NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY, FEB. 28TH - Due to Teacher Institute Day.
Too Good For Drugs Update: Your child learned about the "Myths and Facts about Alcohol" and was given a handout to share with you. This is good information to discuss with your child.
THIS WEEK IN OUR CLASSROOM:
SPELLING: Lesson 20
ENGLISH: Verb tenses: Evaluating writing pieces that are not written in the same tense and proofreading and editing the piece. Also, working on subject/verb agreement.
READING: "Unsolved Mysteries" What Really Happened.....???? The students will finish reading about Amelia Earhart's mysterious disappearance and examine different theories or come up with one of their own about what really happened...... We are looking at text and deciphering information as factual or opinion and how to support facts with "evidence".
We will also do another practice extended extended response to a reading selection before ISAT testing the week of 3/3.
SOCIAL STUDIES: Imported Tea from England!!!! Is your child a Patriot or Loyalist? Will they have a cup of delicious refreshing flavorful tea from the EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY on Tuesday during our BOSTON TEA PARTY??? Please ask and send a reply!!!
**Lesson 2 of Patriot/Loyalist Project this week**
We begin Lesson 3 "The American Revolution Begins"
SCIENCE: Forms of Energy: Solar, Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, and Sound and how they change forms
MATH: Multiplication Properties
Multiplying Decimals by Powers of 10
Problem Solving: Looking for a Pattern
