I hope everyone had a great weekend....we are in the home stretch of the school year right now. And, although I am tired and ready for a mental break, I am not ready to part with my 22 sweet kiddos yet!  Wertheimer can't have them! ;-)

As it IS the last month of school (only 3 more Mondays!!!) the students are getting a bit restless.  Please gently remind them at home that even though STAAR is over for most and it is the end of the school year with tons of activities going on, it IS still school and grades still count.  I have seen so many not working to their potential and not realizing that averages are dropping and that it DOES factor into their final year averages. Thank you for helping me to keep them on track.

Here is what we are focusing on this week:

Math: We are taking our math one step farther this week until the end of school and working on 6th grade skills. We are multiplying decimals and fractions using the standard algorithm method (yes, the old fashioned way we were all taught) but they are still responsible for understanding the models that were used this year as they will be carried into next year. They are doing a great job!  HW is still being given daily.

Science: As I am sure your students have been excitedly telling you, we are still working on MindcraftEDU, the educational version of Mindcraft, and building our biomes.  They are creating their own worlds as part of a science project.  It has been so exciting, not to mention tons of fun, to watch how engaged they are in the project.  I am so proud of their work so far.

ELAR: We are finishing up Number the Stars and working on a "Welcome to Huggins" brochure as part of a writing project this week.

Social Studies: We are finishing up the World Wars this week and will be moving into the present.  We will discuss how technology has impacted our world, the symbols of the United States and will be discussing the meaning behind Memorial Day.

In case anyone missed it, we had a very special choir performance this week and KPRC, Channel 2 was on hand to tape the event:

http://www.click2houston.com/news/soldier-surprises-sister-at-school/32828076​