May 12, 1.30 pm - Revised version

May 12, 1.30 pm - Revised version

Thank you all so much for all of the encouragement and appreciation this week.  Reading those comments on how the children have grown and been strengthened, encouraged, and feel loved by what we do makes it all so worth while.  Thank you!  We appreciate you and all that you do for our kidos.

 Important Dates and Graduation

Graduation Info

The 5th grade graduation will take place at the Chandler Prep Gymnasium. Doors open at 9:15 and the ceremony will begin at 9:30. Reception to follow.

Please enter through the CPA doors on the east side of the building. If you are taking an Archway student to watch their older sibling graduation, you must enter through the Archway doors and sign them out. Everyone is welcome to enjoy the reception in the MPR after the graduation. However, all Archway students must return to their classes promptly after the ceremony.

If you would like to sign up for to help with the reception please go to this link:

http://signup.com/go/mOnwjoV

IMPORTANT DATES

Culinary Chemistry in school field trip: May 21st

We are memorizing a fantastic poem for the graduation ceremony that embodies all that we are hoping the students will take with them as they graduate from Archway.  It is the poem "If" by Ruyard Kipling.  Please discuss the virtues outlined in the poem and help your student really understand it and make the ideals a part of their character. 

The memorization timeline is as follows:

Paragraph 1: 5/11 - It was kind of disheartening today, because many kids did not know this today!  I am sending home another copy of the poem on Bright Yellow paper - please help your child memorize it.

Paragraph 1&2: 5/14
Paragraph 1-3: 5/16
Paragraph 1-4: 5/18

On each date your scholar has the opportunity to earn 10 points toward their poetry grade in Language Arts.  When they do not know it it pulls down their grade.

Next Week's Spelling Words and Roots

Roots:  Scrib, Script = Write

derivatives: Students will get, on Monday, 2 sheets with the derivatives and their definitions.  One of the sheets is for them to cut apart and play a matching game to prepare them for the test on Friday.

Spelling Words:

describe                         inscription                           manuscript                                  postscription

scribble                          scribe                                 script                                            subscription

transcribe                       postscript

ELA

This week we will be studying degrees of adjectives and double negatives (Shurley  Ch. 13) and the test on Ch 13 will be MONDAY, MAY 21

MATH

We will begin our unit on percentages, fractions, and decimals and be doing division rocket math.

SCIENCE

We will complete  our study of the endocrine system this week - students should be studying nightly their notes.

HISTORY

We will begin a new unit on  Native Americans.

Have a great week-end!