I apologize for the late post. I hope that everyone had a relaxing weekend! Here are a couple updates for this week:
We will be starting our typing class this week! It will be Monday through Thursday for 90 minutes and then on Friday for just 60 minutes. Our third-fifth graders will be taking this class. Due to this, we will not be having an grammar or writing lessons this week. Our History and Science class times will also be shortened to accommodate.
We will be having our Great Hearts Day celebration on Friday, February 13th from 10:30-11:30. If you are interested in donating something to the class or being a volunteer, please feel free to sign up here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b4bafac2da2fd0-3bgreat . Thank you to everyone who has contributed already! Volunteers, please check in at the front office and they will direct you towards the classroom. All classroom volunteers must have their fingerprint clearance cards. Thank you so much for understanding!
Our tests and quizzes this week:
Monday, February 9
Math Quiz (Weight)
Tuesday, February 10:
Literature Quiz (The Jungle Book, Chapters 1-2)
Wednesday, February 11:
None!
Thursday, February 12:
None!
Friday, February 13 [HALF DAY]:
Spelling Test (30 Words)
Here is what your scholars will be learning this week:
In Language Arts, we will be continuing all of our current units, with the exception of Grammar and Writing due to the typing class this week. In Literature, we will be continuing to explore the jungle with Mowgli in The Jungle Book, with reading groups on Monday from (12:25-1:15). If you are interested in being a volunteer for our future reading groups, you can find the Sign-Up Genius here. We will have our quiz on "Mowgli's Brothers" and "Kaa's Hunting" on Tuesday morning. In Spalding, we will be working on a few new rules this week, so our spelling test will be shortened to 10 words for our test on Friday. We will continue to memorize "The Charge of the Light Brigade" for our recitation and lesson on Friday. There is no idiom this week.
In Math, we will continue learning about weight. We will also be doing a in-depth review of word problems.
In History, we will continue with our study of the Earliest Americans by looking closely at the Mound Builders and the Southwest Tribes.
In Science, we will being our new unit on Light! This week we will spend time observing the effects of light and applying the vocabulary terms to the observations we have.
As always, please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. Have a great week!
Kindly,
Ms. Sexton
