Dates to Remember:
March 25-April 1- Spring Break
April 2 - Classes resume
April 8 Conference Week- Conference sign ups will be with math classes. You should have already received the conference sign up through e-mail.
Edison's Workshop, presented by a hands-on organization for students, Hightouch Hightech, will be here on Tuesday, April 2, to work will our students on the concepts of electricity. It will be a great introduction to our electricity unit.
Math - This week in math we will review measuring to the nearest, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, and whole. The students will solve problems involving unit conversions within the same measurement system for time, length, and weight/mass, and capacity. There will be a quiz on Friday over lessons 1-4 in chapter 22.
Spelling - In spelling this week we will work with more words that have the VCV pattern. The students will be responsible for workbook pages 175-177 or activities if they passed out of the pretest. There will be a test on Friday of this week.
Reading This week in reading the students will understand the elements of Pourquoi tales and try writing one of their own . Pourquoi in French means "why."
English - We will continue working on Expository Writing. The students will understand and identify different kinds of hooks in the books that they read. A hook is an introduction which will grasp the readers attention. They will then practice writing their own hooks. They will also understand and identify different kinds of support that can be used in their essay. They will then practice writing support for their ideas.
Science- This week in science we will begin a unit on electricity. The students will understand that electric currents and magnets can be used for many purposes. The students will learn what electricity is, and they will understand how to construct a simple circuit.
Social Studies - The students will describe how the Grand Canyon as carved out by erosion caused by the Colorado River, and how it continues to shape the Grand Canyon today. They will understand why the Grand Canyon has been made a national park. We had a wonderful presentation given by one of our former teachers, Sandie Vasnorus. Mrs. Vasnorus shared with us pictures of her travels to the Grand Canyon and her hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
