Block 1 – Study for Congruence Quiz tomorrow – (SOL 6.12)

Block 2 – Textbook p349 #15-22 (INBp51) Study for quiz (SOL 6.12)

Block 3 – Study for Congruence Quiz tomorrow – (SOL 6.12)

This week is our last week in the theme, “In the City, In the Country”.  We will learn more about buying and selling things.  We will talk about the different things people buy and sell.  We will also compare the city and the country.  The letter this week is letter Vv.  Please continue to review all the letters and letter sounds that we have studied this year.

Please make sure you send back a change of clothes for your child if your child has used his/her clothes.  This way, we always have something for them to wear in case they need it.

Kindergarten Registration:

Kindergarten registration is Wednesday, March 12^th from 8:00 – 5:00.  You must register your child for kindergarten even though he/she is in the Early Start program this year.  You should go to your child’s home school to register.  If you cannot register this Wednesday, there will be another registration day in May.  If you have any questions, please let us know.

Home Activities:

*Vv Van – draw the outline of a van on a piece of paper.  Help you child find Vv in magazines and newspaper headlines.  Circle the letters and cut them out.  Help your child paste the letters on the van.  You can also find pictures of things beginning with the letter V to glue on the van.

*Reading together – children will listen to a story titled “The Apple Dumpling” on Wednesday.  Ask your child to name things the old woman in the story trades to get apples to make the dumpling.  Read other stories about buying and selling things with your child.

(Blue Book) Complete pp. 18, 19, 20, and 21.

(INp.45 and 46) (red) p.620 lesson 13-2 #5-8.

• Tuesday, March 11th is Tornado Preparedness Day(we will practice our school’s tornado drill).
• Our Spring Fundraiser will take place from Friday, March 14th through Friday, April 4th. Chocolates and other specialty items will be sold. Proceeds will go towards funding our Annual Field Day and instructional resources.
• Our March PTA Meeting and Art Gala will take place on Tuesday, March 18th at 6:30 p.m. (The cost for the show is $2 a person to cover the cost for refreshments.)
• Spring Pictures will be taken on Wednesday, March 26th.[This is the same day that the class pictures are taken. Try your best to be at school this day to be in our class' picture!] More information regarding purchasing pictures will come later, so be on the lookout!

Due to the recent snow days, the students will be taking their VS and Science benchmarks on March 20th.  However, they will not be tested back to back.  One will be given in the a.m. and one will be administered after lunch and recess.

1. Skills tested on the Virginia Studies benchmark: VS.6 New Government, V.7 Civil War and VS.8a-b Reconstruction, also VS 3 Jamestown and VS4 Colonial Virginia.

Students should use their notes, previous quizzes/test and Study Island to practice for the benchmark.

2. Skills tested on the Science benchmark: 4.3 Electricity, 4.7 Solar System (planets), and 4.1 Scientific Investigation

Students should use their notes, study booklets, previous quizzes/test and the blog links to practice for the benchmark.

In your Our America textbook, read pages 96-97:  A Time For Change

Create an Acrostic Poem in your binder for the: TRAINGLE SWEATSHOP

Explain how the fire led to workplace reforms

This week we prepare for social studies and science benchmarks on all skills taught so far. You can prepare by studying the refrigerator cards, old tests and quizzes, or visit STAR on the SPS website. We will begin our study of money and students must know how to count sets of coins with many denominations. This requires counting by 5′s, 10′s and ones while counting the same set. Much difficulty will be eliminated by sorting the coins and starting from the highest amount to the least. The best thing to help with this process is PRACTICE!

We will be going on a field trip March 19th. Please submit $2.00 and the signed permission slip as soon as possible.

Reminder

Reflections are due next week, and portfolio projects are due the following week.

5-7 Study Guide

Graded assignment (percent of change)  3/12

NO HW this week
all projects DUE
Blocks 1&5 Monday March 10
Block 4 Tuesday march 11
Block 2 Thursday March 13
Blocks 3&7 Friday Match 14

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http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/webquest/content/chesapeakwatershed.shtml

Homework:
Please complete all homework in your homework notebook or math workbook. Do not tear any pages out. Thanks!
Monday
• Word study-menu activity
• Read Playing Shuffleboard with Grandpa and answer questions
• Math-WB 131
• Social Studies-study for Egypt quiz
Tuesday
• Word study-menu activity
• Read story and answer questions
• Math WB 132
• SS/Sci-study
Wednesday
• Word study-menu activity
• Read the story and answer questions
• Math WB 133
• SS/Sci-study
Thursday
• Word study-menu activity
• Read the story and answer questions
• Math WB 134
• SS-study
Subject Outlook
Reading: story elements, synonyms and antonyms; prefixes and suffixes, long vowel patterns, reference materials, main idea
Math: 2 digit addition, subtraction, measurement, graphing
Social Studies: Ancient Egypt
Science: scientific investigations, life cycles

Upcoming dates:
• Ancient Egypt quiz-Tuesday March 11th
• Life cycles unit test- Thursday March 13th
• Ancient Egypt and China unit test- Friday March 14th
• PTA Art Gala-Tuesday March 18th
• Science benchmark test-March 19th (covers life cycles and adaptations)
• Social Studies benchmark-March 20th (covers Ancient Egypt, China, Famous Americans, and review map skills)