Important Dates to Remember:
Don't forget to turn in permission slips and money for the Mr. Lee the "Science Guy"
February 2 - 4th grade spelling Bee- Good luck Allie and Susan
February 5th - An all school multi-cultural assembly
February 6th - Movie Night
February 14th - Valentine's Day Party
February 16th - President's Day/ No School
February 20th-Geat America Sheets are due
In my homeroom a Scholastic book club order form will go home on Wednesday. Please have them turned in by Monday, Feb. 9th if you would like to place an order. Make checks payable to Scholastic. Thank you.
Spelling - This week the pattern is 1 + 1 + 1 words and ending that begin with consonants.
Reading- This week the students will be assessed on their knowledge of summarizing and cause effect skills. The students will read passages and show their understanding of the information given in the passage through mulitple choice questions. They will also practice writing responses to questions asked about the passage.
English This week the students will have a test over adjectives in unit 4. They will have homework assignments that will help them to review. They should bring their books home each night to review the skills in each lesson. They will also finish their "Hot Spot" writing.
Math - In Math this week the students will review finding the mean, median and mode of a set of numbers. They will learn how to use line plots and stem and leaf Plots to read and organize data. Please practice these skills with your students. They will be tested on their 3 division facts on Friday.
Science This week in science the students will be studying how energy changes form. They will learn about potential energy and kinetic energy. They will understand how people produce electricity from other forms of energy.
Social Studies A test over chapter 8 is planned for Friday of this week.
Things to review:
All vocabulary/Concepts from each lesson/end of chapter review/Review your maps skills
Reasons for changing the flow of the Chicago River
Why is the Midwest an important agricultural region?
Describe the Badlands of today and millions of years ago.
Why did the climate of the Badlands change?
Irrigation and how it helps farmers
important products of Wisconsin
What are the 5Great Lakes? How did the Great Lakes form?
How does a lock work and why are they built?
Advantages and disadvantages of shipping goods by barge (At least two for each)
Know many products of the Midwest
Think: Why would the prairie be better for farming than the badlands?
