ISAT Week
This week the students will be taking the ISAT tests. The best way to help the children prepare is to review the models sent home for written responses to math and reading. They can review the science and math packets to go over the skills that they know they had some difficulty with.
It is important that they get plenty of rest and eat a healthy breakfast. I healthy snack would be a good idea for the kids to bring in on these days to give them that late morning boost.
There will be no spelling test this week.
Science The students will conduct experiments to investigate the effects of friction and lubricants on moving things. When is friction needed and not needed? When are lubricants useful? How do we use them in our everyday life?
Social Studies The students will learn about the people of the Midwest. They will learn about the different Native American tribes that lived in the Midwest. They will compare the Ojibawa culture from the 1600's to today. They will understand how these Native Americans keep their culture alive today. The students will make their own "Talking Stick". The Ojibawas had a talking stick that they used when they had meetings. The person with the talking stick was the one who could talk. Everyone else in the group had to listen and be respectful to the person with the talking stick. This gave everyone in the group a chance to speak.
Math We will be meeting this week only for ISAT testing.
