“It always seems impossible until it is done.” – Nelson Mandela
Important Information
The month of February is Black History Month. In addition to the various people we are learning about on our morning announcements, in the classroom we are also focusing on famous African Americans. Last week, we learned about Jackie Robinson, Thurgood Marshall, and Sojourner Truth. This week we will focus on Frederick Douglass, Bessie Coleman, Billie Holiday, Barack Obama, and Harriet Tubman.
Valentine’s Day is next Tuesday, February 14th. We will be celebrating with a party in our classroom. If you would like to send in cards for the class, please make sure that there is one for everyone. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to me.
Scholastic Book order forms went home on Friday 1/27. If you wish to order books for your child, please submit your order by Tuesday, February 7th. You can order on line at scholastic.com/bookclubs. The class code is GZBYH.
Some students are forgetting to bring their instruments to school for band and instrument lessons. Ms. Philbin emails the band schedule to all student usually by Thursday for the following week. Please make sure that your child brings his/her instrument to school for both the lesson and band rehearsal. For some students, that is two times a week. Should you have any questions, please contact Ms. Philbin or Mr. Stainkamp.
Academics
Math: We have finished our modules on multiplication and division, and we are now beginning addition and subtraction. We will be using Xtramath.org in the classroom to brush up on our facts.
ELA: We are continuing our work on Unit 3 Week 5 in our ELA series, Wonder. We are not having any spelling words this week. Our essential question is “How is each event in history unique?” The following is a list of everything we will be covering in ELA, including our vocabulary. We will have our comprehension and vocabulary tests on Friday.
- Genre: Expository Text
- Shared Reading: Moving America Forward
- Anchor Text: Birth of an Anthem
- Paired Selection: Discovering life Long Ago
- Summarize
- Timelines and Captions
- Text Structure: Chronology
- Author’s Purpose
- Vocabulary Words
- agreeable
- appreciate
- boomed
- descendants
- population
- resources
- transportation
- vehicles
- Suffixes: -able, -ful, and -less
- Week 5 Grammar
- Combining Sentences with Verbs
Social Studies: We are still learning about the three branches of government. We have begun working on our Branches of the United States Government books in the classroom. This week, we will be learning about the judicial and executive branches of government. We will be having a test on this next week.
TEST and QUIZZES
Friday: Reading and Vocabulary tests
Have a wonderful week! If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected]