Many heart-felt thanks to all of you parents who make my job worth coming to every day! I have loved this position with the all the challenges and rewards I get everyday. I leave knowing that colleagues, family, and parents supported me. Thank you for the HUGE part you play in my life every day!!

Now, down to business.  J

PERMISSION SLIPS: Need them back for both grade levels!

Upcoming dates:

Monday, May 13^th   Bike to School Week starts

Wednesday, May 15… 6th grade to tour Lewis

Wednesday, May 15th…last intermediate conditioning club

Thursday, May 16th.........Muffins for Mom!
Thursday, May 16^th…6^th grade to the zoo (AM)

Thursday, May 16…………… Band Concert 2:10

Friday, May 17…………. library books are due

Tuesday, May 21……………………… Poly BBQ

Tuesday, May 21……Orchestra Concert @ 2:20

Thurs, May 23^rd………..5^th graders only Hooked on Fishing  Field trip (no lunch needed)

Fri, May 24th ……………………....…..Field Day

Wed, May 29^th……….6^th grade to L&C Caverns

Thurs, May 30^th………6^th grade to Rose Park

Reading

6^th graders: Begin Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos

5^th graders:

Beginning Literature Circles (students will be reading a novel and discussing it) The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

Language

Skills: Types of sentences; using quotation marks or underlining for various types of printed material (books vs short stories, etc.)

Writing—Epic printed out; work on cover, illustrations.

Math

5^th graders: Finishing Integers

6^th graders: Angle addition postulate (and something else....haven't decided yet!)

5^th grade Social Studies

Chapter 16

Science Planets & Math

LWR  

Focus:   phon

Meaning:  sound

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

Words	Definition
1.   euphony (n)	beautiful sounds
2.   antiphony (n)	a series of musical answers sung back and forth between groups
3.  cacophony (n)	harsh sounds
4.  symphony (n)	instrumental piece in which musicians play together
5.  phonics (n)	the science of sounds, used as a method of teaching reading
6.  microphone (n)	an instrument for intensifying small sounds
7.  homophone (n)	a letter or word expressing the same sound as another
8.  phonolite (n)	type of volcanic rock that makes a ringing sound when struck
9.  aphonia (n)	loss of voice due to paralysis of the vocal cords
10.               xylophone (n)	an instrument of wooden bars that makes a ringing sound when struck