Week of February 15 -19, 2010



IMPORTANT DATES:

Monday Feb. 15 NO SCHOOL Presidents' Day

Wednesday Feb. 17 Kids on the Block



CLASSROOM CHATTER:

Thank You! to everyone who helped out with the valentines' party. It is such a treat for the students to have such a special time with their friends.
ATTENTION Pringle potato chip eaters!!! We are in need of PRINGLE canisters for our Science project on Space. We need one for each student. They can come to school full or empty! Please have them at school by Tuesday, February 16.



SPELLING:

Lesson 21 nouns formed with -er.
No pretest due to the shortened week. Spelling test is on Friday.


ENGLISH:

We have been working on EXTENDED RESPONSES. How to turn a question around, look for clues in our reading and support it. We will continue working on EXPOSITORY WRITING next week. I am sending home a sheet with ideas on how to support good writing habits at home.


READING:

We have read "The Desert Giant, The World of The Saguaro Cactus" and "Happy Birthday Basketball". We have written Extended Responses for both. They are doing a great job!!!


SCIENCE:

We are finishing our unit on the Solar System. We will learn more about inner and outer planets, sun facts and the constellations. Ask your child what "My very educated mother just served us nachos " means.


SOCIAL STUDIES:

We will be finishing up Chapter 9 this week . We will be talking about: supply and demand and profit.


MATH:

We are continuing our Geometry Unit. We will be learning about volume and space figures.
We will have a "Geometry Project" that will be lots of fun for the students. Information will come home this week. The students should be reviewing their Geometry Notes for vocabulary. OUR CHAPTER TEST will be coming soon.