Weekly Spotlight:
*Spelling pretest on Monday.
*Vocabulary Quiz on Tuesday.
*Midwest Test on Tuesday.
*District Spelling Bee on Tuesday. We will all cheer on Amogh!!!
*Chapter 4 Human Body Science Test on Wednesday.
*Spelling test on Friday.
*PTO Trivia Night Social on Friday.
Coming Attractions:
*Unit 5 Capitalization and Punctuation Test on Monday, Feb. 11.
*No vocabulary quiz during the week of Feb. 11.
*Valentine's Party on Thursday, Feb. 11 at 1:30.
*No school on Monday, Feb. 18. - Presidents Day.
*Author Night on Tuesday, Feb. 19.
*Spring Picture Day on Thursday, Feb. 21.
*Early Dismissal on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 11:00.
*ISAT Testing on Monday, March 4 through Wednesday, March 13.
Homeroom Happenings:
Science: We will finish our study of the human body. The children will take the chapter 4 test on Wednesday. Here are some items to review:
*how tissues and organs form systems
*how the respiratory and digestive systems work
*how the circulatory system carries oxygen and nutrients
*Key words in lesson 1: tissue, organ, esophagus, stomach, diaphragm, artery, capillary, and vein.
*how the nervous system acts as the body's control system
*the jobs of the bones
*how muscles work with bones to move the body
*Key words from lesson 2: spinal cord, bone, joint, and muscle.
Social Studies: The children will take the Midwest Test on Tuesday. They will need to correctly identify all 12 states, 4 Great Lakes, and the Mississippi River. Spelling will count on states, lakes, and the river. Students can earn 1/4 point bonus for correctly identified capital. We will continue our study of the Midwest. The children will also begin a research project on a state in the Midwest.
Spelling: The spelling pretest will be on Monday. Challenge spellers and regular spellers will take their test in cursive on Friday. Incorrect letter formations will count as incorrect spelling. Please have your child practice correct letter formations throughout the week.
English: We spent three days working on quotations. Some students may need a little more review. This week, we will finish our unit with a lesson on titles. Our test on unit 5 will be on Monday, Feb. 11. This should give your child plenty of time to review the lessons from unit 5.
Quotation Marks Games:
http://www.quia.com/rr/335442.html?AP_rand=391535191
http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/quotation_marks/quiz1632.html
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/quiz/mquiz.asp?filename=tandersoquotes
http://languagearts.pppst.com/punctuation.html - Look at Power Point on Quotation Marks.
Reading: We will finish Matilda this week. The children will also begin a Poetry Project. Check your child's binder on Wednesday for directions on this project. Some time will be given each day to work on poetry. On Thursday and Friday, we will watch Matilda. While we watch the movie, we will compare and contrast the novel to the movie. A PG permission slip will be sent home early in the week.
Mrs. Sulima's Math Class:
Monday - Real-World Activity on Perimeter and Area. HW: Short Response Problem.
Tuesday - Circles - Using a compass. HW: WB 120 and practice using a compass.
Wednesday - Circumference. HW: WB 121.
Thursday - Trivia Challenge. HW: Review for Chapter 10, lesson 6-9 quiz tomorrow.
Friday - Chapter 10, lesson 1-6 quiz. If your band lesson is during math, please reschedule your lesson. HW: ISAT Review.
Group 1 Simple Machine Project
Group 2 Simple Machine Project
Group 3 Simple Machine Project
Group 4 Simple Machine Project
