California Star Testing Begins Next Week

Using arrays like these is one way to understand multiplication problems.

CST Testing
CST testing will begin next week on Tuesday, April 24th.  The test has six sections and will be administered over two weeks, but only on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

I will send home some more sample questions this week.  If you are interested in more information and question types you can visit: http://www.starsamplequestions.org/

Writing JournalBecause of the extra sample test questions and exercises I am sending home I only expect your students to do one journal entry this week. 

School Pictures
Don't forget that Spring pictures are scheduled to be taken tomorrow.


Curriculum Overview

Literacy - As a class, writing a non-fiction report on blue whales. Organizing our collected notes into paragraphs of similar information with clear topic sentences.  Adding to and editing our initial writing.  Creating a Bibliography.

Math - Multiplication and Division, Review

Writing - Individually writing a non-fiction report on a wild animal. Organizing our notes into paragraphs of similar information with clear topic sentences.

Language Conventions and Word Study - Plurals, Suffixes, Review

In-Class Art - A Study of Vincent Van Gogh