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True or False. A kiwi bird can outrun a human.
This structure is one of a few buildings that survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, and it is located on Michigan Avenue.
What is Harry Potter’s middle name?
Recipe of the Week – Lovely Locket Treats
http://www.ricekrispies.com/en_US/mothers-day.html#/en_US/recipes/lovely-locket-treats
Dear Students/Parents-
Attached please find the LWC for 5-14-12 and our last spelling lists for the year: Spelling List 30 and Challenge Spelling List 30. I hope you are all finishing your book for your Book Critic Book Report Due May 25. To help inspire your poster final product, please see below for a few samples from last year.
Best, Mrs. Swanson 
We had another great week of learning! The pictures below reflect a hands-on activity called Measurement Relays. Also, we were so lucky to welcome Mr. Livasy into our classroom to share a little bit about his life in the military. We were delighted to receive camouflage hats and goodie bags Thank you Mr. Livasy for your generosity and time!
Monday – We had a spelling pre-test and PE. (Daniel)
Tuesday - We did our times test. In Art, we glazed our clay food. (Abby)
Wednesday - We did an animoto for Mother’s Day and had indoor recess. (Max)
Thursday - My dad came, surprise! My friends and I got cool things from him. (Jesse)
Friday - We had our class incentive and took home our Mother’s Day flower pens that we made. (Jada)
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This famous playwright wrote Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth.
How many eyelids does a camel have?
Who is the Baby Ruth candy bar named after?
Recipe of the Week - Strawberries and Cream Pie
http://www.food.com/recipe/strawberries-and-cream-pie-474395
Hi Students/Parents:
Attached please find the Weekly Updates “Look What’s Cookin” for 5/7 and both spelling lists: Spelling List 29 and Challenge Spelling List 29. Also, students picked out chapter books for their Book Critic Book Report Due May 25.
Best, Mrs. Swanson
For those unable to attend Red Oak’s Military Assembly today, please follow this link below to see how we honored and paid tribute in video to current parents of our students who serve in the military as well as extended family members of our entire school community who are currently serving or have served in any branch of the military.
Also see below pictures of Highland Park’s Mayor, students presenting the history of the Pledge of Allegiance, 4th grade leading us in a round of the Pledge of Allegiance and God Bless America songs, Red Oak flag made by students and faculty, picture of our video tribute and more!
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Where was the first skyscraper in the world built?
How many Grand Slam titles has the tennis player Andre Agassi won?
What was the first novel ever written on a typewriter?
Recipe of the Week – Daddy’s Popcorn!
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/daddys-popcorn/detail.aspx
Dear Students/Parents!
Attached please find the Weekly Updates “Look What’s Cookin” for 4.30.12 and the spelling lists for this week: Spelling List 28 and Challenge Spelling List 28.
Best, Mrs. Swanson
Upon reading “Lunch Money” by Andrew Clements in one of our guided reading groups, Abby, Georgie, Jordyn and Stefanie were inspired to bring fiction to life. Instead of selling comic books like the characters in the story, the girls decided on creating their own short stories and poems to sell. One of the lessons and themes that the students identified in “Lunch Money” is money isn’t everything, therefore the girls insisted their profits go to the American Cancer Society and the 5th grade class gift. I applaud these girls for their vision, creativity and hard work!
This literature extension activity is for students in Mrs. Swanson’s class. Please encourage your child to support our fellow classmates in their creative writing endeavors and charitable cause! Items in this “class store” will be available on the same day as the school store over recess time. This is yet another reason why Red Oak Rocks!
See below for pictures of our class connecting through a piece of string, as inspired by the book “The Invisible String.” Also, we were privileged to have two students’ dads talk to our class about their work in the military that spanned from labor on huge ship engines to emergency communications.
Monday – Today we had a lot of fun in gym. Tomorrow, we will have an early release. (Lily)
Tuesday - Today we learned algebra and adverbs. (Morgan)
Wednesday – I liked when we read “The Invisible String” and then connected the whole class together by a piece of string. (Kirheem)
Thursday - Today was really fun because in math we got to learn something new. I also liked gym when we played running bases. (Molly)
Friday - Today Dads’ in the military came and showed us cool things! (Aaron)
