WHAT’S HAPPENING IN ROOM 22

• Volunteers for next week are: Jennifer, Tanja and Melanie

•May 28th-Memorial Day (no school)

•June 5th-Marine Mammal Field Trip. Drivers are: Lynn, Jennifer, Maura, Courtney and Kim.

•June 12th-End of year class party, TPC, 11-1:30. Watch for e-vite and permission forms. Contact Ashley or Lynn so you can help out!

•June 15th-Field Day, last day of school

•Homework: no official homework but keep reading and return the reading log. Also, the BOOK BUTTERFLY, report is due June 9th.

LIBRARY

•Please! Get those delinquent books into Mrs. Dutt. She is finalizing her end of year inventory.

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• Technology-the most exciting event of the week! The Mixscopes, that can magnify an object up to 200x. See photos in web-gallery. Students investigated the differences and similarities between cloth and bark. flowers, pedals and grasses, and even got to see the anther of a flower very up close. Also, the silk from the caterpillars. You should have heard all the “oooos” and “aaahhhhs”.

• Science-Physical Science: Finished geology and now onto life-cycles. The Painted Lady larvae made a fast evolution into the chrysalis, and we anxiously await the new birth.

•Reading Workshop-non-fiction reading and determining importance of text.

•Writing Workshop-“VOICE”, one of the 6-traits writing areas. Students are asking themselves: Does my writing sound like me? Does my writing show feelings? Does my writing talk to a reader? Who is my audience? Is my writing formal or informal? Added point of view.

Cherries and Cherry Pits by Vera Williams- perfect background for math estimation, dividing into equal groups, fractions, and response to literature. I always remember this thematic unit when I see cherries for sale, and of course have to bring some for a treat.

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