News & Notes:
- Spring Testing - Week one of testing went well. We will take the Math Performance Task assessment and the Science tests this week.
- Teacher appreciation week - Thank you for all your many kindnesses this past week. You make Bennie a great place to be!
- Weather - It's been a wacky spring weather wise. We will go out every day unless it is raining, so please be sure to send a sweatshirt or jacket if it is cool.
- Progress Reports - 4th quarter progress reports will go home this week. Hard to believe we are 1/2 way through the last quarter of the school year!
- Save the Date - Hopefully, you received a flyer with information on important upcoming events. Click here to view the flyer online. Families are invited to join us for our This I Believe Essay & Art Show immediately after school on Monday, May 15 from 3:30-4:30.
Upcoming Dates:
- Monday, May 8 - Run Club 3:30-4:00
- Tuesday and Thursday - MSTEP testing
- Wednesday, May 10 - Sports and Fitness club meets after school
- Thursday, May 11 - Garden Club meets from 3:30-4:30, students dismissed out the front doors of the school
- Friday, May 12 - Bennie Color Run
What we're Learning:
"Ocean" by Ency Bearis
Ocean is love
with wonderful scenery
Not with tsunami
- recited by Sophia Miazga
Ocean is love
with wonderful scenery
Not with tsunami
- recited by Sophia Miazga
- Language Arts - We are actively working on our "This I Believe" essays and reviewing the reading strategies we have used this year. Our book clubs are sharing their last couple of books together.
- Math - We are wrapping up geometry and will be focusing on solving for area and perimeter.
- Social Studies - We will be wrapping up our study of Economics in the next two weeks.
- Science - Our focus question in science is "How do patterns of past natural hazards help scientists predict future occurrences?" and exploring how the Earth has changed over time.
- Cooking - This week we will be making Ella's Chicken and Dumplings and Donovan's chocolate chip cookies.
Wishlist:
- plastic forks
- paper plates
- 5 cups of flour
- 2 12 oz bags of semi sweet chocolate chips
- 2 cups butter
- 2 cups granulated sugar
Weekly Highlight:
- Butterflies oh butterflies! We are anxiously awaiting the emergence of our last few butterflies - they seem to come out when we have an MSTEP test so maybe tomorrow!
Ask Me:
- Show me what a 90 degree turn looks like. How about a 180 degree turn? A 270 degree?
- What fraction of a turn is 270 degrees? (Answer 3/4)