Week 26

Reminders:

• No after school tutoring on Monday, 2/27, a makeup session is being held on Thursday morning at 7:00am
• Reading benchmark test on Tuesday, 2/28

Math:

• Financial Literacy test on Monday. Review packet was given on Thursday.
• STAAR review begins this week in preparation for March 28th. Each day we will review a previously taught objective through use of games, task cards, and math journal reflections. Students can also use Think Through Math to continue their practice at home. I have given out usernames and passwords to most of the class, but still have a few that I need to get to this week. We will begin with a review of decimals. This will include: place value, rounding, adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing.

ELA:

• New book club novels were distributed on Friday (Sorry, blue group! You will have your books this week!) Each student has been given a rotating job: Discussion Director, Story Summarizer, Artistic Artist, Cool Connector, Passage Predictor, or Word Wizard. Each role is important in developing rich conversation, and this means that all members must be prepared with their product to share daily.
• Quizlet and spelling quizzes on Friday.

Science:

• Earth, Moon, and Sun review Monday-Tuesday, test on Wednesday. Students may use their science notebooks and previously posted videos to prepare.

Social Studies:

• Weekend homework - Week 14 newspaper, notes in journal and comprehension questions, due Tuesday.
• Continue working on “10 Rivers that Shaped the World” group project, due Wednesday.
• Begin looking at northern vs. southern economies in the U.S. and events leading up to the Civil War