Weekly Update
(2.8 - 2.12.)
Friendship Day
Scholars had excellent crafts and gifts brought in to show friendship to their classmates today! It was great to see the items scholars had worked on to share with their classes and teachers. You may have noticed your scholar coming home with lots of extra goodies today.
Monday - No School
As a reminder, there will be no school on Monday. Because of this day off, Friday next week will be a regular full school day. Scholars may work on poems or corrections this weekend, but it is also meant to be an R&R weekend for scholars to relax. Stay warm and have fun!
Planners and Homework
Teachers do their best to check agendas and mark missing assignments for scholars. Please look for teacher initials and notes in planners to ensure your scholar is staying responsible for their daily work.
Upcoming Assessments:
Area and Perimeter Quiz - Wednesday, February 17th
ELA:
For language arts, we have continued to enjoy the beautiful writing of George MacDonald in Princess and the Goblin. Scholars have made some dramatic and exciting predictions of what will come next! Make sure to ask them what a “clue” is. :) Scholars will continue to practice working on contractions, interrogative sentences, and subject pronouns. The students will also continue writing with the skill of “RPQ-ing.” This week they had the chance to share about their best friend in the sweetest of essays. We are excited to read more of their wonderful work!
Math:
In math this week, scholars spent the first half of the week focusing on area and took a quiz before adding in perimeter. They were great creative problem solvers using their knowledge of quadrilaterals to help solve word problems and finding missing information with area and perimeter problems. Test your scholar on their formulas and ask them to quickly explain the difference between area and perimeter! Next week we will keep practicing area and perimeter before introducing composite figures. Please encourage your scholar to bring math notebooks home to complete homework as it is primarily graded for completion and practice.
History:
American history is off to a great start with lessons on geography and native groups! Today, students were able to put on their historian hats and analyze primary sources, by looking at artifacts from the Comanche tribe and decide what they were used for. I am looking forward to our discussions, next week, where we will begin talking about European exploration and Texas missions. As a reminder, homework is sent home nearly every lesson and students are expected to complete it for a grade. See you next week and stay warm!
Science:
We have been continuing our discussion of waves, and we are finally learning about light waves. Students were completely enthralled with how fast light moves and they are excited to see how waves react to color. As a reminder, homework is being sent home for science, and students are expected to complete it for a grade. See you all next week and stay warm!
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