Week of January 31, 2011

The amount of information our class shared for Culture Day was truly amazing. I only planned for this event to occur on Thursday and Friday afternoon and soon realized I did not set aside enough time for all our students had to share. We learned so much and ate delicious food! Thank you for all of your assistance at home on this very successful project. We still have some presentations to look forward to on Monday!

Odds and Ends:

There will be a PE test on Thursday.

The matter presentation from High Touch-High Tech is on Wednesday from 9-10.

Here is our upcoming week in a nutshell:

MATH

Students will continue through chapter 21 this week (metric measurement) and be tested on Thursday, 2/3. The x7 test is on Friday, 2/4.

Spelling
This week we will focus on List 15: vowel plus r sounds. The homework will be sent home Monday and due Friday. The graded test will be on Friday.

Reading
We will continue working on all of our reading strategies, especially identifying main ideas and details as we use various reading materials (novels, short stories, and leveled readers). Students will be developing a photo album of a famous African American in honor of Black History Month.

Science

The chapter 11 test is on Wednesday, 2/2. Students have been given a study guide and we will review this week, because this will be the first test in which they will not be able to use their book. The reviews we have taken throughout the chapter and the graphic organizers we have completed together are excellent studying resources.

Social Studies

Our last lesson in chapter 3 will be completed this week. The final test will be on Tuesday, 2/8. Students will not have access to their books for this test.

Have a wonderful week!