Math:We have completed Unit 1 of Singapore Math which covered place value, factors, and multiplying and dividing with powers of ten. We will take the Unit test tomorrow (Monday), and will start our next Unit Wednesday. , beginning with order of operation.
Literature:We have made it through Voyage of the Dawn Treader chapter 5, and are enjoying some great class discussions. We will continue moving through the book and will also do some character work this week. Please help your child be sure they are keeping on top of the Voyage packet. We are working on this both in class and at home, however at the end of the unit they will be graded on completion of the vocabulary and comprehension questions.
Writing/Grammar:Our focus last week was classifying adjectives and adverbs as well as beginning to diagram short sentences. They are catching on quite quickly and next week we will review the four types of sentences and introduce journal writing.
Spalding: We began our word lists last week and will continue completing our rule pages and begin our next list. Please be sure words are dictated to students three times and are written with rules and markings.
History: We took the first History test on Tuesday and began our new unit on World Lakes on Friday. We will also be learning about the regions of the United States throughout the year. This week we learned how the country is separated and added a map to our History notebook. Test corrections will be going home Monday. As this was a challenging test for many of our scholars I will be giving a half point for each correction.
Spalding: We began our word lists last week and will continue completing our rule pages and begin our next list. Please be sure words are dictated to students three times and are written with rules and markings.
History: We took the first History test on Tuesday and began our new unit on World Lakes on Friday. We will also be learning about the regions of the United States throughout the year. This week we learned how the country is separated and added a map to our History notebook. Test corrections will be going home Monday. As this was a challenging test for many of our scholars I will be giving a half point for each correction.
Science: Friday we took the test over the Scientific Process. These tests have not yet been graded, but I am confident the class did well! Our next unit will be a brief review of classification of animals which we will begin Monday.
Announcements:
- Math tutoring will continue this week on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 3:05-3:45. At this time we will be focusing on Math, however as the year progresses content areas may change. We will invite your students to tutoring as we see fit, however, if you would like your child to stay, please let us know.
- Congratulations to Ashley Deegan our winner of the estimation jar, hopefully she did not eat all the candy in one setting, and thank you to Danielle for bringing it in and sharing about herself. We will choose a new star student this week to bring home the Estimation Jar.
Upcoming Tests/Quizzes.
- Monday, August 31, Tuesday, Sept. 1: We will be taking the Galileo pretests in ELA and Math. This is the standardized test that Great Hearts gives three times a year to help gauge student progress as well as prepare for state testing. We will be taking these on laptops in the classroom
- Monday, August 31: Math Unit 1
Wish List:
- The germs are spreading! Please send in Kleenex and disinfectant wipes if you are able.
Important Dates:
- September 7th: September 7th, Labor Day
- Wednesday, September 9th: Singapore and Spalding Night, 6:00 pm
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