I hope that you and your scholars have had a wonderful long weekend and are ready to come back to school!
Our tests and quizzes this week:
Monday, January 19 [No School]:
None!
Tuesday, January 20:
Literature Quiz (Literary Terms and Dictionary Skills)
Science Quiz (Sound)
Wednesday, January 21:
None!
Thursday, January 22:
None!
Friday, January 23:
Math Quiz (Units of Measurement)
Spelling Test (30 Words)
History Take-Home Quiz Due Today!
Here is what we will be doing this week in 1206:
In Language Arts, we will be covering many different and exciting things! In Literature, we will be finishing our unit on The Little Prince and literary terms on Tuesday. On Wednesday, we will begin our new unit on The Jungle Book! This will be a wonderful unit for our young scholars. Please ensure your student brings his or her copy to school by Wednesday, January 24th. This classic novel is a beautifully told story that is rich in plot and character. It is guaranteed to promote many wonderful conversations in the classroom about virtues. There are a few details in The Jungle Book that I want to let you know about before we begin to read, in case you would like to discuss them at home with your child. Mowgli, the main character, is involved in battles with different groups of animals in the jungle, and he hunts and skins a tiger. The discussions we have about these topics in class, of course, will be handled with a great deal of sensitivity toward personal beliefs. Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions or concerns. In Spalding, we will be forging ahead with another 30 words this week with our spelling test on Friday. In Grammar, we will be reviewing commas, prepositions, and conjunctions. In Writing, we will be working on reading comprehension and focusing on direct quotations and identifying the central narrative thread of a reading. Our idiom this week is "his bark is worse than his bite." Our poem for this week is "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" by Francis William Bourdillon.
In Math, we will continue our lessons on measurement, with a focus on kilometers. We will have a quiz on Chapters 1 and 2 at the end of this week.
In History, we are currently in the middle of our Vikings unit. This week we will be completing a review of Viking longboats, Danelaw, Norse Religion, and Eric the Red. There will be a take-home quiz sent home on Tuesday. This will be due on Friday, January 23rd. Please check your student's work to ensure that they are answering all of the questions.
In Science, we will be continuing our hands-on approach to understanding sound. We will have a quiz on Tuesday and the rest of the week will be spent completing in-class activities to strengthen our understanding.
Have a wonderful week!
As always, if you have any questions or concern, please feel free to contact me!
Best,
Ms. Sexton
