We did it! ISATs are over! Students did such a great job staying focused this past week; I'm very proud of them!
This upcoming week is only a four day week because we don't have school on Friday. Since we are missing Friday, Thursday is a Friday schedule. Also, parent/teacher conferences are being held this week.
Here is the upcoming week in a nutshell:
MATH
We are beginning chapter 19 this week, which will continue geometry. This chapter focuses on plane and solid figures. A 'quest' is scheduled for Tuesday, March 16 to cover the concepts for this chapter.
LANGUAGE ARTS
This week we will be focusing on clarifying by identifying the main idea and details of nonfiction text. Our focus will be on China for which we will be developing a travel brochure. Class time will be provided for this project and if students work efficiently, very little work will need to be finished at home. The brochure will result from at outline we complete using nonfiction books on China.
Students will be taking the lesson 21 test in spelling on words spelled with ei on Monday. The final test will be on Thursday, March 11.
SOCIAL STUDIES
We are going to complete circle notes this week for lesson 3 of chapter 9 which will explain how other nations helped the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. A test on chapter 9 is scheduled for Tuesday, March 16. Students should regularly be reviewing their notes in preparation for this test.
SCIENCE
We are going to create weather stations this week to measure and observe weather conditions. Our exploration will include weather instruments, air masses and different types of weather. After we complete all of our notes on lesson 3 of chapter 11, we are going to have an open book, open note assessment on Monday, March 15. Students should also be regularly reviewing their science notes in preparation of the chapter test which is scheduled for Thursday, March 18.
Have a wonderful week! I can almost feel Spring in the air!
