Good afternoon,
Thank you so much for your continued support in auction. We appreciate all of the donations received so far, donations can be made up until May 27th. It is hard to believe we have entered the final month of school, this means that students have a lot of deadlines and a a lot of projects. Many teachers are providing ample work time in class, but sometimes time is not used well. Checking in with your learner to see how they are staying on top of projects is a great idea, as well as checking Infinite Campus.
Upcoming Deadlines and Projects:
May 9th - List 23 Word Work due (Westrich EE)
May 9th - European Flags (Howe)
May 10th - Berlin Wall Quiz (Howe)
May 11th - Berlin Wall Drawing (Howe)
May 10th - Seed quiz (Science)
May 13th - List 23 Summative (Westrich EE)
May 18th - Filling and Wrapping Test (Gratzl)
May 20th - Rough draft due This I Believe (Ripp)
May 20th - Word work due (Ripp)
May 30th - No school - Memorial Day
June 1st - This I Believe Speech and Narrative due (Ripp)
June 2nd - Filling and Wrapping Test Corrections Due (Gratzl)
June 3rd - Samples and Populations Project Due (Gratzl)
June 6th - All day trip to Kalahari
June 7th - End of year auction and last day of school
Geography (Stoller):
This week the students spent the majority of their time working on their essays about different types of government. They were due on Thursday at the end of the day. Friday was used to review the different economic systems to prepare the students for next week. Next week the students will begin talking about Europe following World War II and into the Cold War Era. You should ask your student what the difference between Capitalism and Communism is.
English (Ripp):
We have started our final project of the year; This I Believe, to see all of the details of the project please go to mrsripp.com
Ask your child about:
- How far they are in their 25 book challenge
- What their belief is
- What their reading plans are for summer
- What are their writing goals for this unit
Math (Gratzl):
Questions to ask your child about math:
-How do you find the volume of a cylinder that has a height of 10cm and a radius of 5cm?
-How do you find the surface area of a cylinder that has a height of 10cm and a radius of 5cm?
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