Mrs. Milton’s Newsletter
                                                     May 21st-25th

Wise Skills: Conflict Resolution
Science: Ecosystems, Habitats, and Food Chains
History: Explorers and 13 Colonies
Poetry: Review all poems taught for the year.

Core Knowledge Curriculum
        Stories: The Little Match Girl and The Wind in the Willows
        Phonics: Words using the suffix ed.
        Grammar: Adverbs, antonyms, synonyms, and types of sentences
        Writing: Discuss argumentative writing and create a class draft
        Vocabulary: roam, seize, certainly, sputtered, shone, and ornaments

Spelling Words #31 (The spelling contract will be done in class this week) ☺
1. roamed
2. seized
3. certainly
4. sputtered
5. ornaments
6. splendid
7. streak
8. shone
9. brightness
10. bundle
11. noonday
12. imagined
13. muttering
14. caressed
15. bewitched
16. fascinated
17. chattered
18. vanished
19. twinkled
20. hauled

Planning Ahead
May 24th- 6:30 pm Core Knowledge school wide performance. Students must arrive by 6:15 pm and meet in their classroom, dressed in school uniforms or Sunday best.
May 22nd – Spaghetti Fundraiser dinner for running club.
May 25th- Early Out Day! No school on May 28th
May 29th – AR Celebration
May 30th – Staff vs. 6th Grade Kickball Game
May 31st- Awards Assembly at 8:20 am
June 1st- Free (modest) dress day. Field Day from 9-11 am