Thank you for all that you do! Important Dates: May 10th: Book Reports Due! May 25th: Last Day of School Promotion May 26th: Grading Day Teacher: Mrs. Dwivedi Website: http://mrsdwivedi.weebly.com 232-7200 5th Grade News! This Week: April 17th to April 21st Important: Wednesday is our last day of statewide testing! Please make sure students eat a good breakfast as they will most likely not get a snack break before lunch. Students will also have reading tests administered this week in school to find their final reading levels for fifth grade. Thank you for all that you do! Vocabulary : centr (middle) chron/temp (time) concentric chronological central temporary egocentric synchronize eccentric contemporary Epicenter extemporaneous This week in the classroom: Reading: NSGRA testing, Hunger Games Script Language: solving words using context, chunking and resources Writing: How would the Hunger Games change if it were told from a different character’s perspective? Speaking and Listening: chunking, using roots to help learn new words Math: graphing co-ordinates, pattern-finding/rule making, review Science: human body: joints and opposable thumbs Social Studies: Key figures of the Civil War, Dred Scott Decision