Week of January 28th

Important Dates:
January Book Report on 1/31/08
Weather Activities #1-10 Test 2/1/08
Math Checkpoint Quiz (p.220-221) 2/4/08
Teacher Institute - No School 2/5/08
Early Dismissal 2/7/08
Chapter 5 Math Test 2/8/08
District Spelling Bee @ 1:15 - 2/8/08
Valentine's Day Party 1:30-2:20 - 2/14/08
President's Day - No School 2/18/08

English
We are completing an adjective a-z picture book upon completion of the unit and will be due on Thursday, January 31st. This week we will also begin Unit 5, Capitalization and Punctuation.

Reading
January book reports will be due Thursday, Jan. 31st. We continue to work in our ISAT book this week. We will be focusing on main characters and supporting characters. Authors and illustrators reveal characters through their thoughts, words, and actions. The plot of a story can center around contrasts between the actions, motives, and appearances of characters.

Math
If your child has not yet memorized multiplication and/or division facts, they need to know them!!! Last week we took four days to complete lesson 7, so we did indeed take it slow in the beginning of this second half. Looking ahead: we will be taking another checkpoint quiz upon the conclusion of the chapter (p.220-221) on Monday, February 4th. The Chapter 5 Test should be on Friday, February 8th.

Week of January 21st

Important Dates:
Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No School 1/21/08
Progress Reports Issued 1/22/08
Chapter 8 Social Studies Test on Friday 1/25/08
Spirit Day - Shirt from favorite vacation spot or state 1/25/08
January Book Report on 1/31/08
Teacher Institute - No School 2/5/08
Early Dismissal 2/7/08
District Spelling Bee @ 1:15 - 2/8/08
Valentine's Day Party 1:30-2:20 - 2/14/08
President's Day - No School 2/18/08

English
We are completing Unit 4 - Adjectives with a test on Tuesday, January 22nd. We will be doing an adjective a-z picture book upon completion of the unit and will be due on Tuesday, January 29th.

Reading
This week we will be working in our ISAT review book to cover activities that went with our two stories that we read in our book. We will be working on point of view, purpose for reading, and also look at charts, graphs, and diagrams.

Math
If your child has not yet memorized multiplication and/or division facts, they need to know them!!! We are officially half way through Chapter 5. We will be beginning long division on Tuesday. I plan on spending 3 days to complete lesson 7, so we will be taking it slow in the beginning of this second half. Looking ahead: we will be taking another checkpoint quiz upon the conclusion of the chapter (p.220-221) on Thursday, January. 31st. The Chapter 5 Test should be on Monday, February 4th.

Week of January 14th

Important Dates:

GeoSpace in-class fieldtrip 1/16/08

Math Checkpoint Quiz 1/17/08

Unit 4 Adjectives Test 1/18/08

PV School Spirit wear 1/18/08

Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No School 1/21/08

Spirit Day - Shirt from favorite vacation spot or state 1/25/08
January Book Report on 1/31/08

English

We began Unit 4 - Adjectives last week. This is a very short unit so the test looks to be on Friday, January 18th. We will be doing an adjective a-z picture book upon completion of the unit.

Math

If your child has not yet memorized multiplication and/or division facts, they need to know them!!! Your child needs to be able to understand the relationship between multiplication and division. We are officially into Chapter 5 and looking forward to a checkpoint quiz (p.180-181) on Thursday, January. 17th.