Things to Remember:
Monday, March 7 - No school on Monday, Pulaski Day.
Wednesday, March 9 - ISAT Science Part 1 & 2
Tuesday, March 15, MAPs Parent Meeting,6:30-7:30.
Monday, March 28-Friday, April 1 - Spring Break
Math- We will begin a unit on measurement this week. The students will use customary units to measure to the nearest inch, half inch and quarter inch. They will also use custormary units to measure weight.
Spelling - This week in spelling the students will work with words that have suffixes and prefixes. Workbook page 109-111 are due on Friday. All tests and spelling pages need to be done in cursive beginning this week.
Reading - We will be using the predict/infer strategy, as well as cause and effect. Thinking about story events and personal knowledge helps readers predict likely events. With cause and effect, students will focus on why story events happen and what happens as a result.
You may want to ask your child if they have a red pen for grading in reading. If not, that is something they should remember to bring to class with them.
English - We will continue our work with adverbs. We will also begin a unit on expository writing.
Social Studies - Our test on chapter 9 will be on Friday, March 10. To prepare for the test, review the following items:
All main ideas/concepts from the lessons
All vocabulary
Understand the Ojibwa way of life
Know the accomplishments of the explorers Joliett and Marquettte
Major Midwestern cities that began as forts or trading posts
What it was like for the Midwestern pioneers when they arrived in the Midwest
John Deere's accomplishments
What were Lewis and Clark's goals? Who hired them?
Understand how the steamboats effected the life of farmers in the Midwest
Advantages of shipping by railroad rather than by steamboat
Science - ISAT testing this week.
