Mrs. Franks and Miss Swarlis

Weekly Newsletter

May’s Character Trait of the Month: “Optimism”

Issue 34 May 16, 2014

Math Science

We finished reading lessons two and three in our We started working on a “Math Island” Brochure Electricity booklet. We also got to go to the this week. The boys and girls are excited to create computer lab and work on our fun site. If you have a a tri-fold brochure to advertise their “island”! chance, explore more at home! The site is They were instructed to use as many Math concepts www.sciencekids.co.nz. This is not a typo! It is a .co we learned this year as possible. site, not .com! Please keep working on those basic facts over We will be taking notes, reading and answering the summer! The boys and girls have worked so questions, and then going to the lab whenever hard this year to master them! It would be a shame possible to continue to explore the world of to forget over the summer all that they learned! electricity! At the end of this unit, we will be having a 4th nine weeks common assessment.

Language Arts Social Studies

Our story this week was about the redwood forests. In Social Studies, we finished our business projects during Students read various non-fiction texts about redwoods and guided reading. We also learned about WWI this week. their ecosystems. Our comprehension strategy this week was Students took notes in their notebooks and practiced reading to use pictures and other text elements to help us understand non-fiction texts. In our study of WWI, the children learned the information. Students discussed pictures, graphs, charts, about Ohio’s contributions to the war effort. They also learned diagrams and maps and how they help readers. about women’s role in the war. This week, we were finally able to go back to guided reading. On Wednesday, we went to the MAPs Museum on our field trip. Students met with me to work on the comprehension strategy. The children were able to see (and sit in!) many planes and They also completed their usual word work and silent reading. helicopters from WWII. They also saw real artifacts from the During the writing station, the students completed their war and learned valuable information from our knowledgeable “making a business” projects for Social Studies. tour guides. This was a wonderful learning experience that I am continuing to test the students’ reading levels going in brought our learning to life! The boys and girls wrote a field to fifth grade. The best way to become a better reader is to trip reflection when we returned about their favorite exhibit read! I encourage you to have your child read aloud to you and and what they learned. encourage them to read books on their level. *Feel free to read chapters of On Wings of Heroes with you child. Listen to them read aloud and ask a question or two about what they just read to you.

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Mrs. Franks’ Class Miss Swarlis’ Class

Dylan A. May 4th Seth W. May 12th Haydn M. May 27th Jenna P. June 9th Brittany C. June 16th Brennan S. June 12th Ally C. June 24th Jordan M. June 24th Jack K. Aug. 17th Contact Information: Mrs. Franks [email protected] Miss Swarlis [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: CISfabfourthtoo Crestwood Intermediate School 330-357-8203 Mrs. Franks Ext. 3222 Miss Swarlis Ext. 3220