement camp for reading, writing and French for students in grades K-2. Both camps will run from June 13 to July 1, with the same schedule (8:00 a.m. to 12:00). Transportation is available at a small additional cost. If you or a relative/friend is interested, more information can be given to you by Ms. Carolina or at the accounting offices in school.

Welcome back! We hope every one had a relaxing long week end!

We have approximately 4 weeks of school left and sooooo much to do!

This week in:
MAP Testing begins today!


Reading
Last week we did our novel presentations and this week we will be choosing new novels for our Lit Circles.
The first reading assignment begins today. Be sure to take your role seriously and come prepared on Friday.

Writing:
We will be presenting our Informative Essays to the class on Wednesday. Please check and double check your writing and grammar. This week we will be learning about writing Memoirs.

Grammar:
This week we will be working on identifying adverbs and adjectives. Ordering adjectives and using them to make our writing more interesting.

IXL U1, U2, V1

Math:
We will be starting our math unit on measurement this week, Chapter 9.

Ancient Rome
Students will be concluding their Ancient Rome unit this week with their PowerPoint presentations.

***Important:  Please note that homework is not given to students over the weekend.  Last week's Math homework was given to students on Thursday to be marked Tuesday as Ms. Linh was away Friday.  If students have work over the weekend, it is due to the fact that they did not manage their time wisely during the class time provided.