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Cook’s Surf Report

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Holocaust Museum Field Trip: What We’re Learning:
Thank you so much to Mrs. Reading Workshop: This week, we will continue By the Great Horn
Anderson , Mrs. Beckwith, Mr. Spoon. This adventurous story is set during the California Gold
Dugary , Mrs. Fundingsland, Mr. Rush which correlates to our social studies curriculum.
Hsiao, and Mrs. McIntyre for Writing Workshop & Social Studies: Over the next few weeks we
ensuring all students were well will discuss the Gold Rush, Life in the Gold Fields, Business Booms,
and the Thirty-first State (California)! Students will write on
cared for on our field trip.
these topics and specifically select a route (out of 3 options-
Literacy Bowl Quiz:
overland, around the cape, or across the isthmus) to get to the
I am so proud of all the
gold and explain the reasons for their selection.
students who participated in Math: Chapter 13- Students will learn about perimeter and area
this exciting event. Job well done! and apply the formulas to solve application based problems.
Year End Activities: Science: Students will learn that lenses can be used to make
Be sure to mark your calendars! eyeglasses, telescopes, or microscopes in order to extend what
As you can see, we have a lot of can be seen.
activities to wrap up a Gold Dust or Bust: This musical is a great complement to our
wonderful school year. We will Social Studies curriculum. Students will sing their hearts out
need lots of volunteers for about the Gold Rush! I plan to record our performance the last
Beach Day. We have also started week of school, and of course, send it out for you to enjoy!
practicing for our Gold Dust or
Bust musical. The students are Mark Your Calendars:
excited to perform this musical ü Monday, May 29th- Memorial Day; No School
for you! Students have also ü Wednesday, June 7th- Volunteer Thank You Assembly
received their “Expert Card” for ü Monday, June 12th- Walk Through California 8:30-11:00
Walk Through California. They ü Tuesday, June 13th- Gold Dust or Bust Musical 9:30-10:30
are to memorize the definition ü Wednesday, June 14th- Beach Day (North side of pier)
and research the answer to the ü Thursday, June 15th- Last Day of School 12:40 dismissal
question. They are required to
restate the question in their. Spelling Connections 35: Wordly Wise 18:
answer during the presentation. 1. Greek
The students have a copy of 2. Russian 1. abreast
their expert card at school and 3. African 2. barrier
were also given a copy to take 4. American 3. breadth
home. 5. Europe
6. Indian 4. capital
7. Japanese 5. ensure
Upcoming Quizzes/Tests: 8. Australia 6. external T
Information Technologies 6/2 9. French
6/ 2 7. feud est
Spelling unit 35 6/2
By the Great Horn Spoon 6/2
10. Antarctica
T est 8. fortress 6/ 9
11. Canadian
Panther Praise (last week) 12. Chinese 9. frequent
Carter 13. Mexican
14. Spanish
10. frontier
Big Kahuna: 11. peasant
15. America
Done for the year
May Birthdays:
16. German 12. petty
17. Italian
Shane 6/10
18. British
13. threat
Kamran 6/23
19. Asia 14. utilize
20. Irish 15. vast