<em><span style="color: #993366">Important Dates: </span></em>

<em><span style="color: #993366">Every Tuesday/Thursday @9:00am:  Dance Practice</span></em>

<em><span style="color: #993366">Friday, May 7</span></em><sup><em><span style="color: #993366">th</span></em></sup><em><span style="color: #993366">:  Teacher Absent/Substitute Present</span></em>

<em><span style="color: #993366">Week of May 10</span></em><sup><em><span style="color: #993366">th</span></em></sup><em><span style="color: #993366">:  LAST Learning first Assessment!</span></em>

<em><span style="color: #993366">Friday, May 21</span></em><sup><em><span style="color: #993366">st</span></em></sup><em><span style="color: #993366">:  Field Trip to the Smart Museum</span></em>

<em><span style="color: #993366">Monday, May 31</span></em><sup><em><span style="color: #993366">st</span></em></sup><em><span style="color: #993366">:  Memorial Day:  NO SCHOOL</span></em>

<em><span style="color: #993366">Tuesday, June 8</span></em><sup><em><span style="color: #993366">th</span></em></sup><em><span style="color: #993366">:  Chicago Play</span></em>

<strong>*This week I graduate from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a Masters in Education. I will not be at school this Friday.  There will be a substitute.  Students will not take their homework folder home and they will be excused from getting their planners signed…HOWEVER…they still need to read for 30 minutes everyday (90 minutes for the weekend).</strong>*  Studies have shown that the more students read, the higher their reading levels become!
<p style="text-align: center">Instruction for the Week</p>
<span style="color: #ff0000">Literacy:</span>

<span style="color: #ff0000"> Reading:</span>

<span style="color: #ff0000"> I am still assessing students on their final guided reading levels.  I am giving these assessments to provide data for each child’s 4</span><sup><span style="color: #ff0000">th</span></sup><span style="color: #ff0000"> grade teacher.  This assessment tests each child’s comprehension, fluency, and book level.  As I am assessing students, they will work on their Eve Bunting Book Reports.  Students are using the writing process (Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Editing, and Publishing) to create their finished product.  Many students are on the revising/editing stage at the moment.  The reports will be completed by the end of the week.</span>

<span style="color: #ff0000">Writing</span>

<span style="color: #ff0000"> Students are currently working on short stories.  I am using the 6+1 Traits of Writing to assess their pieces.  Students have received a rubric so they are aware of what needs to be in their writing.</span>

<span style="color: #339966"> Mathematics:</span>

<span style="color: #339966">This week we begin Unit 9 of our Everyday Mathematics Curriculum.  This week, students will be working on the following:  Multiply and Divide with Multiples of 10, 100, and 1,000, using mental math to multiply, exploring arrays, areas, and fractions, and learning about multiplication algorithms.  Students will have homelinks that tie into these lessons.  The Unit 9 Assessment will be on the Week of May 17</span><sup><span style="color: #339966">th</span></sup><span style="color: #339966">.</span>

<span style="color: #0000ff"> Social Studies:</span>

<span style="color: #0000ff"> Students will receive their scripts for the Chicago Play this week.  Students will receive their parts and be expected to practice everyday until June 8</span><sup><span style="color: #0000ff">th</span></sup><span style="color: #0000ff">.  Students will also be able to work on the play during our Social Studies time at the end of the day.  Please make sure your child is at school at 8:55am on Tuesday and Thursdays.  We have dance practice and leave the classroom at exactly 9am.  When your child is late, this hurts their time during dance practice.</span>

<span style="color: #ff6600"> If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at </span><a href="mailto:ssprasad-hei@cps.edu"><span style="color: #ff6600">ssprasad-hei@cps.edu</span></a>

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<span style="color: #ff6600">Sincerely,</span>

<span style="color: #ff6600"> Ms. Prasad-Heintz</span>