Thank You to Field Trip Helpers
Thank you so much to the parents who joined the class for the Naper Settlement trip. The class enjoyed seeing and doing some of the things that were common to life in the 1800's.
Too Good For Drugs (TGFD) Program
In session 4 of this program, students learned about negative peer pressure and various strategies to deal with it. Students should complete the "Peer Pressure Situations" activity with a parent. The activity sheet with parent signature is due by Thursday, February 12th!
Valentine's Party Information
The Valentine's Party is Friday, February 13th. If a student chooses to give Valentines to classmates during the party, he/she must bring one for each student in his/her homeroom. Please note that students will not be allowed to deliver Valentines to students in other classrooms.
Subject Update
Science and Social Studies (Homeroom)
- Science - Lesson 2 will compare the Earth and the moon. We will begin with a quick investigation on "Making Craters." Did you know that craters on the moon last indefinitely because there is no erosion? It's true - there is no erosion because of the lack of atmosphere and lack of water!
- Social Studies - The students will read how events in Boston brought Britain and the colonies closer to war. We will continue to work on our Patriot/Loyalist projects as we learn more about the events leading to the Revolutionary War.
Language Arts Block
- Spelling - Lesson 21 focuses on words spelled with ei.
- English - Students will continue to learn about literary techniques used to make writing more interesting. We will also revisit our work with expository writing. The students will review how to write great introductions as we develop body and concluding paragraphs.
- Reading - The students have received information about the February book project - a poetry journal. The students' first task is to read a variety of poetry books. They should read poems by different authors and different kinds of poems before they decide which ones are their favorites! In class, we will be identifying literary techniques such as alliteration, onomatopoeia, simile and metaphor, and personification in the poems we read.
Math Classroom
- Math - The students will be exploring geometry in Chapter 18. We will begin by identifying points, lines, angles, and polygons.
Mark Your Calendar:
Feb. 11 - District Spelling Bee
Feb. 12 - Too Good For Drugs (Session 5)
Feb. 13 - Valentine's Party (1:30 p.m.)
Feb. 16 - No School (President's Day)
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