Weekly Spotlight:
*Pronoun test on Monday.
*Short Chapter 11 Math test on Tuesday.
*Valentine's Day Party on Tuesday, 1:30.
*Spelling/Vocabulary test on Friday.
Coming Attractions:
*No school on Monday, February 20.
*Spring Pictures on Thursday, February 23.
*Early Dismissal on Wednesday, February 28, 11:00.
*P.T.O. Dine-out at Chili's on Wednesday, February 28.
*End of Trimester on Friday, March 2.
Homeroom Happenings:
Science - We have learned a "secret language" to help us draw circuit diagrams. The children explored series circuits. These are circuits with one path. We will continue our study of circuits this week by exploring parallel circuits. These are circuits with more than one path. We will have a circuit diagram quiz late in the week or early next week. Watch your child's assignment notebook for the exact date.
Social Studies - We will be working on a desert project for the next couple weeks. The children will learn how to make a slide show on the computer. Their projects will include desert plants and animals. Project directions and grading checklist will be in your child's social studies folder.
Spelling - Our spelling/vocabulary test will be on Friday. Start practicing the following words with your child: smug, hideous, burrow, misconception, fester, perturb, gumption, eradicate.
English - Our pronoun test will be on Monday. All English enrichment projects will be due on the day of the test. We will use the rest of the week to continue practicing reading extended responses.
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 this 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.
Mrs. Sulima's Math Class:
Monday - ISAT short & extended responses. Review for short test on Tuesday.
Tuesday - Short Chapter 11 Test. Students will be allowed to use their pink measurement hint bookmark. Trivia Challenge.
Wednesday - Metric Measurement
Thursday - Area of Rectangles & Squares.
Friday - Area of Parallelograms and Triangles.
