Friday, February 12, 2010

February 15th-February 19th



Mark your calendar:
2/15 No School—President's Day
2/19 Six Flags Reading Club Deadline
2/25 Spring Pictures
2/26 Ozzie's Reading Club Deadline
2/26 Movie Night
A warm thank-you to all of the parents who helped make the Valentine's Day Party such a success. The children truly loved the treats and games!

Let's look ahead at our week...

Spelling:
Lesson 22: words ending in “dge” or “ge.” The test will be on Friday.

English:
We will continue with lessons on adjectives along with contract enrichment writing assignments.

Reading:
We will continue writing “Reader Responses” to different reading passages and continue practicing reading strategies. We will round out our study of figurative language by focusing on idioms, personification, and onomatopoeia. We will also put together our class book of alliterations.

Math:
We are currently working on our Measurement Unit in Chapter 22. Throughout the week, we will also continue practicing math strategies using problem solving and explaining our reasoning in T-Charts.
*Important: If your child has a different math teacher, please visit her blog for weekly math updates.

Social Studies:
We will continue with of study of the people of the Midwest. Our next lesson will explore “The Fur Trade.”

Science:
The graded assessment for Lesson Two has been postponed until Wednesday. We will move on to Lesson 3: What Are Some Sources of Electricity?