6^th grade parents: The last day of school there is a 6^th grade graduation, scheduled for 9 AM in the library. Mr. Croff gives out academic awards, and there is a slide show. YOU ARE INVITED to come! 5th grade parents: On Thursday, May 30th,  Mr. Bokum is hosting a BBQ during lunch and the 5th graders are invited. They are asked to bring a BBQ item. Hot dogs, hamburgers, and the buns are provided by Mr. Bokum and myself. Your child chose  or was assigned the item below. Please make sure they bring enough for 12 students.  :-)

BL--chips      LS--1 pkg sliced cheese       JB--Jello      JG--small jar of dill pickles
CB--relish      AS--deviled eggs                SR--watermelon       RS--cookies/bars
FS--cookies/bars          TB--plastic forks          MWest--1 sm pkg napkins
MWad--paper plates

PERMISSION SLIPS: We are walking to Rose Park with our buddies on WED. Those permission slips are lavender. 6th grade students have one more permission slip that has BOTH the L&C Caverns and the 6th grade picnic on it. PLEASE have it returned by next Tuesday (but this week would be better!). It is yellow.

ALL 5^th graders have their permission slips in for FISHING on THURSDAY (no lunch required). J PLEASE make sure they are dressed appropriately for the weather. We go…rain or shine!!

Bombing Lilliput: Students are working in teams this week to try to construct a launching device that will hurl a piece of newspaper into a basket that is inside a 20’ diameter circle. They are also building a retrieval device (to pick up the ones that don’t make it in the basket).  Please ask your child if they are bringing the materials they need for the activity. The group comes to a standstill when materials are not here.   J

Upcoming dates:

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 (PM)

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: Finish Dead End in Norvelt

Begin reading A Midsummer Night’s Dream

5^th graders:

Finish  The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster this week.

Language

Skills: Editing paragraphs for grammatical errors

Writing—Epics must be printed by TUESDAY.

Math

5^th graders: Magic Circles and Base 2 (and other) number systems

6^th: Magic Circles and Triangles (medians & centroids)

5^th grade Social Studies

Chapter 17—finish. Start Chapter 18: Causes of the Civil War

Science Planets & Math

LWR  

Focus:  arch

Meaning:  ruler; chief

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

Words	Definition
1.    archive (n)	chief or public records
2.   archenemy (n)	a chief enemy
3.  anarchy (n)	without rule; chaos
4.  archipelago (n)	chief sea; now any sea interspersed with islands
5.  monarch (n)	one chief ruler
6.  archrival (n)	a  chief rival
7.  architect (n)	chief builder
8.  archangel (n)	a ruling angel
9.  archetype (n)	chief or original pattern
10.               hierarchy (n)	a body of rulers arranged by rank