Odds and Ends
*Change for Haiti: Thank you for all of you who donated to Change for Haiti! We have collected over $1600 for the victims of the earthquake. Way to go! What a caring group of students! We will continue to collect next week.
UPCOMING EVENTS
*Tues. 2/2: No School: Institute Day: Happy Groundhog Day
*Wed. 2/3: Math: Ch 21 Test
*Thurs. 2/4: English: Adjective Test (ch 4)
District Spelling Bee 1 pm
*Fri. 2/5: Spelling: List 20 Test
Math: 9's multiplication test
A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK
*Reading: We will begin inferencing with a chapter from the book Ramona Quimby Age 8. We will also continue ISAT preparation.
*English: We will be finishing up ch. 4 on adjectives this week. We will review Mon. and Wed. and test will be on Thursday. Your child will be taking home their textbook and workbook on Mon. They can review the pages in ch. 4 and do any workbook pages we did not do in class to practice for test. There are also study sheets in their binder. Next up: Expository writing!
*Spelling: This week we will be on list 20. We will focus on words spelled with "er". There will be a test on Friday.
*Science: We will continue to focus on weather and talk about the different types of weather. We will review the chapter for the end of the unit test on Tues. 2/9. A study guide will be sent home. We all enjoyed Cosmic Capers- what a fun, hands on way to learn about space!
*Social Studies: We will begin our next unit Ancient Egypt very soon!
*Math: The students will continue to learn and review the metric measurement system. The test will be on Wed. 2/3. We will begin ch. 14: Geometry next. Please practice your 9's multiplication. We will take the 9's timed test on Fri. The next 2 weeks will be devoted to mixed multiplication tests, so keep those facts sharp!
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Mrs. Olsen
