August
13th - packet sent home (please have all papers signed and brought back on Friday (by Monday, if Friday is a problem)
18th - Boosterthon Kickoff
26th- Boosterthon Fun Run
27th - Curriculum Night 6:00-7:30 p.m. (grades 4-5)
September
1st - Spirit Day (wear cheetah attire)
7th - Labor Day; no school
4th - Native American Potlatch (make items to trade with other students; directions handed out in class 10:00-10:30 in the Outdoor Classroom)
9th - S.S. test on Native Americans
9th - Begin 1st Science unit on Space & Planets
16th - Early Release Day (recess; no specials today)
28th - Book Fair begins
October
1st - Spirit Day
2nd - Science test on Solar System
5th - begin unit on European Exploration
9th - Conference Day; no school
12th - 1st term of the school year ends
14th - Early Release Day; we have recess
21th - tentative S.S. test for European Exploration
22nd - begin Science unit on water cycle & weather
22nd - report cards go home
November
2nd - Spirit Day
6th - tentative Science test on weather/water cycle
9th - Begin S.S. unit on the Colonies
18th - Early Release Day; no specials
25th-27th - Thanksgiving Break
December
1st - Spirit Day
2nd - Canned Food Drive ends
11th - Colonial Day
11th - chapter 6 test - S.S.
14th- begin Simple Machines/Forces science unit
16th - Geography Bee 8:16 a.m.
18th - test on Forces & Motion unit, end of grading period
21st- Winter Break begins
January
5th - Teacher Work Day; no school for students
6th - begin S.S. unit on American Revolution; Spirit Day
7th - Class Spelling Bee
9th - School Spelling Bee
15th - report cards go home
16th - Food Services Appreciation Day
19th - Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday; no school
29th - Talent Show 6:30 p.m.
30th - Talent Show Assembly 8:15 a.m.
February
2nd - Spirit Day
4th - tentative test for American Revolution unit
5th - Begin Sound & Light unit
6th - Counselor Appreciation Day
9th - Pennies for Patients begins (through Feb. 20th)
16th - President's Day; no school
25th - Early Release Day (we have specials); tentative test for Sound & Light
26th - Begin "A New Nation" S.S. unit; progress checklists go home
March
2nd - Spirit Day; Read Across America day (Dr. Seuss's birthday); Exceptional Children's Week begins
6th - Paraprofessional Appreciation Day (Donna Steeves is ours!)
13th- Conference Day; no school
17th - Picture Day
19th - Report Cards go home
25th - Early Release Day (no specials; we have Recess)
27th - tentative test for "A New Nation" S.S. unit
30th - begin Ecosystems Science unit
April
1st - Spirit Day
6th - 10th - Spring Break
13th - 1/2 price book fair begins
16th, 17th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd - CRCT testing
22nd - Administration Appreciation Day; Earth Day
28th - tentative test on Ecosystem unit
29th - begin Westward Expansion S.S. unit
30th - Volunteer Appreciation Lunch
May
1st - WRAD day
4th-8th - Teacher Appreciation Week
15th - Field Day; finish Westward Expansion S.S. unit
22nd - Last day of school!
29th - Report Cards & Progress Checklists go home
