I hope everyone has a wonderfully relaxing Spring Break!
Weekly Spotlight:
*We will return to school on Monday, April 2.
*Spelling pretest on Monday.
*Spelling test on Thursday.
*Chapter 16, lesson 3 Social Studies quiz on Thursday - open book.
*No school on Friday.
Coming Attractions:
*Inventions and Contract due on Tuesday, April 10.
*Adjective Test on Tuesday, April 10.
*Spring Open House on Thursday, April 12.
Homeroom Happenings:
Science - The children will explore the force of gravity. Our key words are: gravity, gravitation, weight, and friction. Children should be working on their inventions. Inventions are due on Tuesday, April 10. They will also need to turn in their contract, colored and labeled diagram, and grading rubric.
Social Studies - We are taking the week off to work on Open House Preparations.
English - The children will finish a unit on Adjectives this week. We will make comparisons (er and est), compare with more or most, and compare with good and bad. We will fill out the "how to study" sheet on Thursday. Our Adjective test will be on Tuesday, April 10.
Spelling - We will take our pretest on Monday and final test on Thursday.
Reading - Our focus in reading next week will be on understanding different genres, specifically Pourquoi tales. Pourquoi is a French word meaning "why." Pourquoi tales are stories that tell how, long ago, something in nature came to be. Often times, these tales contain animals or natural forces that speak or have personalities.
Mrs. Sulima's Math:
Monday: Adding fractions with like and unlike denominators.
Tuesday: Adding Mixed Numbers.
Wednesday - Quiz on adding fractions and mixed numbers with like and unlike denominators.
Thursday - Subtracting fractions with like and unlike denominators.
Friday - No School.
