April 7, 2014

Dear Families,
I hope you enjoyed your weekend and had a chance to participate in the Walkathon and International
Day! It was so "un to see #oom 17 runnin$ laps as well as their e%citement as they learned a&out new cultures
'and taste test some "ood( )! Today, students will take home the Sacramento Field Trip Permission Slip.
Because of our awesome PTA and parent community we will were able to lower the student donation cost
from $9 to $!"."!. #ow$$$ *hank you so much "or your support and time with all the "undraisers! *hank you,
*hank you( *his week, students will ha+e the opportunity to write a #esponse to ,iterature a"ter readin$ a short
"a&le! #oom 17 wrote two responses to$ether so now it is time "or students to show what they ha+e learned!
Also, students will put last minute touches on their -ission .roject( *hey did an e%cellent jo& addin$ a lot o"
detail when showin$ what they learned a&out their mission! In other news, students will &e$in /0A1 testin$ on
*uesday, April 2
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! *his test will e+entually take the place o" /*A# *estin$! 0ecause there will &e no /*A#
*estin$ this school year, students will participate in /0A1 *estin$ so they can prepare "or "uture testin$!
/tudents will not recei+e test scores as this is a practice test! *he link &elow will lead you to practice test
3uestions! .lease note students will lo$ in as a $uest and then choose their $rade le+el! *hey are "amiliar with
the steps as we ha+e &een completin$ practice 3uestions e+ery -onday in the computer la&
https455s&acpt!tds!airast!or$5student5! Finally, I hope you all ha+e a rest"ul &reak with your "amily and "riends
and enjoy some time o""( 6-s! A%&er$
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%eadin& ' (an&ua&e Arts)
/tudents will continue to *eterminin& +mportance as well
as +nfer,when readin& te-t.
/tudents will also continue to determine importance when
pullin& out important information to complete a
%esponse to (iterature.
#ritin&) /tudents will write a %esponse to (iterature
respondin& to te-t by pro.idin& opinions and e.idence.
/rammar0Spellin&) /tudents will "ocus on usin$ Precise
(an&ua&e! *hey will complete acti+ities throu$hout the
week as well as take a 1ui2 on Friday.
/tudents will learn how action .erbs and linkin& .erbs
are different.
3ath) /tudents will &e$in workin$ throu$h 1hapter 17
which is "ocused on Fractions, 45ui.alent, Part to
#hole, 6rderin& and 7omparin&, +mproper Fractions,
and 3i-ed 8umbers
/tudents will complete Timed Tests.
Social Studies) /tudents will add last minute touches to
their mission menu!
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Science) /tudent will make a plan "or what will $row
in their terrarium '4n.ironments 9nit:!
3usic) /tudents will ha+e 3usic 7lass with 3rs.
%u&& e+ery Wednesday! *hey will ha+e an opportunity
to play instruments and use their +oice!
P.4.) /tudents will ha+e P.4. Thursday ' Friday
with 3r. 3.
3iscellaneous)


/acramento .ermission /lip :oes ;ome April 7
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/0A1 *estin$ 0e$ins April 2
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/prin$ 0reak April 14
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/acramento .ermission /lip Due April 2D
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Eisit /acramento -ay 1D
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,earnin$ Day '=o /chool) -ay 1F
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