Saturday, March 5, 2011

Week of March 7, 2011

No School on Monday, March 7!

During parent/teacher conferences, it was so nice to see many parents again, as well as, meet some parents for the first time. If at any time you would like to touch base with me, please don't hesitate to contact me.

We only have one ISAT left this week! On Wednesday afternoon, students will be taking the final Math ISAT test. Students have done such a great job on these tests and even though it was their first time, there were true experts. Thank you so much, parents, for sending in treats for the students. They enjoyed them very much!!!

Please note that on March 15th there will be a Parent Connect meeting to learn more about how to interpret your child's MAPS scores.

Here is the upcoming week in a nutshell:

MATH
Students will be taking the final math ISAT on Wednesday. In addition, we will begin chapter 19 on decimals.
Multiplication tests will be on the following dates:
x10 Friday 3/18
x11 Friday 3/25
x12 Friday 4/8
Mixed Review Friday 4/15
READING
We will begin reading the chapter book Ramona Quimby, Age 8. While reading students will work on many reading strategies including finding the main idea, making connections, and sequencing.
SPELLING
We will have spelling this week. We will be working on spelling list 17, which includes words with prefixes and suffixes. There will be a test on Friday, March 11th.
ENGLISH
Students will begin working with adjectives this week.
SOCIAL STUDIES
As we continue our study of Egypt, students will learn more about Cleopatra this week. There will be a comprehension check on Monday, 3/14. This check will be open book.
SCIENCE
We will finish up chapter 4 on ecosystems and test on this chapter on Friday, 3/11.
Have a wonderful week!

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