February 20

WOW!  Thank you for the sweet treats and coffee gifts cards for Valentine's Day.  I felt so blessed!  I love teaching your children, and I appreciate that you appreciate me. :-)

I am going to be sending home a CRCT Practice Test packet in this Friday's folder.  It will have the log-in information needed.  The website is found on the school's website under the student link section.  The expectation is for your child to do 10 tests per week scoring 80% or higher on each test.  I will check these every Friday morning along with their reading log and agenda book.  This is just one additional step in helping to prepare your child for the CRCT. 

We have started a new Social Studies unit.  This unit picks up after the American Revolution with how our government was formed.  I have added study guides to the study guide section of this blog, so please do go ahead and start reading over the material with your child. 

My math class will test on Geometry on February 21st.  They are brining home Study guides on Feb. 20th. 

In language arts, we are reviewing parts of speech.

In reading we working on poetry, prose, and plays.


Word Study: Root: -ify Definition = to make

fortify, petrify, verify, unify, pacify, solidify, testify, horrify, magnify, mortify

Fry Words: open, other, over, paper, party

Math: Geometry (points, lines, line segment, rays angles, perpendicular and parallel lines)

Science: Force and Motion; Simple Machines

Simple Machines Book due Friday, February 22nd

 

 

Revolution Test Date Changed

I failed to realize that we will not be at school on the 18th, which is the original date I had the test scheduled for.  We are also out on the Friday before.  With that said, I have moved the test date up to Thursday, February 14th for Howell and Wednesday the 13th for Phillips.  I have looked over the test, and I feel that some kids could even take it today and do well.  The study guide was made to go right with the test, so if they reall know the guide and have listed in class, they will do well. 

February 4th

Word Study: Root: -arium, -orium, -ory Definition = place, room

aquarium, terrarium, library, factory, laboratory, dormitory, aviary, lavatory, auditorium, sanctuary

Fry Words: million, molecules, money, morning, music

 

Science- Force and Motion/Simple Machines

 

Reading - We have finished figurative language and have moved on to discussing the differences between prose, plays, and poetry.

 

Math-  My math class is well into geometry.  We are studing terms such as parallel, perpendicular, and intersecting, as well as discussing characteristics of plane figures and angles.  We will most likely test Friday of this week, February 8th.  If I feel we need an extra day, it will be Monday, Feb. 11th.

 

Social Studies - The Revolution Unit is a long unit.  We are finishing up the last major battle of the American Revolution, and then we will review important people involved in the revolution.  The test is planned for Monday the 18th.  They study guide has been available since the start of the unit.  It can be found under the study guide section of this site.  The students will start bringing home a study guide next week.