Welcome Back!
It’s a new year and a new quarter. In math, we are skipping chapter 7 Patterns and Sequences to focus on fractions. Don’t worry, your child isn’t missing out on anything, as this material is represented in the numbers of the week. Chapter 8 Fractions will begin Monday January 12th. There will also be a new book for the remainder of the year. This week, students will review and extend on division and multiplication.
Eagles Eyes are going to be due every Wednesday. The first Wednesday due date for these is January 14th.
Science has the students learning about the phases of the moon and the tilt of the Earth. This material will last to Friday January 16th.
Thank you,
Bobby Desin
January 6, 2015 (2015 still sounds so strange, doesn't it?!?)
I hope you all had a fantastic break with lots of family time! We are hitting the ground running this week. In Reading, we will be focusing on Poetry. We will emphasize stanzas, lines, rhythm, rhyme scheme, mood, and theme. Students will be working on analyzing these elements independently and in small group. Students will also work on writing their own poems and completing a Study Island module. In Language, we will switch back to using Grammar Mini Bites for this nine week period. We are finishing up our Colonization unit in Social Studies. We will be looking at how the lifestyles of large landowners, farmers, artisans, women, indentured servants and slaves differed. We will finish this unit on Monday next week. There will be a test on Tuesday, January 13th. A study guide was sent home today with your child.
January 13th-Colonization Test (study guide given)
January 14th-Eagle Eye on Reading due (Please note that both the Fiction and Nonfiction forms have changed for the second semester).
Have a great week!
Mrs. Gordon
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