Monday, Jan. 16 - No School
Wednesday, Jan. 25 - Early Dismissal
Monday, Feb. 20 - No School, Presidents' Day
Tuesday, Feb. 28 - Early Dismissal
Math - We will review the skills in chapter 8, and there will be a test on Thursday of this week over chapter 8. The fact timed test 0-9 will be on Tuesday of this week since we had MAP testing on Friday last week. Then we will move into geometry. The students will identify, describe, and draw points, lines, line segments, rays, and planes.
Spelling - In spelling this week the students will work with the final /j/ and /s/ sounds in words. They will be responsible for workbook pages 44-45. I will be checking each day to be sure they have their assignments done. Since we do not have school on Monday, on Wednesday, they will need to turn in their words written 2x's each. on Thursday, they will need to turn in W.B. page 44, Friday W.B. page 45 and be ready for their test.
Reading
The comprehension skill that we will be focusing on this week is drawing conclusions. Good readers use details in a story to draw conclusions about characters and events. Students may use graphic organizers to gather details from a story to draw conclusions. They will learn that it is possible to draw more than one conclusion from the same details.
We will also work be writing extended responses to show understanding of our reading.
English - This week in English the students will identify and write past tense verbs with helping verbs and irregular verbs. They will also recognize and use the different forms of the verb be. They will form contractions using verbs and the word not. There will be a test on Wednesday, January 25th over verbs, unit 3.
Science - The essential question this week is "How Does Your Body Think and Move?" This week the students will describe the jobs of the nervous, skeletal, and muscular systems. They will also describe how the muscular and skeletal systems work together to move the body.
Social Studies - We will be traveling into the Midwest Region this week. The students will be responsible for coloring in a Midwest Region map according to the guidelines. They will have a Map test on Friday, where they will have to identify the states in the Midwest, all the Great Lakes, and the Mississippi River.
We will also work be writing extended responses to show understanding of our reading.
English - This week in English the students will identify and write past tense verbs with helping verbs and irregular verbs. They will also recognize and use the different forms of the verb be. They will form contractions using verbs and the word not. There will be a test on Wednesday, January 25th over verbs, unit 3.
Science - The essential question this week is "How Does Your Body Think and Move?" This week the students will describe the jobs of the nervous, skeletal, and muscular systems. They will also describe how the muscular and skeletal systems work together to move the body.
Social Studies - We will be traveling into the Midwest Region this week. The students will be responsible for coloring in a Midwest Region map according to the guidelines. They will have a Map test on Friday, where they will have to identify the states in the Midwest, all the Great Lakes, and the Mississippi River.
