Book Report: Your book report for March must be a fairy tale. The presentation will be Thursday, March 22. For this book report you have three options to select from.
- After reading your fairy tale, you can create your own fairy tale.
- For the second option you can create a twist to the fairy tale you just read. This means that you can change a character, change the setting, change the character traits, etc. You do have to keep the message the same. You will rewrite your fairy tale with this twist.
- The third option is to create your own parody. An example of a parody would be Cinderella's Rat. Cinderella's rat tells the story instead of Cinderella. Another parody is the Wolf telling the story of the three little pigs.
Writing: This week in writing the students will be working on poetry. They will write free verse poetry.
Science: We have finished the digestion unit and our next unit will focus on stars. This unit will be done after our unit in social studies.
Social Studies: The students will learn about America becoming a country. They will learn about the first government The Articles of Conferation which was a weak government. The students will also learn about the delegates at the Constitutional Convention debating about representatives and the formation of the Constitution.
Spelling Unit 23:
wondering fastened permitting controlled listening regretted suffered admitted
referred bothered submitted whispered transferred occurring canceled developing
scrubbing upsetting wondered quarreled triggered pretended commenting
delaying squatted complained permitting remained profiting selling supplying
obtaining omitted preferred profited abolitionist headline editorial dateline secede
BOX TOPS:
The PTA is always collecting box tops. They can be found on many different products such as: Progresso soups, Kleenex boxes, Suddenly Salad, Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper, and many more products. Check all of your purchased goods and send in your box tops. This is an easy way for the school to make money to enrich our children at May Watts.
READING INCENTIVE PROGRAM:
To earn the prize, the fifth graders will need to read 325 minutes for this month. The incentive will be sponsored by the Chicago Slaughter Professional Indoor Football Team along with Buffalo Wild Wings and GameWorks. Students who meet their goal will receive 2 ticket vouchers to a 2012 Chicago Slaughter game, a free kid's meal courtesy of Buffalo's Wild Wings, a free game card from Game Works, and other prizes. Since all reading must be done before Spring Break, and the month is shortened, the reading goals have been reduced.
Important Dates:
Doodle 4 Google due on Monday, March 19
No School Tuesday, March 20
Spelling Test Wednesday, March 21
Book Report due on Thursday, March 22
Special Chorus Concert Thursday, March 22 7:00 p.m. at Hill
Friday, March 23 early dismissal
Baby Photo for 5th Grade Farewell due on Friday, March 23
Photo Permission Slip due on Friday, March 23
Spring Break the week of March 25
Classes Resume Monday, April 2
