Thanks to all of you who attended Curriculum Night. In the limited amount of time that was alloted to meet with each group, I hope I communicated expectations, policies and answers to questions. Please keep communication open between the classroom and home.
HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN MISS TREFONAS'S HOMEROOM:
SOCIAL STUDIES: Chapter 4 tests will be graded and returned on Monday.
Chapter 5 Lesson 1 "Hard Times in Virginia" We will learn about the colonies of Roanoke and Jamestown. Ask your child this question at the end of the week: Which was the first permanent English Colony in America?
SCIENCE: "Egg-speriment" due Tuesday!
We will be finishing the introductory unit. There will not be a final test over the introductory unit.
HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN MISS TREFONAS'S READING CLASS:
SPELING: Lesson 3 workbook due Thursday. Final test on Friday!
Word of the Week = possible 2 bonus points!
ENGLISH: Each child needs to bring in a photograph that they are in doing something memorable. This will be used to write our "Pyramid Poems". The pictures will be returned.
We will be learning about subjects in imperative sentences and conjunctions.
We will be listening to and singing along to two classic School House Rock songs.......Mr. Morton & Conjunction Junction! How many parents remember these?
READING: We will be reviewing the skills of looking at pictures and reading charts and graphs when used in non fiction text. We will also be learning how to distinguish between relevant and irrelevant information in non fiction text. Main idea and supporting details will be reviewed towards the end of the week which will be an introduction to our next reading strategy, SUMMARIZING!
VOCABULARY WORD CLUB = Your child is responsible for completing 10 vocabulary cards due by the end of the month! Hopefully, they are working diligently on this!
VOCABULARY WORD CLUB = Your child is responsible for completing 10 vocabulary cards due by the end of the month! Hopefully, they are working diligently on this!
SCOOPER READING = Tyler shared a wonderful book activity and an interesting book on Friday! We have had many other good shares too!
MATH CLASS:
Tuesday is our "Celebration of Knowledge" or otherwise known as a TEST on Chapter 1!!!
Chapter 2 MULTIPLICATION is next. How will your mathematician do on multiplication timed tests that begin this week?
GO DGS MUSTANGS! CROSS TOWN RIVALRY AT DGN!!!!
GO CUBS!!! INCREASE OUR FIRST PLACE LEAD!!!
