I put this newsletter for next week up early. However, you can always access past newsletters by clicking on the Blog archive to the left of your screen.
IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
~No School - Tuesday, Feb. 5th
~Early Dismissal -Thursday, Feb. 7th
~Spelling Bee Assembly in Prairieview gym Friday, Feb. 8th at 1:15. You are welcome to attend!
HERE'S WHAT WE ARE UP TO IN THE CLASSROOM:
Spelling/Science: Skeletal System words! The spelling of the words counts as a spelling grade and labeling the bones correctly counts as a science grade.
This test is on Tuesday, Feb. 12th. or earlier if your child is ready!
Study materials will be given on Mon. Feb. 4th!
Expository reading and writing: This will be a combination of reading and writing activities. The children worked hard on their persuasive writing pieces which have almost identical components to expository writing. We will focus on the same writing elements: focus, support, organization, and conventions when writing an expository. The emphasis is going to be on support. This means to explain in detail(s)! This is required for ISAT writing.
Social Studies: Chapter 8 Test is Wednesday, Feb. 6th. The children were given over a week's notice of the test date. Has your 5th grader been studying. The test has 4 sections: multiple choice, a "Where am I?" and "Who am I? section and a sequencing of events section.
Science: Skeletal System quiz on Tuesday, Feb. 12th (as mentioned above).
We will be going over the entire skeletal system! I hope that your child will use their cranium and learn all the parts of the skeletal system for the quiz!
T.G.F.D: This is week 8 of our 10 weeks of our drug education program with Deputy K.
*Remember that the homework grades will be entered as a science grade at the end of the program.
Math: Chapter 11 Measurement - This week we will be working with elapsed time, adding/subtracting time, and customary length/capacity with doing equivalencies.
Happy SuperBowl weekend!
Miss Trefonas
