Valentine's Day Thank Yous
A special thanks to all of the parents who helped make our Valentine's Day Party a "sweet" time. Mrs. Wygonski, Mrs. Barashka, Mrs. Crandell, Mrs. Salvino, and Mrs. Huang planned some great games and helped to provide some of the treats. Mrs. Germann and Mrs. Principe helped by sending in more treats, paper goods, and drinks.
Too Good For Drugs Program
During our 7th session of T.G.F.D., Deputy Seward shared a power point presentation about alcohol. Students learned some of the myths people believe about this substance, and then learned the actual facts about it. Students received a fact sheet about alcohol that should be shared and discussed with a parent before our next session.
Argonne Field Trip - A Scientific Success!
Thank you to Mr. McGlynn, Mrs. Schoeberle, and Mrs. Young for chaperoning our trip to Argonne. The students did a wonderful job in each of the laboratories, and the activities provided some great extensions to our work in the classroom. We received several compliments from Argonne staff about our students' behavior and knowledge of scientific ideas!
Spring Conferences
Please note that priority is being given to math parents for Spring Conferences. Math parents were already sent an email with the appropriate link to sign up. I will send the link to homeroom parents on Wednesday to sign up for any remaining time slots.
Subject Update:
- Spelling - The Lesson 22 pretest will be on Tuesday. Based on the pretest, students will be given either the regular or challenge word lists. Homework will be assigned during the week to practice their words. Both regular and challenge word tests are on Friday.
- English - Students will be creating an adjective ABC booklet to further our study of adjectives.
- Reading - The students will be assigned different historical fiction novels next week. They will also be given a schedule of their reading assignments along with their particular role for each daily discussion group meeting. In addition, we will be working to identify different genres of fiction, order of events, and character, setting, and plot in our skills workbook. READING TIC-TAC-TOE: Students have their Tic-Tac-Toe sheets for 2nd trimester. Please monitor your child's progress and encourage your child to read at home to earn Tic-Tac-Toe by March 2nd!
- Science - We will review about forms of energy, heat transfer, and energy resources. The Chapter 15 Test is scheduled for Wednesday, February 22!
- Social Studies - The students will work on the final copies of their Cause/Effect Puzzle Project. We hope to begin Chapter 9 "Winning the Revolution" before the end of the week.
- Mrs. Strong's Math Class - The students are learning how to add and subtract fractions with like and unlike denominators. The Chapter 4 Test scheduled for Thursday, February 23!
Important Dates:
Feb. 20 - No School (President's Day)
Feb. 23 - Too Good For Drugs (Session 8)
Feb. 23 - Spring Pictures
Feb. 28 - Early Dismissal (11:00 a.m.)
