Things to Remember:
Monday, February 16 - No School President's Day
Friday, February 20 - Read to Succeed Forms are Due
Thursday, February 26 - Spring Picture Day
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Spring Picture Day - All students will be photographed. Please
notify your student's teacher if you do not want an individual portrait
taken of your child.
Look Before You Buy:
Send no money now - View your portraits before you buy.
Your finished portrait package will be sent home for review.
Simply return any un-used portrait sheets with your payment.
Dear Parents,
Parent/Teacher Conferences are the week of March 9th. Spring conferences are being held on an "as needed" basis with your child's homeroom and/or math teacher. If you should wish to schedule a conference, please contact your child's teacher(s) as soon as possible. Please include if you prefer a phone conference or if you would rather meet in person. Please indicate which day (Monday - 3/9, Tuesday - 3/10, or Wednesday - 3/11) you prefer. Once all requests have been received, a conference date/time will be provided.
Spelling This week the pattern that the children are learning is to use dge immediately after a single, short vowel in a one-syllable word. Use ge in most other words.
Reading - All reading folders are due on Thursday, February 19th. Reading club party is on Friday, February 20th.
This week in reading the children will practice making inferences. They will make inferences as they read the story Skylark. They will also continue to work on their reading responses.
Science We will begin a new chapter this week. The Big Idea this week is Motion can be measured and described. It is influenced by forces such as gravity. The first lesson the students will learn about is how Motion is described and measured.
Social Studies This week the students will learn that European settlement in the Great Lakes region and the Mississippi valley began with fur trade. Many of the region's cities and towns began as fur trading centers. They will also identify the roles of Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette in the fur trade.
Math This week in math we will begin our geometry unit. The students will identify, describe, and draw points, lines, line segments, rays and planes. They will also measure and classify angles. They will draw right, acute, obtuse, and straight angles.
