*No school Monday 2/21 Presidents' Day
*End of Trimester 2 - Friday 2/25
*ISAT testing begins the week of 2/28
*P/T Conference week of 2/28
Classroom Chatter
Don't forget to have your child return conference forms.
Spelling
No spelling this week. We will be using this time to work on prefix, suffix, and base words.
Reading
We will continue working on extended response. Your child learned a song and a small "dance" to remember the steps to writing an extended response. Ask them about it! Maybe they'll "dance" and "sing" it for you!
English
We will begin writing our autobiographies this week!
Science
We kicked off chapter 12 by learning about energy. We learned about kinetic energy and potential energy. Your child should bring in 4 pictures of examples of kinetic energy and 4 pictures of examples of potential energy from magazines, the internet, or handmade. This week we will learn all about how energy can be used.
Social Studies
We are continuing with our study of Ancient Egypt. We didn't get a chance to start our new book, Tut's Mummy Lost and Found. We will this week.
Math
We will take a division 3 mad minute this week. We started chatper 11: Perimeter, Area, and Volume. This is a continuation of geometry. At the end of this unit information about a Geometry Project will come home. There will be a check your progress on lessons 1-3 on Tuesday 2/22. Just a reminder with CYP's, they are NOT tests. They are assignments done in class for a grade. Students can use their notes in their spiral and textbooks to help them and ask me questions!!!
Students also are working on making solid figures. They were sent home on Friday to assemble. We will be making some solid figures with toothpicks and marshmallows on Tuesday!!!
