I hope that everyone is doing well and enjoying being back in school!
Our tests and quizzes this week:
Monday, January 26:
None!
Tuesday, January 27:
None!
Wednesday, January 28:
None!
Thursday, January 29:
History Test (Vikings)
Friday, January 30 [Half Day]:
Math Test (Cumulative Units 1-6 Exam)
Spelling Test (30 Words)
Here is what we will be doing this week in Room 1206:
In Language Arts, we will be continuing all of our current units! In Literature, we will be finishing up our work on the first chapter of The Jungle Book. We will be having reading groups for the rest of the quarter, so please be on the lookout for invitations! In Spalding, we will be continuing with another 30 words and our usual test on Friday. In Writing, we will be focusing on reading comprehension, as well as covering poetic terms to help with our weekly poem recitations and discussions. In Grammar, we will be covering compound verbs and how to diagram them in sentences.
In Math, we will be looking at the customary system. This means converting yards, feet, and inches. This will contrast our lessons this past week which have been focused on the metric system. There will also be a short introduction to miles to finish up unit 6. On Friday, we will be having our cumulative assessment on Units 1-6.
In History, we will be finishing up our unit on the Vikings. This will end with a look at Leif Erickson on Tuesday. We will review for our test on Wednesday, Our final test will be on Thursday.
In Science, we will continue our unit on sound with an in-depth look at the ear and how it receives sounds. We will also be covering pitch.
Please let me know if there are any questions and/or concerns!
Best,
Ms. Sexton
