WEEK OF MARCH 2

PARCC Testing Tips
As I mentioned in last week's blog, students will begin taking the new PARCC assessments on Monday, March 2. If you haven't done so already, you may want to look at the practice tests which can be accessed through the District 66 website, under the "Students" tab. Two other resources that would be helpful to your child are the following video links:
PARCC Math Video
PARCC ELA Video
Students may encounter difficult questions, and I encourage them to persevere. My expectation is that they finish each test being able to say, "I gave my best effort!"

Too Good For Drugs
During our 9th session of T.G.F.D., Deputy Seward talked about the dangers of inhalants. Students received a fact sheet about inhalants that should be shared and discussed with a parent.


Subject Update:

ELA (English/Language Arts)

• Spelling - The Lesson 26 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 10 words "just in case" their cursive still needs work. Keep practicing correct letter formation at home!
• English - Students will work on writing, incorporating a balance of nouns and pronouns.
• Reading -We will continue to read various non-fiction texts to help us answer our three essential questions: What are forces of nature? How does a force of nature that is far away affect me? How can a force of nature be both destructive and constructive at the same time?

Science - Students will continue to track the local weather to better understand the many factors of weather and how weather changes over time. They will also learn more about air masses and fronts as we finish up the chapter. The Chapter 11 Test is scheduled for Friday, March 6!

Social Studies - We will begin Chapter 8 which will take us on "The Road to War." We will learn how tensions between the British government and the colonists, started by the Proclamation of 1763, continued to grow.

Mrs. Strong's Math Class - We will continue working on number theory and fractions. Students will take a "homework review" on Thursday covering equivalent fractions, GCF, simplest form, mixed numbers and improper fractions, and comparing fractions to 0, 1/2, and 1. Please note that we will not have Math on PARCC testing days.

Mark Your Calendar:

March 2 - PARCC Testing (Math Unit 1)

March 4 - Too Good For Drugs (Session 10)

March 4 - PARCC Testing (Math Unit 2)

March 6 - Paul Revere Program

March 6 - End of 2nd Trimester

March 6 - Panther-Palooza

March 9 - PARCC Testing (ELA Unit 1)

March 11 - PARCC Testing (ELA Unit 2)

March 13 - PARCC Testing (ELA Unit 3)