What We're Learning This Week

PLEASE NOTE- this Monday, January 14^th will be chapel in the theatre, not church. The church service will be on Monday, January 28^th at St. Paul’s church.

Math:  Continuing Chp. 6- Division and Protractors, interpreting remainders, rotations and angles. Division quiz on Tuesday, January 15^th. Unit 6 Test- January 25^th.

Reading: We are continuing Unit 5- Plot. Our visual tool is the Plot line. We are reading the books Runt, Windcatcher, and Bandit’s Moon. A study guide with process questions, vocabulary and pattern statement has been given. January book project will be a biography. Project instructions have been given. Due date for the project is Thursday, January 31^st. Tentative test date for Unit 5- Plot- Wednesday, January 23^rd.

Writing: We will continue our Unit on descriptive writing. PATTERN STATEMENT: well-chosen words create pictures.  Students are creating descriptions about their characters and settings of their stories.

Science:  Building a motor circuit, finding insulators and conductors. Quiz Friday, January 18^th on Investigation 2, which includes circuits and the vocabulary terms.

History:   We are finishing Chapter 5- Alabama at War. Test will be on Friday, January 18^th.  Battle Book Project instructions have been given. Due date: Tuesday, January 22^nd.

Spelling:  Spelling Test on Friday, January 18th. We are finishing our focus on similes. The simile for this week is “as white as a ghost” meaning very white.   Alabama Fact should come from fact P. 16.   We will have a test on similes on Friday, January 18^th.  Classroom words are dividend, inaugurated, resolution.

Assessments for the week:

Spelling: Friday, January 18^th (similes quiz as well)

History: Friday, January 18th

Reading: none

Science:  Quiz on Investigation 2- Friday, January 18^th.

Math:  Division Quiz on Tuesday, Math Facts quiz- Friday, Jan.18th

Spanish: Quiz Wednesday, January 16th

 

Upcoming Events:

January 14^th(Mon)- Chapel 8:00- theatre 

January 21^{st (Mon)}- School Holiday- Martin Luther King Day

January 28^{th (Mon)}- Church- 8:10- St. Paul’s Church.  We will lead in worship.

January 28^th-31^st- Book Fair- more information to come.

January 30^th(Wed)- Early Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development

2:40- Group 1; 12:50- Group 2