WEEK OF JANUARY 28

Too Good for Drugs
During our 4th session of T.G.F.D., Deputy Seward discussed peer pressure and the difference between positive and negative peer pressure. Students learned and practiced many strategies for dealing with negative pressure, such as the "broken record" and "state the facts." Students received a homework assignment that should be completed with their families to reinforce the ideas shared during session 4.

Classroom Spelling Bee
Congratulations to Alex B. and Jay, the winner and runner-up of our Classroom Spelling Bee! These fine spellers will represent our class in the 5th Grade Spelling Bee on Wednesday, January 30.


Subject Update:

• Spelling - The Lesson 17 pretest will be given on Monday. The students will be assigned homework during the week to practice their words, and a final test will be given Friday. *Students only have one more week to print up to 5 words on the tests "just in case" they are unsure of their cursive! Please continue to review cursive at home!!
• English - The students will finish the unit by learning how to use the pronouns we and us with nouns in sentences. The Unit 6 Pronouns Test is scheduled on Thursday, January 31!
• Reading - We will finish up our work with idioms and review the various skills presented in our Language Skills packet. There is a Language Skills Quiz scheduled on Wednesday, January 30! Then we will focus on identifying author's viewpoint as we read various stories. 2nd Quarter Reading Project - The students received information about the Mystery Book Puzzle Project. Mystery book choices are due by Friday, February 1!
• Science - Students will learn more about density, compare/contrast mixtures and solutions, and identify physical changes in the world around them.
• Social Studies - We will begin Chapter 8: The Road to War. We will learn how British taxes led to greater cooperation among colonies. We will also read and identify the causes of the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts.
• Mrs. Strong's Math Class - We will relate our work with integers to Celcius and Fahrenheit temperatures, make tables to solve problems, and review other problem solving methods.

Mark Your Calendar:

Jan. 30 - 5th Grade Spelling Bee

Jan. 30 - Early Dismissal (11:00 a.m.)

Jan. 31 - Too Good For Drugs (Session 5)

WEEK OF JANUARY 21

Too Good for Drugs
During our 3rd session of T.G.F.D., Deputy Seward discussed decision-making. Students learned how the decisions a person makes impacts their character and reputation in either positive or negative ways.

Spelling Bees
We will have our official classroom bee on Thursday, January 24. The winner and runner-up from our classroom bee will participate in the 5th grade bee which will be scheduled the week of January 28.

3rd Quarter Late Homework Procedure
Late homework can impact your child's grades. Please notice the changes for 3rd Quarter!
1 day late - minus 20%
More than 1 day late, until test is taken - minus 50%
After unit test is taken - 0% earned
*Ungraded work - 2 points deducted from "Homework Completion" bank of points


Subject Update:

• Spelling - The Lesson 16 pretest will be given on Monday. The students will be assigned homework during the week to practice their words, and a final test will be given Friday. *Students only have two more weeks to print up to 5 words on the tests "just in case" they are unsure of their cursive! Please continue to review cursive at home!!
• English - The students will differentiate between subject, object, and possessive pronouns, use contractions with pronouns, and learn how to avoid double subjects by eliminating pronouns in sentences. A unit test will be scheduled the week of January 28.
• Reading - We will continue our unit on figurative language. Students will be writing their own examples and locating examples in poetry. 2nd Quarter Reading Project - The next reading project will be announced soon - look for details next week!
• Science - Students will describe the three states of matter, understand density and how it relates to volume, and compare/contrast mixtures and solutions.
• Social Studies - We will review how the Spanish, French, and English fought for land in North America and how it affected the Native Americans already living there. The Chapter 7 Test is scheduled for Thursday, January 24!
• Mrs. Strong's Math Class - We will use the order of operations to evaluate expressions with integers and solve algebraic expressions with integers.

Mark Your Calendar:

Jan. 18 - End of 2nd Quarter

Jan. 21 - No School (M. L. King's Birthday)

Jan. 23 - Too Good For Drugs (Session 4)

Jan. 24 - Mrs. Strong's Classroom Spelling Bee

Jan. 30 - Early Dismissal (11:00 a.m.)

WEEK OF JANUARY 14

Too Good for Drugs
During our second session of T.G.F.D., Deputy Seward discussed the importance of communication. We learned that communication involves a sender and receiver of information, and that messages can be sent verbally and non-verbally. Once again, students received a homework assignment that should be completed with their families to reinforce the ideas shared during session 2.

Spelling Bees
Each student received a list of words for our upcoming spelling bees. We will hold 2 classroom bees: a practice bee on Friday, January 18, and our official classroom bee on Thursday, January 24. The winner and runner-up from our official classroom bee will participate in the 5th grade bee which will be scheduled the week of January 28.


Subject Update:

• Spelling - The Lesson 15 pretest will be given on Monday. The students will be assigned homework during the week to practice their words, and a final test will be given Friday. *Students may only print up to 5 words on the tests "just in case" they are unsure of their cursive! Please continue to review cursive at home!!
• English - The students will learn about object pronouns, the correct way to use the pronouns I and me, and possessive pronouns.
• Reading - We will continue our unit on figurative language. Students will be writing their own examples and locating examples in poetry. 2nd Quarter Reading Project - The next reading project will not be announced until this quarter officially ends.
• Science - Students will learn more about the organization of the Periodic Table of Elements and the differences between the three states of matter. We will also learn about some physical changes of matter.
• Social Studies - We are reading Lesson 2 about the French exploring the Mississippi River and expanding New France. Lesson 3 will teach us about the French and Indian War.
• Mrs. Strong's Math Class - We will be adding, subtracting, and dividing integers.

Mark Your Calendar:

Jan. 16 - Too Good For Drugs (Session 3)

Jan. 18 - Mrs. Strong's Practice Spelling Bee

Jan. 18 - End of 2nd Quarter

Jan. 21 - No School (M. L. King's Birthday)