Friday, February 6- Bingo Night - (I hope you can come. I will be working it:)
Wednesday, Feb. 11- Early Dismissal 11:00-Spirit Day-Wear Valentine's Colors.
Thursday, Feb. 12-Valentine's Day Party - 1:30
Spelling - This week is a review week. The students will be responsible for workbook pages 79-81. There will be a test on Friday of this week.
Math - We will begin a new unit this week. The students will identify, describe, and extend non numeric and numeric patterns. There will be a lesson review quiz on Friday of this week over lessons 1-4 in chapter 7. Division fact test mixed review on Friday.
Reading- In reading this week, we will continue our close read of the song"A Whole New World". We will begin our journey with the story of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo. The students will close read to appreciate the complexity of this piece of literature as we study the rich vocabulary and author's craft in making the text interesting and so challenging us to become better readers.
English- This week in English we continue our study with verbs.
Science-We will begin a new unit on the human body this week. The students will understand that cells are the building blocks of the body.
Social Studies- The test over chapter 8 will be on Thursday of this week. The students should study the main ideas of each lesson in the text and all the sheets in their folders.
They should know:
all vocabulary
understand how glaciers formed the Great Lakes
what connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
understand the flow of the Chicago River and why it was changed
advantages and disadvantages of shipping by barge
describe the Badlands of long ago and how they have changed
why did the Badlands become cooler and less humid
describe erosion
describe a prairie
why is the Midwest an important agricultural region
describe the Central Plains
crops that grow in the Midwest
understand irrigation
products of Wisconsin
