Things to Remember:
March 1 - No school - Casimir Pulaski Day
March 2-March 5 - ISAT testing
March 5 - End of 2nd Trimester
March 8 - 10 Parent Teacher Conferences
Tuesday, March 9 - Report Cards
Friday, March 12 - No School
ISAT Testing: Please make sure your child gets plenty of rest and has a healthy breakfast each morning. We will be testing in the morning and afternoon. Your child may want to bring an extra snack and/or drink to help keep them focused for both tests each day.
Spelling - This week the rule is when a word ends with sh, ch, x or s, add es to make the plural form. When a word ends with se, ce, ze, or ge, drop the e and add es to make the plural.
There will not be a spelling test this week.
Language Arts - This week the students will choose a fable to practice and perform in front of the class.
Social Studies - The students will understand the impact the Civil War had on the Southeast. They will describe how the Southeast changed during the Reconstruction. They will also analyze the development of the Civil Rights Movement.
There will be a test over Chapter 7 on Tuesday, March 9. The students should study: The worksheets in their folders and the main ideas of the textbook.
They should know:
*all vocabulary
*important people: Sequoyah, Davy Crocket, George Washington, Rosa Parks, Danile Boone, Juan Ponce de Leon, Robert LaSalle, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Luther King, Jr. Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson
*important places: Roanoke Island St. Augustine, Florida
*Explain: how the Cherokee had to adapt there way of life after the Europeons arived, causes of the civil war, how Martin Luther King, Jr. protested segregation, reasons for moving into cities in the Southeast now
Science- This week the students will describe the uses of chemical and mechanical energy and how chemical energy can be changed to other forms of energy.
There will be a test covering chapter 15 on Thursday, March 11. The students should review all papers in their binders, understand the main ideas in the book and all vocabulary.
More information will follow.
