Friday, January 23, 2009

The Week of January 26th-30th


IMPORTANT NEWS:
January 28th – Classroom Spelling Bee
Week of February 2nd - 4th grade spelling bee

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. Students will learn about Potential and Kinetic Energy (lesson 3).

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

Spelling: The new spelling list will go home on Monday. Please help your child prepare for the test Friday.

Language Arts: We will finish our study of verbs (chapter 3). This can be a difficult area for some students. Please help your child review the concepts. The Chapter 3 test will be sometime next week. Please check your child's assignment notebook later in the week for the exact date.

Reading: We will finish our work with Cause/Effect on Monday. We will work on fact vs. opinion statements as we read, Lou Gehrig. 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. We will begin our study of Geometry (chapter 19). There is a lot of information to know. Please review the concepts daily. In addition, students need to bring a protractor to school by Tuesday.