Weekly Reminders:*Spelling pretest on Monday.
*Invention Convention Contract due on Thursday.
*"Check your Progress" math quiz on Thursday.
*Spelling test on Friday.
Plan Ahead:
*Spring Break-week of February 28.
Homeroom Happenings:
Science - On Monday, I will introduce the "Invention Convention" project to the class. The children will have until Thursday to plan out and draw a diagram of their invention. On Thursday, I will meet with each child to discuss and approve their inventions. After my approval, your child can begin constructing their invention. These projects will be due on Tuesday, April 12.
Social Studies - We will continue working on our Midwest Persuasive Travel Brochures.
English - Expository writing will be our focus this week and the two weeks after spring break. We will work on four paragraph essays. These essays will include an introduction, 2 detailed body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
Spelling - Our spelling pretest will be on Monday. Please have your child practice their words at home in cursive. Our test on Friday will be in cursive.
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Reading - Next week in reading, students will be focusing on the skills of identifying fact and opinion, and evaluating. A fact is a statement that can be proven to be true. An opinion tells what a person thinks, believes or feels. Good readers should be able to identify when an author is using a fact or an opinion in a story. Evaluating text involves considering how well the author expresses and supports ideas. Students will be practicing these skills while reading the third story in our “Heroes” theme, Lou Gehrig, The Luckiest Man.
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Accelerated Math Menu:
Monday - Multiples - LCM & LCD. HW: WB pg. 46.
Tuesday - Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions. HW: WB pg. 47.
Wednesday - Compare and Order Fractions. HW: WB pg. 48 & "check your progress" quiz tomorrow.
Thursday - "Check your Progress" quiz. HW: None.
Friday - Adding Fractions with Like Denominators. HW: Enjoy your Spring Break.
