I hope that everyone had a restful and relaxing long weekend!
Our tests and quizzes this week:
Monday, February 16:
NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, February 17:
None!
Wednesday, February 18:
None!
Thursday, February 19:
Math Test (Units 1-7 Cumulative Assessment)
History Test (Earliest Americans)
Friday, February 20:
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. In Literature, we will be continuing our exploration of The Jungle Book with a new chapter, "The White Seal", this week. In Writing, we will continue our work with comprehension and identifying the central narrative thread. In Grammar, we will be focusing on interjections and diagramming them, as well as reviewing contractions. In Spalding, we will get back to covering our usual thirty words this week. We will also be learning the next stanza of "The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred Lord Tennyson. Please make sure that your scholar is memorizing our poem. There has been some struggle with remembering this poem since we started it. Please practice it with your scholar each night, both with the text and from memory. Our idiom this week is "on its last legs".
In Math, we will cover addition and subtraction of pounds and ounces. We will have our cumulative unit assessment on Thursday, with a review day on Wednesday.
In History, we will be finishing up with the Earliest Americans on Thursday with our unit test. On Wednesday, we will be reviewing and playing a study game in class, so that we are all prepared for our test. This should also be continued at home. Our next unit in History is the Early American Explorers. This will begin on Friday with an intensive writing and research project. This project will be done largely in class.
In Science, we will continue our analysis of light with a hands-on approach. We will be having activities and discussions addressing reflection, prisms, and the light spectrum.
As always, if there are any questions and/or concerns, please feel free to contact me!
Best,
Ms. Sexton
