Friday, February 18, 2011

Week of 2/22-2/25



Odds and Ends:
Don't forget: No school Monday February 21st!
Thank you to all our WONDERFUL Mom's who came to help during our Valentine's Day Party! We had so much fun!
A letter was emailed to families asking that you send in a letter of encouragement for your child. The letter can be sealed in a white envelope and addressed to Miss Millbrandt. I will distribute the letters when ISAT's begin.
Any Scholastic Book Orders are due on Monday February 28th.
We had a great in-class presentation on Matter! We saw things bubbly and change color!
Spring Pictures are Thursday February 24th.
If you did not need a conference and would still like to request a conference with me or any of your child's other teachers, it is on a first come first serve basis!


Upcoming Events:Egypt Test: Wednesday February 24th
Reading Class: African American photo Albums due on Wednesday February 23rd
Math: Chapter 16 and 22 Checkpoint Thursday February 24th.
Science: Chapter 12:Energy Test Monday February 28th.


Reading:This week in reading we will continue to focus on Prefix and suffix. Our photo album project is due Wednesday February 23rd. I can't wait to see how wonderful they turned out! We will also continue working on extended responses and preparing for ISAT's.


Spelling:There will be no spelling words for this week.


English:
We will start writing a rough draft of an expositor essay and finish up with typing the them on the school laptops!


Science:We will be reviewing all lessons in chapter 12:Energy. Our chapter test will be on Monday February 28th.


Social Studies:We are finished with EGYPT! We will play some in class review games to get students ready for the test on Egypt. The test is on Thursday February 24th.


Math:We are starting chapters 16 and 22 this week. We will have a checkpoint on Thursday. We are also working on T-charts!


Have a great THREE DAY Weekend!

Miss Millbrandt