Week of May 13

     Happy Mother's Day to all the moms!

     This week we will be learning more about Baptism, the signs and symbols of Baptism and what the signs and symbols mean. 

     For superkids this week we will be finishing up unit 8 and having our spelling test on Wednesday, May 15.  We will also have a reading test on Thursday, May 16 that will cover units 7 and 8, along with reading comprehension and a writing part.  Students are also working on planning their characters, a problem, and a solution to go along with their setting that they worked on last week. 

     During Math this week we will be working on identifying and counting quarters, subtracting 2-digit numbers without regrouping, reading a thermometer, and identifying more geometric solids.  We will also be having a math test on Monday, May 13.

     In Science we are working on our Creature Feature inquiry unit.  Last week students began identifying different features that animals have that help them to survive.  They then drew their own animal taking features from different animals to create a new animal.  This week they will work on writing about how these features would help their animal to grow and survive.  We will also continue talking about features of animals and plants, classifying animals as mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, or birds.  Each student will also be selecting an animal to write about.  In our science lab this week we will be erupting our volcanoes that the kids worked on building last week in lab.

     For Social Studies, the students will be helping to add the captions to the pictures for our community scrapbook.