Friday, January 25, 2008

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.