May 12-16

Happy Mother's Day! Thank you Mothers for all you do for your kids to help them be successful! 

Thank you so much to any parents that were involved in the Teacher Appreciation Week activities. The lunches, treats and decorations were very thoughtful and much appreciated! Thanks for thinking of us! 

There's a lot going on this week! 

Tuesday, May 13

Bike Safety Assembly- during school 

PTA meeting (7:00 PM)

Wednesday, May 14

Retirement Open House for Mrs. Chamernik and Ms. Hemmens- any and all welcome! (3:30-5:30 PM)

Hill MS Fifth Grade Parent Orientation (7:00 PM)

                                                             

Thursday, May 15

Author Visit for Grades 3-5 in gym- during school

5^th Grade Musical All-School Assembly- during school 

Fifth Grade Musical (7:00 PM)

***Kids need to arrive to school no later than 6:45 and report to the classroom. Mrs. Donaldson says the kids may wear whatever they feel comfortable in. They will come back to the classroom at the end of the event, and you may pick them up from there. 

Friday, May 16

Volunteer Luncheon (11:00 AM-1:00 PM)

    If you have volunteered in any way this school year, please come in for pizza, pasta, salad and dessert! Thanks for all you do; we couldn't function without you!! 

5H Math: We will have our Unit 9 test on Wednesday. Kids have several sheets + notes to use for review. I will have an optional study session Tuesday after school until 4:15, as well as during lunch and/or recess. Early this week we will review converting within the metric system as well as finding the area of rectangles with fractional side lengths. I will send you unit 10 standards soon! 

Language Arts/Social Studies

The kids have come up with some great questions about the Civil War. Kids will be reading and researching about their question this week. I've gotten a large number of books from the public library to help us, and kids will also be looking for resources online. Their inquiry questions are "large" questions that will help them gain a deeper understanding of the war, for example, "What was the aftermath of the war?" This question can take students down many paths!  

Science

We'll also be starting our Microscope/Small Life unit this week. Kids will learn the parts of a microscope and how to use them, as well as how to properly prepare a slide and make observations.