I hope everyone enjoyed the three-day weekend.
The students are working on persuasive essays about improvements they’d like to see made to our school or classroom. We are working on developing reasons that are supported by facts and details. Ms. Mazza agreed to take a look at the final copies of the students’ work and discuss some of their ideas.
Week: January 16-20
Spelling: turkey, lonely, colony, steady, hungry, valley, hockey, starry, melody, movie, duty, drowsy, chimney, plenty, daily, alley, fifty, empty, injury, prairie Challenge words: envy, fiery, mercy, discovery, mystery
Reading: Anchor text: “The Life and Times of the Ant”; Vocabulary: social, exchanges, excess, reinforce, storage, transport, chamber, scarce, obstacles, transfers; The Family Under the Bridge, by Natalie Savage Carlson
Writing: persuasive essays about school improvements
Math: Test on Chapter 5; equivalent fractions, common denominators
Science: Test on Chapter 9
Social Studies: Liberty Kids American Revolution series
Tests This Week:
- Tuesday – Math, Chapter 5
- Friday – Spelling; Science, Chapter 9
Important Notes:
- Math Extra Help Tuesday, 7:45 am
- We are watching a video series called “Liberty Kids” which goes along with our Social Studies chapter on the American Revolution.
- PLEASE send in new supplies if you haven’t already done so. there are still several students without pencils.
This Week’s Prayer Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rK6O0YtBRY