Monday, May 12th

Today we had our last day of MAP testing and students took their vocabulary tests.  We also discussed the rubric for their last narrative essay and students had some writing time today.  We continued reading in Son and we closed the day with working on Exhibition projects.

All Fifth Grade Families are Invited To

The F.AVE 5th Grade Finale Luncheon

May 28, 2014

10:50 AM - 12:00 PM

Adult Lunch $5.00; Children $2.50

Please bring cash (exact amount if possible)

Please RSVP by May 21st using this link.

We will be very busy over the next two weeks and three days with projects, field trips, and Exhibition.  The Civil Rights assessment is on Thursday and students should use their notes and hand outs to study the basic details about the following:

Montgomery Bus Boycott

MLK's "I Have A Dream" Speech

Civil Rights & Voting Rights Act

(They enforced desegregation laws and eliminated poll taxes & literacy tests)

Thurgood Marshall

Brown vs. Board of Education 

(it overturned Plessy vs. Ferguson and ordered schools to desegregate)

Segregation

MLK's "Letter from the Birmingham Jail"

The political, social, and religious differences between MLK and Malcolm X

(You will have to complete a Venn diagram and know three facts for each section.)

Click on the links to access BrainPop videos and articles.  

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