Things to Remember:
Tuesday, Feb. 2 -No school on Tuesday - Teachers' Institute.
Thursday, Feb.4 - District spelling bee on Thursday, at 1:00
Friday, Feb. 12 Valentine's Day Party 1:30-2:15
Monday, February 15 No school - Presidents' Day.
Friday, February 19-Six Flags Reading Club deadline
Thursday, February 25 - Spring Pictures on Thursday,
Friday, February 19 - Classroom Reading Club party
Friday, February 26 - Ozzie's Reading Club deadline
Friday,February 26 - Movie Night
Math - This week in math we will review circles. There will be a quiz on circles and quadrilaterals on Wednesday (lessons 19. 6 & 19.7). The children should recognize the diameter and radius of a circle and understand how to figure out what they are when given the length of one or the other. They should understand and be able to recognize the different quadrilaterals. They should use their text book and their worksheets to help them. We will begin chapter 20 on motion geometry. The students will identify congruent and similar figures. They will identify, predict and describe the results of transformations: translation (slide), rotation (turn) and reflection (flip). They will also identify, describe,extend, and make geometric patterns. Lessons 20.1, 20.3, 20.6 will be covered.
Wednesday, February 3- quiz circles and quadrilaterals
Friday, February 5 - quiz division 9
Tuesday, February, 9th - quiz Lessons 20.1, 20.3, and 20.6.
Spelling - The spelling rule/pattern of the week. Words that have 1 syllable, 1 vowel and end with 1 consonant are called 1 + 1 + 1 words. Double the final consonant of a 1 +1 +1 word before you add an ending that begins with a vowel, such as ed or ing. Do not double the final consonant of a 1 + 1 + 1 word when you add an ending that begins with a consonant.
Reading - In reading this week, we will continue to work on our reading responses. We will also work on the skill of making inferences. The children will be reading fiction and nonfiction genre to help them understand and practice this skill.
English - We will begin a unit on adjectives this week. The students will identify adjectives that tell what kind and how many. They will also practice writing adjectives before the verb be and after.
Science - In science this week the students will understand that electrical conductors allow electric charges to move through them easily and insulators do not. They will experiment to find out which materials are conductors or insulators.
Social Studies - In social studies this week the children will learn about the native American tribe, the Cherokee, whom lived in the Southeast. They will understand their way of life before the Europeans came to North America, and how their culture changed after. They will identify the Trail of Tears and its impact on the Cherokee.
