Well,  I hope everyone had a great Spring Break!
I had lots of grand kid time.  We went to KTR Gym and the Botanical Gardens Butterfly Fest, hiked ASU butte, and had a picnic or two.  Not sure how relaxing it was, but it was very special and fun.

I really missed my 5th grade kidos and am looking forward to seeing them tomorrow.

Here is some information for the upcoming week:

Math:  We will begin our unit on Volume -  I suggest students begin reviewing nightly by really concentrating on their homework and to make the concepts stick do a little math, then switch to other homework and then do some more math and try do to a few of the Textbook 9 review problems nightly. 

Grammar/writing: We will be reviewing for the AZMerit test and diagraming sentences.

Science:  Beginning study of the muscular system - I suggest, beginning right away, students nightly review terms and vocabulary from their daily notes.

Spelling Roots Week of 3/19/18

Specto, spectatum (L) to look at, see Derivatives to use: Inspect, spectator, spectacle, perspective, spectrum Vox, vocis (L) voice Derivatives to use: Voice, vowel, vocal, vocation, advocate, vocabulary  Loquor, locutus (L) speak Derivatives to use: o   loquacious, eloquent, colloquial, circumlocution, soliloquy, ventriloquist Felix, felicis (L) happy Derivatives to use: Felicity, felicitations, felicitous, Felix, Felicia (names) See teaching notes for additional resources (English from the Roots Up) The spelling test will be administered on Friday. Spelling Words-  city, necessary, apiece, approaches, attack, attorney, balance, calculate, central,  ceremony