Upcoming dates:

Th, March 28-April 1^st………..……………BREAK!

Th, April 4^th…………Orchestra GALA….7:30 PM

Lincoln Center

Wk of April 15^th ……………….….NWEA testing

Summer Camps and Orchestra information is at the end of the blog.

Reading—please encourage kids to read at home. J

6^th graders: Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry!

5^th graders:

Unit 4: Testing on Forces of Nature--continued

Language

Skills: Inverted sentences

Writing—Epic continued

Spelling : U 31

Math

5^th graders: Chapter 6: Ratios and Proportions

6^th graders: Percents

5^th grade Social Studies

Chapter 13—The Revolution: Test on Tuesday. Students can use all notes that they take in their notebooks. They will also be able to use their workbooks that we completed in class.

Science

LWR  

Focus:   curr, curs, cours

Meaning: running or flowing

The quizzes will be a combination of the words AND their definitions, rather than prefix, root, and suffix definitions.

Words	Definition
1.   courier (n)	a runner, messenger
2.  precursor (n)	forerunner
3.  corridor (n)	a long, running hallway
4.  curriculum (n)	the entire run of courses offered to a student
5.  current (n)	a running flow, as of water or electricity
6.  cursive (n)	flowing  penmanship (writing)
7.  corsair (n)	one who runs from the law, a pirate
8. courser (n)	a swift-running horse
9.   cursory (adj)	quick, as a glance
10.               discourse (n)	a long-running speech

5th grade—

U 31  Prefixes: con-, com-, pre-, pro-

Dictation Sentences:

1.   Ty’s boss gave him a promotion.

2.   Eat a preflight meal before traveling.

3.   The sirens made a loud commotion.

Basic: produce, protect, progress, prospect, provide, propose, preview, prejudge, prefix, contain, contest, confide, convince, confirm, computer, combat, company

Challenge: concurrent, conscious, commercial, compete, conversation

6^th grade--

U 31  Words from other languages (week of April 2^nd)

Dictation Sentences:

1.   A plaque tells who made this statue.

2.   He tilted his beret toward one ear.

3.   We hiked until fatigue overcame us.

Basic: opera, vague, antique, drama, tornado, debut, stampede, gourmet, unique, academy, sonnet, mosquito, diploma, fiesta, debris, cafeteria, quartet

Challenge: bonanza, rendezvous, et cetera, battalion, engage

Real World Vocabulary Music: Singing

classical, soloist, aria, maestro, mezzo-soprano, alto, bass, baritone

Summer Camps are coming quicker than you think! These fill quickly!  If you are interested, read about them below.

MSU-Bozeman:  Peaks and Potentials, Bozeman, MT, June 17-22, 2013, Grades 5-7
If you are interested in your child attending this camp, you will want to register as soon as possible.
Click here for an information brochure and registration form.

(http://eu.montana.edu/pdf/peaks/msupeaksbrochure.pdf)

MSU-Billings:  Kids On Campus, Billings, MT
Along with flyers that will be sent home soon, you can also access information by "clicking here".
"I Think" camps are specifically designed for the advanced learner. (http://www.msubillings.edu/kids/)

Carroll College Gifted Institute,  Helena, MT
Currently information has not been released for the summer 2013.  Search for Carroll College Gifted Institute or go to  (www.carroll.edu) Click on Academics; then Gifted.

For parents whose children take orchestra: 

The Central Area Elementary Orchestra Gala will take place on Thursday, April 4, 2013. The concert will begin at 7:30 PM in the Lincoln Education Center Auditorium. 5th and 6th grade orchestra students who attend Broadwater, Highland, McKinley, Miles Avenue, Poly Drive, Rose Park and Washington Elementary schools and the 6th graders attending Lewis & Clark Middle School will be performing on this concert. The three orchestra instructors who teach these students are Rebecca Jackman, Vikki Payne and Richele Sitton. 

We are asking students to report to Lincoln Auditorium at 6:45 PM for tuning of instruments, etc.