Things to Remember:
Monday, February 9 - Book orders are due. Please make orders out to Scholastic Book Clubs
Friday, February 13 - Valentine's Day party at 1:30
Monday, February 16 No School Presidents' Day
Friday, February 20- Great American Read to Succeed forms are due
Thursday, February 26 - Spring Picture Day
Monday, March 2, - Casimir Polaski Day No School
Tuesday, March 3 -ISAT testing begins
Monday, March 9 - Conference week
This week is "phone week". All students will be tested to see if they know their home phone numbers.
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) by Friday, February 13th. 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 The spelling pattern this week is 1 + 1 + 1 words and silent e words with ending. I will be assessing their daily work this week. I have noticed a great improvement of test scores since they have been writing their words one time each every night. Great job!
Test on Friday chapter 21.
English - This week the students will finish up their "Hot Spot" adjective writing assignment.
Reading - This week the students will work with comprehension in expository passages. They will also work on their written responses to questions asked about the passage. They will be asked to write clues from the story and their own ideas to support their answers.
Don't forget to turn in your reading folders. Also, Read to Succeed forms are due by Feb. 20th.
Social Studies - The children will learn about the early Ojibwa culture, a Native American tribe from the Midwest area. They will describe the ways Ojibwa culture has changed since the mid - 1600's. They will also learn about the Sioux and how they continue to follow their traditions. Students will make their own "talking stick" . The Ojibwa use the talking stick to make sure that each person in a group has a chance to express his or her thoughts. Whoever has the stick has the right to talk.
Science- This week the students will learn about chemical energy (energy that can be released by a chemical reaction) and mechanical energy (the total potential and kinetic energy of an object).
A test over chapter 15 will be given on Thursday of this week.
The students should begin preparing for this test on Monday.
They should know:
All vocabulary
Concepts about:
magnets
energy of position
series circuit
conductors of electricity
2 kinds of energy
4 sources of energy
current electricity
How would you make a generator? What items would you need?
Know what a parallel and series circuit look like and the pros and cons of both.
Be able to look at a circuit to see if it is closed or open and understand what that means for the lightbulb.
Math This week we will have a test over chapter 7 lessons 1-4. The students should review finding the mean, median, and mode and range of a set of data. They should be able to read a line plot and create one from a set of data. Please have your children review the sheets in their folders and practice using the review at the end of the chapter. The posttest sheets will come home for them to practice as well. They should work on their 4 division facts this week.
