Our first week after break has passed and we are entering the week of Iowa tests. This is a crucial week to make sure students are getting enough sleep and eating a healthy, balanced breakfast. Please make sure you have two number 2 sharpened pencils and a healthy snack each day.
This week, we will begin Too Good For Drugs with Officer K, which is very exciting. He does an excellent job with our students year after year.
Important dates to remember:
Monday, January 18 - No school in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Wednesday, January 20 - Monday schedule (our class will not have Art)
Here is the upcoming week in a nutshell:
Math
Students will have three classes of Math this week and two days of Iowa testing. During our class time, we will explore prime and composite numbers and review for the quiz on Friday, January 15. The quiz is going to cover multiples and Least Common Multiples, divisibility rules, factors and Greatest Common Factors, and prime or composite numbers. This covers chapter 11, lessons 1-4.
Language Arts
Although Iowa testing will take up much of our class time, we will be focusing on English lessons 9 (agreement with be and have) and 10 (contractions). The test on chapter 3, Verbs, is scheduled for Tuesday, January 26.
There will not be a spelling lesson this week.
In reading, we will work on various comprehension strategies with a focus on clarifying.
Science
Students will begin their "This Place is a Zoo" projects on Monday and continue working on these throughout the week. This project will enable them to explore a specific (their choice) animal's biome, adaptations, and way of life. The project will include online research and developing a poster and sign indicating the information they were able to gather on their animal.
Social Studies
Our focus is on the French and Indian war this week, chapter 7 lesson 3. After we complete this lesson, we will review for the test which is scheduled for Tuesday, January 19. This is right after a 3-day weekend; students must remember to bring home their study materials on Friday.
I hope you have a wonderful week! Stay warm and dry!
