Friday, February 9, 2018

Week of February 12th

Important Dates:
February 12-13 Parent Teacher Conferences
February 14- Valentine's Day parties 1:30
February 15-- Spring Picture Day
February 16-- No School
February 19-- No School Presidents Day
February 27--Six Flags Reading Logs Due

Reading:   We will begin our "Journeys" Unit.  We will read the story Grandfather's Journey and complete a writing activity.   

Time For Kids:   There will be a quiz on Wednesday. Students should thoroughly read the magazine and have it at school on Wednesday to use while taking the quiz.

English:   In English  we will continue to  work on Explanatory Writing. The students will complete the rough drafts of their Hero essays and begin the final copy.

Spelling:  Unit 18 -The final test that was originally scheduled for 2/9 will be given on Monday, 2/12. There will not be a new lesson this week due to the short week/snow day.

Social Studies:   We will begin our Midwest State Project. The students will be assigned a state and create a "Just Look" book which will include many details on their particular state. There will be time to work on the project in class and parts will be assigned as homework.

Science:  We will continue chapter 3,  Adaptations.  In lesson 3 we will learn how living things of long ago compare with those of today. The chapter test is  tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 21st.

Mrs. Bucklin's Math Class:   The math test that was originally scheduled for Friday, 2/9 will be given on Monday 2/12. We will then  begin Unit Five Geometry and Measurement.  This week we will focus on angles. The students will become familiar with acute, straight, obtuse and right angles. We will learn how to use a protractor to measure angles later in the week.