Thanks to everyone for sending in the healthy snacks and drinks during testing week. We are well stocked right now and if more are needed for ISAT testing in March I will let you know!
I am at a meeting on Tuesday and there will be a substitute. If you send an e-mail that needs immediate attention, I will not be here to respond. Please call the office for any concerns etc.
NO SCHOOL MONDAY - PRESIDENTS' DAY
**Mark your calendars.... Friday, March 7th - 1:00 Too Good For Drugs Graduation in Prairieview Gym! Parents and guests are invited!
SAVE THE DATE!!
HERE'S WHAT WE ARE UP TO IN OUR CLASSROOM:
SPELLING: Lesson 22 and "word of the week"
ENGLISH: Expository writing........The students will be implementing the elements that are required in ISAT writing. In March, they will be writing a timed expository prompt for the ISAT test.
We will also be creating Limericks this week which will be in honor of President Lincoln and President Washington in honor of these two great men's February birthdays.
READING: SCOOPer Reading goal is due Feb. 29th.
Literary Elements which include theme, critical events, and main/supporting characters will be our focus using our ISAT reading workbooks. The students take a mastery test at the end of each of these units.
SOCIAL STUDIES: Chapter 9 I will be sharing a book When Washington Crossed the Delaware with the students. It is written by Lynne Cheney, the wife of Vice President Cheney.
It is a compelling story about American history that helps us understand how fortunate we are to live in freedom. The students will imagine what it was like to be a patriot soldier with General Washington during this grueling time. They will write, from the point of view of one of these soldier's, a letter home. They will be getting a special pen during this activity!
We will also be watching a video about the "father or our country"....George Washington.
Thanks, Mrs. Caldarazzo, for making the pens!
SCIENCE: Human Body.....skeletal system, joints, and muscles.
I hope we'll flex our muscles and build great learning muscles!!!
MATH: Metric Measurement...length, capacity,mass(weight), and temperature.
Homework sheet on Friday!
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.....
MISS TREFONAS
