Reminder: There is NO SCHOOL on Tuesday, February 2 - Teacher Institute Day.
Our District Spelling Bee will be held on Thursday, February 4 at 1:00.
For our Valentine's Day party on Friday, February 12, the only drink that will be allowed will be water per the office.
Here is the upcoming week in a nutshell:
MATH
The test on Chapter 12 was originally scheduled for Monday, February 1, however, I am pushing this test back to Wednesday, February 3. I would like one more day to review the concepts we have been covering: improper fractions; mixed numbers; simplifying fractions; converting fractions to decimals, decimals to fractions; and equivalent fractions. After our test on Wednesday, we will begin Geometry as we discuss points, lines, angles, and polygons. Students will need to bring their protractors to math this week.
LANGUAGE ARTS
In spelling, lesson 17 is a review of previous lessons. We will be going over the rules we have learned thus far and sharing some tips for hard-to-spell words.
In English, our main focus will be on expository writing. We are going to practice writing leads, conclusions and transitions, as well as, discussing all of the important factors that must be included in an expository essay. This includes focus, support, and organization.
We will also be continuing with Night of the Twisters as we practice the strategies we have been learning.
SOCIAL STUDIES
Colonists are upset and in lesson two we will see how they rebel against Britain. Some concepts we will discuss will be the Committees of Correspondence, the Boston Tea Party, and the Intolerable Acts. We are also going to begin our Reader's Theater on Paul Revere's Ride.
SCIENCE
Our unit on weather will continue this week as we finish up discussing atmosphere and taking an open note/open book quiz on lesson 1 on Wednesday, February 3.
Have a wonderful week!!
