Weekly Spotlight:
*English Test on Monday. Enrichment projects due.
*Guest Teacher on Tuesday. I will be at a Gifted Convention.
*Valentine's Day Party on Thursday, 1:30-2:20.
*Time for Kids Quiz on Friday.
*Valentine's Day Spelling Test on Friday.
*Mid-term on Friday.
Coming Attractions:
*No school on Monday, Feb. 18.
*Author Night on Tuesday, Feb. 19.
*Spring Pictures on Thursday, Feb. 21.
*Early Dismissal on Tuesday, Feb. 26.
*ISAT Testing - March 4 through 13.
Homeroom Happenings:
Science - We have finished our study of the human body. Our next unit will be on Simple Machines. Your child will be working in a group to complete a simple machines presentation.
Social Studies - The children will begin a state research project this week. They will be learning about a state in the Midwest. Children will be researching state symbols, famous people from the state, and famous places, events, landmarks, tourist attractions, etc. We will be making a project that will be displayed at our spring open house.
Spelling - We are going to work with a Valentine's theme spelling list this week. The children will have activities to complete for each night. They will be tested on the words on Friday.
English - On Monday, the children will take the unit 5 test on Capitalization and Punctuation. Also, English enrichment projects will be due on Monday.
Reading - We will continue working in our COACH book. Also, the children will have time each day to work on their poetry projects. I have reserved the lab on Thursday and Friday to allow children time to start typing their poems. Poetry books are due Monday, February 25. A requirements sheet and grading rubric should be in your child's binder.
Mrs. Sulima's Math Spotlight:
Monday - Transformations and Symmetry. HW: Short-Response Problems.
Tuesday - Volume and Extended Response. HW: Finish Extended Response.
Wednesday - Factors, Multiples, Prime Numbers, and Prime Factorization. HW: TBD
Thursday - Trivia Challenge. HW: "The Baker" problem. (Shortened math due to Valentine's Day Party.)
Friday - Elapsed Time. HW: "Boats"
