Too Good For Drugs
Our second session of TGFD focused on communication skills. The students received a homework assignment to play a special game of charades with their families to reinforce the concepts presented. Once the activity is completed, the top portion of the page must be signed by a parent and returned to school by Wednesday, January 19.
2nd Trimester Progress Check
January 14 marked the 2nd trimester midpoint. Please be sure to check your child's progress via ParentConnect. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me right away.
Special Recognition
Congratulations to our Classroom Spelling Bee winner Makaila Scheiblein and runner-up Zach Bandyk! They will represent our class in the 5th Grade Spelling Bee on Tuesday, January 18. We wish our spellers the best of luck!
Subject Update:
- English - The students will review all about pronouns on Monday to help prepare them for the Unit 6 Pronouns Test on Wednesday, January 19. We will finish the week with some creative writing as we compose winter haikus.
- Science - We will learn how matter changes states. The students will also learn about density and the difference between mixtures and solutions.
- Social Studies - At the end of first lesson, British warships and more soldiers arrived in Boston Harbor, worsening the tension between the colonists and Britain. The next lesson will discuss the events in Boston that brought Britain and the colonies closer to war.
- Mrs. Strong's Spelling Class - We will begin Lesson 16 on Monday. The students will be assigned homework during the week to practice their words. A final test will be given on Friday.
- Mrs. Strong's Reading Class - This week we will be determining the author's viewpoint as we read selected stories. We will also be focusing on the difference between fact and opinion.
- Mrs. Strong's Math Class - The students will continue in Chapter 10. They will learn and apply formulas for finding the volume of rectangular prisms, triangular prisms, and cylinders. A homework review is planned for Thursday.
Mark Your Calendar:
Jan. 17 - No School (M. L. King Day)
Jan. 18 - 5th Grade Spelling Bee
Jan. 19 - T.G.F.D. (Session 3)
