Odds and Ends:
*PARCC Testing begins Mon. 3/2. If you would like to send in a healthy snack , drink, or mints to share with the class as "brain food", please feel free to do so. Please nothing with nuts and 100% juice only. Here are some ideas from the past: clementines, goldfish crackers, pretzels, 100% fruit snacks/roll ups, peppermints, granola bars (nut free), grapes, apple slices, carrot sticks. Thank you!
PARCC Testing schedule: Our testing block in the computer lab is from 11:45-1:25
Mon. 3/2: Math I
Wed. 3/4: Math II
Mon. 3/9: ELA I
Wed. 3/11: ELA II
Fri. 3/13: ELA III
UPCOMING EVENTS:
*Mon. 3/2: PARCC testing
Reading: Small Memory Item due
February Reading Calendar Due
*Tues. 3/3: Math: Ch. 8 Test
*Wed. 3/4: PARCC testing
*Thurs. 3/5: Science: Insulators Due
Spelling: List 17 homework due
*Fri. 3/6: End of 2nd Trimester
Spelling: List 17 test
A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:
*Reading: We will continue to talk about compare and contrast and culture. Students will be sharing their small item and what it means to them and why is it important. We will also work on different reading passages as we find the evidence to prove our answers and thinking. We will be celebrating the birthday of Dr. Seuss on Monday!
*English: We will continue our study of adverbs and adjectives. We will also begin talking about our autobiography writing.
*Spelling: We will work on list 17 this week. Homework will be due on Thurs. and the final test will be on Friday. We are going to try to start writing our homework and tests in cursive to get added practice.
*Social Studies: We will begin our unit on Chicago in the upcoming weeks. We begin with the history of the region.
*Science: We are working on ch. 14 and learning about heat, light, and sound.
*Math: We will be finishing up our ch. 8 study of division with a test on Tues. 3/3. A practice test/study guide went home today (Fri) for your child to prepare for the test. We will begin ch. 9 on Thurs. We will also focus on 11's multiplication facts this week.
Have a great weekend saying goodbye to February and hello to March! Spring is just around the corner...hopefully!!!!
Mrs. Olsen
