Valentine's Day Tidbits
Students will be able to exchange Valentines within their own classrooms on Tuesday, February 14. I will provide a class list for the students next week, since I ask that those who choose to bring Valentines do so for each classmate. Also, any treats included with Valentines will go home with students at the end of the school day.
Too Good For Drugs Program
During our 5th session of T.G.F.D., Deputy Seward discussed how the decisions we make are influenced by friends and family, as well as our own personal values. Although students did not receive a homework assignment, I encourage families to share with each other about times when important decisions had to be made and how others influenced those decisions.
Subject Update:
- Spelling - The Lesson 20 pretest will be on Monday. 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 - We will begin our next grammar unit on adjectives. Adjectives are words that describe nouns or pronouns. They can tell what kind or how many.
- Reading - We will continue identifying cause and effect relationships using a variety of instructional materials, including Katie's Trunk in our literature books. A quiz over Katie's Trunk vocabulary is scheduled for Tuesday, February 7! 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 - Students will learn how heat is transferred through convection, conduction, and radiation.
- Social Studies - We will read about Paul Revere's famous ride to warn the colonists about the British, the "shot heard 'round the world" at Lexington, and the Battle of Concord, as the Revolution begins. The Chapter 8 Test will be scheduled during the week of February 13.
- Mrs. Strong's Math Class - The students will learn how to convert between decimals and fractions, write equivalent fractions, and compare and order fractions.
Important Dates:
Feb. 9 - T.G.F.D. Session 6
Feb. 14 - T.G.F.D. Session 7
Feb. 14 - Valentine's Day Parties
Feb. 16 - Argonne Field Trip
Feb. 20 - No School (President's Day)
