Weekly Reminders:*Spelling pretest on Monday.
*District Spelling Bee on Tuesday at 10:00. Good luck to Robert and Emmanuelle!!!
*Spelling test on Friday.
*P.T.O. Bingo Night on Friday.
Plan Ahead:
*Failure Notices issued on Friday, February 4.
*Valentine's Day Party on Monday, February 14.
*No school on Monday, February 21 - Presidents' Day.
*Spring Pictures on Thursday, February 24.
*End of 2nd Trimester on Friday, February 25.
*ISAT testing begins on Monday, February 28.
*Parent Teacher Conferences during the week of February 28 ~ Reading students.
Homeroom Happenings:
Science - We will begin my favorite unit this week, Electricity. The children will be experimenting with simple circuits and static electricity. We will also learn about electrical currents.
Social Studies - The children will continue working on their "Just Look" projects. If your child does not have their research finished after class on Monday, they will need to finish at home before Thursday.
English - On Wednesday, we will be taking our next pretest. The children will get their contracts back on Friday. They will have the weekend to decide on their enrichment option. I will meet with each child on Monday, January 31. We will begin this unit on Tuesday, February 1.
Spelling - Our spelling words this week follow a "VCCV" pattern (vowel-consonant-consonant-vowel). Please have your child practice the words on the practice sheet. The test, on Friday, will need to be done in cursive.
Reading - The reading skill that we will work on this week is the identification of characters, setting, and plot. Students will fill out story structure maps as they read fiction to help them organize their thoughts and identify the main characters, setting, and plot.
Our second book club discussion will be on Tuesday. The children are finishing the book for this discussion. To be prepared for the discussion, children must have their books and completed discussion sheets. The children should fill out the prediction section on the discussion sheet. They are predicting what would happen next if there were more chapters in the book. I will be collecting and grading this set of discussion sheets.
Accelerated Math Menu:
Monday - Congruent and Similar Figures. HW: WB pg. 116.
Tuesday - No math due to District Spelling Bee.
Wednesday - Quiz on lessons to this point. Perimeter. HW: WB pg. 119.
Thursday - Circles. HW: WB pg. 120.
Friday - Circumference. HW: WB pg. 121.
