Too Good For Drugs (T.G.F.D.) Program
Deputy K was not able to visit our classroom as scheduled this week. We will look forward to session #3 about decision-making next Thursday.
Subject Update:
- Spelling - Lesson 20 focuses on words ending in -ary.
- English - The students will finish their study of pronouns. The Unit 6 Pronouns Test is scheduled for Thursday, February 4!
- Reading - We will continue to work on making good connections to texts. We will also begin practicing some extended responses to our reading. February Book Project - The students will be exploring poetry during the month of February. There will be a "Poetry Ponderings" project introduced later in the month.
- Science - The students will learn about the water cycle and different factors that can affect it.
- Social Studies - Chapter 8 "The Road to War" brings us to an exciting part of our history. The English colonists become angry at their king because he is ordering them not to settle west of the Appalachians and wants them to pay taxes to help the country recover from debt. What kind of trouble will this cause in the colonies??
- Mrs. Strong's Math Class - The students will do a little more practice of comparing and ordering fractions. Then they will be learning how to relate fractions to decimals.
Mark Your Calendar:
Feb. 2 - No School (Teacher Institute Day)
Feb. 4 - T.G.F.D. Session #3
Feb. 4 - District Spelling Bee
Feb. 11 - T.G.F.D. Session #4
Feb. 12 - Valentine's Day Party