Spring Break to Echo Hill: A Guide to April

The days are FLYING by in fifth grade!  As the weather gets warmer, the sun gets stronger, and the girls get taller (Ms. Burr is rapidly becoming one of the shortest in the building), the precious hours spent learning in the classroom (or on the grass) seem to be passing at an exponential rate.  

silent reading time outside

The last week before spring break is a wrap up week of sorts.  The Newbery unit will come to a close, working with percents and probability in math will end with a test, and the study of the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies will be complete.  

Enter rest and relaxation!  Spring break is not only a time to travel but a time to relax, unwind, and rejuvenate the mind.  

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When we return from spring break the girls will resume guided reading in language arts, algebra (operations and equations) will be introduced in math, and the girls will continue to learn about our country's beginning in history.  24 school days will pass and then... 

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From the Library

Annual Book Swap!

Thursday, March 31

Girls may bring in 1-10 PAPERBACK books, grade level and in good condition, to swap for the same number of books.

Ms. Mason will accept books March 15-30. Please leave them in a neat stack on my desk with an elastic around the bundle. Write your name and class code (5B or 5G) on a sticky note and attach to your bundle.
Books that are too young or too old or too worn out will be returned to donors. Any leftover books will be donated to charity.

There will be a table for each grade so Fifth grade girls will swap within their grade.

This is voluntary! Girls do not have to participate. It's a great way to pass along books you've enjoyed, and get a few new books without spending a nickel.