Pleasant Hill Intermediate School

                                               1204 E. 163rd Street                  

                                            Pleasant Hill, MO  64080

                                                    816-540-3156                 

                                                     May 2013

Important Dates 5/3/13 - STUCO Lock-In - 4 pm -10 pm, All Officers & Representatives 5/5/13 - Cinco de Mayo 5/9/13 - 4th Grade to tour the PHIS at 9:30 am 5/10/13 - PHIS Field Day 5/12/13 - Mother’s Day 5/14/13 - Middle School Choir to perform for the PHIS 5/16/13 -  Roving Chef program 5/20/13 - 6th Grade to tour the Middle School at 9:00 am 5/23/13 - Last Day of School 5/27/13 - Memorial Day 5/28/13-6/21/13 - Summer School at the Elementary School

5B TEAM NEWSLETTER         Practicing for Mingle & Play Night

Purple day specials:

Haight-Computer/Art

Lucht-Art/Computer

Murray- Music/PE

Gold day specials:

Haight:  Music/PE

Lucht:  PE/Music

Murray-Computer/Art

WEATHER IS CHANGING!  PLEASE MAKE SURE STUDENTS ARE DRESSED APPROPRIATELY FOR OUTDOOR RECESS.  WE WILL GO OUTSIDE IF THE TEMPERATURE (AND WIND CHILL) IS ABOVE 25 DEGREES.  OUR PLAY AREA IS VERY WINDY.  

IT'S TIME TO REPLENISH SUCH ITEMS AS PENCILS AND PENS FOR STUDENTS TO HAVE AT SCHOOL FOR CLASS WORK.  PENCIL CAP ERASERS ARE ALSO A GOOD THING FOR THEM TO HAVE, TOO!!

Science-Social Studies--Mr. Haight, Ms. Love, Ms. Dyer

Social Studies -

We will be finishing our layered curriculum on events leading to the Civil War.  After that we will be studying the Civil War with a particular emphasis on the Battle of Gettysburg.

Science -

We will be starting a unit on space and technology after MAP testing.  We are currently reviewing 3rd and 4th grade objectives in preparation for MAP testing in Science on Wednesday and Thursday.

Math--Mrs. Lucht, Ms. Love, Mrs. Dyer  

We are in the middle of Map Testing.  Thank you so much for all your support.  We will be doing two

days of Accelerated Math this week to catch up on AM.  We will have math club until the end of school.

Starting this Friday, we will start a Restaurant Unit and be divided into business partners.  We will

create a menu, draw blueprints, measure perimeter and area and volume, and we will be cooking

a menu.  We will be asking you to send something with your child to help provide for cooking.

We can use parents to help when we do the cooking part.  I cannot believe it is almost May.  We will

be doing math until the end of school.  Thank you, Mrs. Lucyht

Communication Arts--Mrs. Murray, Ms. Love, Mrs. Dyer

I was so proud of all the effort the students put forth on the MAP!  We will continue on in our Treasures Book after MAP with a layered curriculum on Weslandia.  The students will be discussing things such as a staple crop, new foods, and some technological advances!  It is actually a very fun unit, that ends with a food tasting on Friday, May 10.  The students can bring in a fruit or vegetable to share that is unique. They have a writing assignment that goes along with this, too.  We also integrate some recipes and technical writing into this unit.  We will also be putting together our Memory books/writing portfolios the next few weeks.  Thanks again for a great year.  I have so enjoyed teaching your students.