Weekly Announcements
February 7 – Spirit Day! February 12 – Progress Reports February 14 – ½ Day February 17 – no school – President’s day As always, please be sure to check student’s homework folder nightly to see if there is material that needs to be read and signed by parents/ guardians. Also by signing the planner and behavior log you are acknowledging that you have seen their completed homework and any potential behavior issues. Please do not sign the planner without looking to see if homework is completed Academics Spalding - The students will be dictating and learning Spelling list 20 this week. The spelling homework and test for List 19 are due on Friday. Language/Writing – This week’s lessons will be learning about use of additional types of pronouns and irregular verbs. The next Grammar Test is Monday. In writing, we are beginning to learn about compare and contrast writing. We will be starting a 5-paragraph essay where the students is able to write an analysis comparing and contrasting a given topic. Reading – In reading we will be continue to focus on identifying and comparing themes. .. Students will be learning the differences between the different types and how to identify the purpose of each type. Math - This week we start a multi-week long unit on fractions. Students will be learning all the rules for adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing with fractions. Science - This week we continue a multi-week long unit on the metric system and how scientist measure. The next due date for the Science Fair Project is Thursday February 13th! Students should be researching for the research documentation page and their 5-paragraph essay this week and writing next week. Social Studies – We will finish up the study of Unit 3, post-civil war American and Arizona’s role in that part of history. The Social Studies test will be next week – date TBD Weekly Announcements
January 8 – Report cards go home January 10 – Spirit Day! January 17 – PRA/Great Skate Family Fun Night! January 20 – MLK Day – No School January 24 – Field Day As always, please be sure to check student’s homework folder nightly to see if there is material that needs to be read and signed by parents/ guardians. Also by signing the planner and behavior log you are acknowledging that you have seen their completed homework and any potential behavior issues. Please do not sign the planner without looking to see if homework is completed Academics Spalding - The students will be dictating and learning Spelling list 17 this week. The spelling homework and test for List 16 are due on Friday. Language/Writing – This week’s lessons will be learning about use of Possessive Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives. The next Grammar Test is Tuesday. In writing, we are beginning to learn about persuasive writing. We will be starting a 5-paragraph essay where the students is able to write a persuasive argument for or against a topic of their choice. Reading – In reading we will be concentrating on identifying and comparing themes. .. Students will be learning the differences between the different types and how to identify the purpose of each type. Math - We will take a math benchmark test on Monday. This week we will reviewing and practicing, writing remainders as fractions, how to add basic fractions, and identifying polynomials. Science - This week we have begun reviewing requirements for this quarter’s Science Fair Project. The approval form for the student’s project ideas must be turned in by 1/30 at the latest. They may be turned in early. We will be practicing all the different required elements of the scientific process throughout the week. Social Studies – We will continue the study of Unit 3, post-civil war American and Arizona’s role in that part of history.. Announcements:
- There is no school Monday the 6th. - Please be sure to have students be looking through their science fair projects to come up with a problem. - Spirit day is on Friday, students may wear spirit shirts, and we will have an assembly at 8:15. - Name number and date must be on every paper turned in. - Please be sure to notify your teacher by Sunday night if your child is going to attend that weeks tutoring. - Report Cards for quarter 2 will be released on Wednesday. Academics: Spalding - Students will be entering list 16 into their notebooks and will be tested on list 15. We will be focusing on the progressive verb tense, adjectives, subordinating conjunctions, suffixes (-ent, -ment, -in, -de), and hyperbole. Students will be given a Morrison McCall test this week for spelling. Grammar - Students will complete Grammar Lessons 66, 67, 68 and 69 (with emphasis and lessons on the comma). Writing - Students will be working on the PARCC Writing Assessment. Reading - Students will be working on the PARCC Reading Assessment. We will be going over the Scientific Method project for Quarter 3 grade in both science and reading. We will also review criteria for the Reading Log and the poem for Quarter 3. Math - Students will work on Investigation 6 which is Displaying Data Using Graphs. Study guide 11A will be given on Thursday and test 11B will be on Friday. Science - Students will be introduced to the scientific method and will read over a sample project 'drip dry'. Social Studies - Students will read about timelines and then get into unit 2 lesson 1 Spanish in North America. |
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