Wednesday, January 14, 2009

The Week of January 19th-23rd


IMPORTANT NEWS:
January 20th – Inauguration Day – Wear red, white, and blue
January 21st – Practice Spelling Bee (in class)
January 28th – Classroom Spelling Bee

This week marks the midpoint of this trimester. If you have not checked your child's grades on line in a while, please make it a point to do so. There are six weeks left to this trimester.

Science: Students will continue their study of Electricity (chapter 15). There is a lot of information to know. Please review vocabulary words and concepts from lessons 1 and 2.

Social Studies: We will continue our study of the Midwest Region (chapter 8). The Midwest Region's map quiz will be Wednesday, January 28th. Please remember that spelling counts and there is no word bank!

Spelling: The new spelling list went home on Friday. This is a review week. Please help your child prepare for the test Friday.

Language Arts: We will continue our study of verbs (chapter 3). This can be a difficult area for some students. Please help your child review the concepts.

Reading: As we read the story, Happy Birthday, Dr. King, we will work on Cause/Effect. This can be a difficult area for some students. Please review with your child at home. In addition, we will also work on Drawing Conclusions.

Math: This math news is for Mrs. Cushing's class only. Please check your child's math teacher's blog for news from their class. The chapter 7 test over Collecting and Organizing Data will be Wednesday. There is a lot of terminology to know. Please help your child review for the test.