Our week in learning 4/30

As the last month of the school year approaches, our schedule is full steam
ahead. Students will have many unit tests and quizzes in the upcoming weeks.
Our poetry recitation for "O Captain, My Captain" is on Wednesday, and short
root quizzes will take place every week until the quarterly roots test.

 This week in math, students will continue their study of angles, diving into studying 

different types of triangles as well as angles in a quadrilateral. There will be a brief 

quiz on Thursday that we will review for in math groups, so students should be 

well prepared.

In language arts this week, students will learn about the appropriate use of 

semicolons and colons. They will be reviewing the parts of speech and previous 

grammar material in preparation for a quiz on Friday. Students should spend a few

 minutes every night ensuring that they are familiar with the parts of speech. They 

will continue Spalding as usual, and will continue working through Across Five Aprils 

with the expectation of finishing the novel next week.

This week in science, students will take the endocrine system unit test on Monday
 and will begin learning about the nervous system on Tuesday. The study guide will 
be handed out early this unit so that students will have the opportunity to work on it 
nightly. The nervous system unit test is scheduled for Monday, May 14.

Students have almost finished their study of westward expansion! Their study
 guides are due on Tuesday, and the unit test is on Wednesday. They will also have
the chance to showcase their knowledge while working on an advertisement for 
westward settlers in small groups this week in class. This should be an entirely in-class 
project, and students will have the chance to present on Thursday.