Wishful Wednesday

General:

1. Tomorrow evening is the Math Showcase. Families will have one of two spots to sign up for: 6 - 7 p.m. or 7 - 8 p.m.
2. Reading Give-it-a-Shot end date for collecting minutes is May 6th. Every 100 minutes read, means that students can collect a card. Students who read 2400 minutes will be able to participate in a Students vs. Teachers floor hockey game at the end of the competition.
3. Early Dismissal on Thursday.
4. No School: Friday, April 22nd and Monday, April 25th.

Science

1. Most groups have had a chance to begin building their prototypes.  Keep in mind, the device DOES NOT have to work; however, students must be able to justify the purpose of each control surface (e.g. rudder, fuselage).  By now, students should have completed the following:

• Planning Page (w/ teacher initials)

• Modification for wing shape

• Building Prototype <- students should be here

Math

1. Patterns and Relations Unit Test on Wednesday, April 27th. 
2. Topics include:

• Patterns
• Identifying and extending patterns pictorially and numerically

•Describe pattern rules

•Table of Values

•Identify unknown numbers in a table

•Graphs

•Drawing and interpreting

•Plotting coordinate points

•Parts of a graph

•Word Problems

•Algebra

•Solving for unknown variables

•Expressions, Variables, Equations

•Preserving equality