Thanks to Students and Parents - ISAT Week Complete!
Thank you to students for trying your best and keeping positive during our week of ISAT testing. Thanks also to all the parents who volunteered to send healthy snacks for the students. They helped everyone keep energized and focused!
Too Good For Drugs (TGFD) Program
In session 8 of the program, students viewed a slide show presentation about the dangers of using marijuana and inhalants. Students need to review the two fact sheets with parents, then return them to school with a parent signature by Thursday, March 12th.
Subject Update:
Science and Social Studies (Homeroom)
- Science - Students will begin Chapter 5 - Energy and Ecosystems. This chapter will focus on how living things interact with one another in the environment. Students will learn how energy flows from the sun to plants to animals.
- Social Studies - The students will take the Chapter 8 Test on Tuesday, March 10th! The rest of the week will be spent putting our Patriot/Loyalist books together.
Language Arts Block
- Spelling - Due to early dismissal on Thursday and no school on Friday, there will be no spelling lesson this week!!
- English - Students will begin work on a project called a "Me Front Page." They will be putting their writing skills to use in order to design a newspaper page about them. Please start searching for an 8x10 picture of your child to send to school. We will need it the week of March 16th.
- Reading - We will be starting our unit on China. Students will use a variety of resources to gather information about this interesting country. Students should be sharing information about the March reading project with parents. This months project, an "Exploring Expository" booklet, will be due Monday, March 23! Please help your child budget his/her time in order to complete this booklet on time.
Math Classroom
- Math - Students will continue to learn about geometry in Chapter 19. This chapter begins with a look at different types of triangles and quadrilaterals.
Mark Your Calendar:
March 9 - 12 - Parent/Teacher Conferences
March 10 - Report Cards
March 12 - Early Dismissal (11:00 a.m.)
March 13 - No School
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