Important Dates: This time of year gets very hectic with a lot of activities and special events. Please take note of the important dates that are updated each week & mark them on your calendars!
May 12 Step-Up Day (4th graders coming in the morning)
May 15 5-8 Orchestra Concert @ CL @ 6:30
May 24 7th and 8th grade Pops Concert viewing
May 31 Last Day of School- start at 8/dismiss at 1:30
Parents Still Make the Difference
Click here for the May issue.
Study Buddies: All DMS students are invited to Room 220 (Mrs. Suhr’s room) after school Monday - Thursday until 4:00 to have a quiet place to do work. Staying for Study Buddies is voluntary; students come when they have homework to do and only stay until their work is done! Be sure to communicate with your child about where to go or meet you when they are done.
NEWS FLASH!!
From Mrs. Halweg:
Math- This week in math we continued learning about the order of operations, how to write expressions, and how to interpret expressions. We started our review over these concepts today. Your student will be reviewing again on Monday and then will be assessed over these on Tuesday of next week (May 16).
From Mr. Kelley:
Reading and Language: Students have been participating in a mystery in which they will need to gather evidence in order to solve the “crime” in the classroom. In language, students worked on some short writing prompts and learned about correlative conjunctions.
Social Studies: We are currently learning about what drew new settlers to the western part of the United States in the 1800s. Students have also learned about the inventions that changed daily life for those living in the 17th and 18th centuries.
From Mrs. Nowack:
Science: This week we spent time learning about different rocks, the rock cycle, and cave formation. Reading: We continue with guided reading groups- skills focus on cause & effect, compare & contrast, and identifying main idea and supporting details. Language: Students finished their persuasive letter rough rafts and are in the edit/revise stage of writing.
From Mr. Peterson:
Science: We started our last learning unit where we look at human impacts on the environment. We are using the creek as a model system to understand sedimentation, chemical runoff, and the nitrogen cycle.
Reading and Writing: We continue our informational text research on refugees. We’ve coupled that with writing and performing partner poems. There are several readings up on Kidblog already!
From Mrs. Suhr:
Social Studies - We have learned about the differences and tensions that were built between the North and the South before the Civil War. We will test on this on Monday, May 15.
Language - We are still working on persuasive writing. We’ll still do some editing to our persuasive letters before printing them. Spelling lists are always handed out on Friday for the next week. Spelling tests are always on the last day of the week. We are practicing grammar and writing skills through DLR and Daily Writing.
May 12 Step-Up Day (4th graders coming in the morning)
May 15 5-8 Orchestra Concert @ CL @ 6:30
May 24 7th and 8th grade Pops Concert viewing
May 31 Last Day of School- start at 8/dismiss at 1:30
Parents Still Make the Difference
Click here for the May issue.
Study Buddies: All DMS students are invited to Room 220 (Mrs. Suhr’s room) after school Monday - Thursday until 4:00 to have a quiet place to do work. Staying for Study Buddies is voluntary; students come when they have homework to do and only stay until their work is done! Be sure to communicate with your child about where to go or meet you when they are done.
NEWS FLASH!!
From Mrs. Halweg:
Math- This week in math we continued learning about the order of operations, how to write expressions, and how to interpret expressions. We started our review over these concepts today. Your student will be reviewing again on Monday and then will be assessed over these on Tuesday of next week (May 16).
From Mr. Kelley:
Reading and Language: Students have been participating in a mystery in which they will need to gather evidence in order to solve the “crime” in the classroom. In language, students worked on some short writing prompts and learned about correlative conjunctions.
Social Studies: We are currently learning about what drew new settlers to the western part of the United States in the 1800s. Students have also learned about the inventions that changed daily life for those living in the 17th and 18th centuries.
From Mrs. Nowack:
Science: This week we spent time learning about different rocks, the rock cycle, and cave formation. Reading: We continue with guided reading groups- skills focus on cause & effect, compare & contrast, and identifying main idea and supporting details. Language: Students finished their persuasive letter rough rafts and are in the edit/revise stage of writing.
From Mr. Peterson:
Science: We started our last learning unit where we look at human impacts on the environment. We are using the creek as a model system to understand sedimentation, chemical runoff, and the nitrogen cycle.
Reading and Writing: We continue our informational text research on refugees. We’ve coupled that with writing and performing partner poems. There are several readings up on Kidblog already!
From Mrs. Suhr:
Social Studies - We have learned about the differences and tensions that were built between the North and the South before the Civil War. We will test on this on Monday, May 15.
Language - We are still working on persuasive writing. We’ll still do some editing to our persuasive letters before printing them. Spelling lists are always handed out on Friday for the next week. Spelling tests are always on the last day of the week. We are practicing grammar and writing skills through DLR and Daily Writing.