January 18 -- M.L. King's Birthday -- No School
February 2 -- Teacher's Institute -- No School
February 15 -- President's Day -- No School
March 1 -- Casimir Pulaski Day -- No School
March 12 -- Parent/Teacher Conferences -- No School
IOWA Testing will be done this week. Please be sure to have your child eat a healthy breakfast and get a good night's sleep.
Math - This week the students will use line plots to review and organize data. There is a quiz covering mean, median, and mode on Thursday and a test over chapter 7, lessons 1, 2, 3, and 4 on Friday.
Reading News: Don't forget the the minutes that you have spent reading for the independent reading in class can be used to fill in your Great America and Ozzie's Reading Club incentives. You just need to be sure to turn in all of them. Please turn in Ozzies form after you complete two weeks. So that I can award the progress of getting around the bases.Social Studies- There is a test scheduled for Wednesday, January 20th over chapter 6 The Land of the Southeast.
Your children should study:
papers in their binder
Review lesson in the back of the chapter
all lesson reviews
all vocabulary
They should know:
landforms of the Southeast and their elevations compared to each other (which one has the lowest, highest, etc)
climate of the Southeast & Florida
understand what a hurricane is, how it forms, and be able to give examples of how it can be destructive
purpose of lighthouses
know some resources of the Southeast and what they are used for
know the animals of the southeast region and the areas of the Southeast they live-( example: alligators- swamps of Florida)
know the crops/product and resources of the Southeast region and where they are found (Example oranges are mostly grown if Florida)
Science A science test is scheduled for Friday, January 22 over chapter 3.
The children should study:
all vocabulary
all papers in their binder
lesson reviews at the end of the chapter and lessons
all vocabulary
They should know:
all vocabulary
how plants meet their basic needs
understand the difference between learned behavior and instincts (be able to give examples)
understand hibernation and what happens to an animal when it goes into hibernation
extinction(know examples of plants and animals that are extinct and not extinct from the book)
adaptations and how they are used
migration
Life cycle of a tree and the importance of each stage
How do fossils help scientists know the size of an animal or how it moves or eats?
