A Peek at Next Week

Next week we are learning about telling a story from different perspectives.  We will be reading different versions of Cinderella and The Three Little Pigs.  After comparing the different stories to the original fairy tale, students will compose their own fairy tale from a different perspective.

Important Days:
Monday- No School, Memorial Day
Thursday- 8th Grade Boat Trip, PBIS Assembly, 6th Grade Lip-Zinc

A Peek at Next Week

Next week we will be starting Unit 23, "Power Up!"  We will be reading stories about different kinds of power, some have to do with science, while others deal with world leaders.  In Language Arts students will finish their short stories, and will be working on writing paragraphs with sensory details.

Important Dates:
Tuesday- 5th Grade Visits Lakeview
Friday- 7th Grade Career Fair

The Lakeview Musical

This years musical is the comedy, Once Upon a Mattress Jr.  It is a rendition of the "Princess and the Pea."  The play is about the impending marriage of Prince Dauntless the Drab.  The prince is in search of the perfect princess to marry and is supported by his mute father, King Sextimus the Silent.  However Prince Dauntless is constantly thwarted by his mother, Queen Aggravain.  The Queen keeps giving impossible tasks the princesses must pass before they can marry her precious son. Prince Dauntless is not sure he will ever marry, until the arrival of Princess Winnifred the Woebegone.  Come see the musical at Lakeview on Thursday (17th) or Friday (18th) at 7:00pm, and see how this strange plot unfolds.

A Peek at Next Week

Next week we will be starting Unit 22 in the Language! series.  All of the readings will be focused on solving different types of puzzles.  In Language Arts the focus will be on prepositional phrases and using these phrases in our writing. 

Important Days:
Monday- DGS Librarians Visit 8th Graders
Tuesday- Track Conference Meet
Wednesday- Sports Pictures
Friday- Music in the Parks Festival