Week of February 19th

Important Dates:
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 continue to read the story Grandfather's Journey and complete a writing activity.  The students will use the vocabulary from the story to create their own story.  

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

English:   In English  the students will continue to work on the rough drafts of their Hero essays and begin the final copy. We are working on using precise language as we write to make our writing interesting. We will also focus on how to use the correct transition words to help make our writing flow.

Spelling:   Unit 19 - Greek Roots The spelling packet was sent home on Friday.
Words this week will contain the Greek Roots "uni", "bi", "tri" and "quad". Students will study the definition of these roots and words that contain them. The final test is scheduled for  Friday, 2/23

Social Studies:   We will continue our Midwest State Project. The students were assigned a state and and are working on their "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 complete chapter 3,  Adaptations.The chapter test is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 23rd.

Mrs. Bucklin's Math Class:   We will continue Unit Five Geometry and Measurement.  This week we will focus on measuring angles with a protractor. There will be a Checkpoint quiz on Tuesday, February 27th. The students should know how to use a protractor and also be able to identify the different types of angles.  They will have a Math Journal in Google classroom which can help them prepare for the quiz.