Weekly Reminders:*Spelling pretest on Monday.
*Valentine's Day Party on Monday, 1:30.
*Chapter 15, lesson 1 science quiz on Tuesday.
*Unit 4 Adjective test on Wednesday.
*Midwest Region test on Thursday.
*Chapter 8, lesson 2 Social Studies quiz on Friday.
*Spelling test on Friday.
Plan Ahead:
*No school on Monday, February 21 - Presidents' Day.
*P.T.O. Dine-out at Noodles & Company on Monday, February 21. Click here: http://www.ccsd66.org/PTO/FundRaisers/noodles.pdf
*Spring Pictures on Thursday, February 24.
*End of Second Trimester on Friday, February 25.
*ISAT Testing begins the week of February 28.
*Report Cards issued on Tuesday, March 1.
*Parent Teacher Conference Week - February 28.
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Valentine's Day Party:
The children may bring in Valentine's cards and non-edible treats on Monday. We have 24 student in our classroom.
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Homeroom Happenings:
Science - The students are having a wonderful time working with electricity. Most of this unit is hands-on exploration. The children will take an open book quiz on chapter 15, lesson 1 on Tuesday. This week we will also work on answering the question - How are electricity and magnetism related?
Social Studies - We will continue our study of the Midwest. We will have an open book/notes quiz covering chapter 8, lesson 2 on Friday. Also, the children will take their Midwest map test on Thursday. They need to know the location and correct spelling of each state. Also, they can earn 1/4 point bonus for each capital city.
English - We have now completed the lessons in our unit on Adjectives. On Monday, we will fill out our "how to study" sheet for our test which will be on Wednesday. Enrichment projects will also be due on the day of the test.
Spelling - We will take our spelling pretest on Monday. The children should practice their words in cursive throughout the week. Our test will be on Friday. This will be our last spelling test of second trimester. New procedures will be in place for third trimester. Please watch this Blog and your child's binder for third trimester procedures.
Reading - In reading this week our target genre is poetry. The students will understand the elements of poetry, and they will work with figurative language such as simile, metaphor, personification, and idioms. A poetry project will be assigned and the students will be working on that in class and at home over the next couple of weeks. Along with poetry, the students will also be working on writing extended responses which will connect with their reading passages.
Word Masters Practice:
http://www.quia.com/cb/731270.html
http://quizlet.com/3922593/wordmasters-blue-division-2010-2011-list-2-4th-flash-cards/
Accelerated Math Menu:
Monday - Square Measures and Area of Squares and Rectangles. HW: WB pgs. 137 & 138 (skip 1, 7, 10, 13, & 16 on pg. 138) & Review pages.
Tuesday - Trivia Challenge and mini-lesson on solid figures. HW: WB pg. 140 & Review pages.
Wednesday - Cubic Measures and Volume. HW: WB pg. 142 (#1-9) & 143 (skip #7 & 10) & Review pages.
Thursday - Trivia Challenge & mini-lesson on Temperatures. HW: WB pg. 128 & Review pages.
Friday - Units of Time. HW: WB pg. 129 & Review pages.
