I hope everyone had a restful
three and half day weekend, and took some time to remember the amazing
difference that Martin Luther King Jr. made in our country. I am reminded of how privileged we are to
live in a nation that celebrates the life of a man who helped make freedom accessible
to all.
Math: Last week we
focused on finding the area of a parallelograms and multi-dimensional
objects. This required the students to
solve multi-step problems using the skills they are already possess. I gave study guides to the class on Friday;
some of them were able to finish these, the rest should have completed them
over the weekend. We will be reviewing
these Tuesday in class and will take the test on Wednesday. Our next unit will be on ratios.
Literature: We have made it
through chapter 8 of Where the Red Fern
Grows. Some of our reading has been
done in class and we also have been working in Literature Circles. The students should be working on their 100
point projects both at home and at school.
We will be spending one class period a week working on them as
well. These will be due when the book is
completed.
Writing: Last week our focus was on conjunctions and how to combine phrases and
clauses. The students did well on their quizzes
and next week we will be looking at other noun jobs in sentences as well as
reviewing the noun jobs we have already studied.
Science:
We have discussed all the
bones we will be studying and the students should have completed their notecards
for all of these bones. Next week we
will be studying joints. Our test over
both bones and joints will be later next week, most likely on Thursday or Friday. They should be reviewing their notecards at
home this week!
History: This week we
continued our study of the Glorious Revolution, looking at the battles the English
fought. Next week we will study the
impact of Puritan rulers. We have also
begun making vocabulary cards for this unit.
I recommend that they begin reviewing these at home.
Announcements:
- · As always there will be tutoring after school for Math on Tuesday from 2:45-3:15 and Grammar on Thursdays.
- · The field trip is Thursday, January 29th. We will be seeing “Sister Moses,” The story of Harriet Tubman at the Chandler Center for the Arts. The bus will leave school at 9:30 and we will be attending the 10:45 performance. We will then eat lunch at Tumbleweed Park and will arrive back at school at 1:30 pm. Both students and parent helpers will need to pay via the online portal at $20 per ticket. I will let you know if you are a parent volunteer! There may be extra tickets available, but you will need to contact the Chandler Center for the Arts to be sure. The payment portal can be reached here:
- · Also, Spring Break will be here before you know it and our Quintus camp is available!Designed for parents who want or need options for their students during school breaks, Quintus Camp is an enrichment camp with time for play, learning, projects, and activities - all in a fun "camp" atmosphere that will appeal to your grade K-6 student. With flexible packages for parents (ranging from half-days to full and extended days), Quintus Camp is the perfect choice for school break programming. Quintus will run Monday through Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Archway Arete March 16th-20th.
If you have any questions, or need a copy of the registration
brochure, please email the Quintus Camp Director, Ms. Prestipino, at Quintus.Arete@GreatHeartsAZ.org
- · Last, but not least our class basket theme is “We Love Candy!” Our class parents have been working hard organizing this and sent out an email with t a sign-up. Please be sure to take a moment and check it out. Donations are due by Tuesday, January 27th.
Important
Dates:
Friday 1/30: Half
Day, 11:45 am Release
Thursday Jan. 29: Field Trip
Saturday February 7: Fun Run and Family Picnic
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