The unit ahead of us is a great one with a lot of fun activities. I know the students are going to enjoy the book this unit as well (they all cheered when I told them it was much shorter than Johnny Tremain!)
News to Know
- Luke Weathersby is this week's snack helper. Next week's helper is Lola.
- Students will each need a deck of cards for this week's center activity on Wednesday. It does not have to be a new deck, but the cards should be in reasonably good condition and the set should be complete.
- We will begin taking the SAT test on Thursday, March 22 and continue into the week of the 26th. We will be occasionally reviewing for the test starting this week, and your child's attendance is very important during this time. Thanks for all you do!
Language Arts
We will begin reading our new novel. Students need to read chapters 5 and 6 for homework on Tuesday night. We will also begin to look at pronouns, including subject and object pronouns. To prepare for the SAT test, we will practice editing sentences and passages for spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
Math
We will begin Topic 13: Decimals this week. We will discuss the relationship between fractions and decimals, use money to understand decimals, and add / subtract money. Please encourage your child to look for decimals in the world around them. As this is a short topic, we will take the test on Friday.
Science
We will wrap up our weather topic on Monday by making a barometer and then doing some experiments with clouds and atmosphere. We will then move into chemistry, one of my personal changes. We will discuss states of matter, the difference between weight, mass, and volume, and physical and chemical changes. I've got some exciting experiments planned for this week!
