Week 24

• Mock STAAR testing - Feb. 26 & 27
• PADRES Campout - March 1-2
• Spring Break - March 11-15
• Spring Picture Day - April 5
• School Carnival - April 6

A big congratulations to all of my dancers! It was so much fun to watch you perform on stage, you worked so hard and did a fantastic job!

Math:
Learning about the different attributes of polygons and classifying two dimensional figures.
Polygons Math Antics
Triangles Math Antics
Quadrilaterals Math Antics

Polygons quiz on Friday in lieu of the weekly problem of the day quiz

ELA/Reading:

This week we will begin a new book club, yay! 

Spelling and Week 24 Quizlet quizzes on Friday

Science: 

Earth’s cycles/patterns and comparing the Earth, Sun, and moon. This week’s focus will be on tides and shadows. On Study Jams, go to the Solar System tab and check our the videos on "A Day on Earth" and "Gravity and Inertia." Crash course kids on YouTube also has a great list of videos for this unit! You might also want to check out Discovery Education videos, there are literally hundreds to choose from! (You can also access this through the HUB's digital resources)

Solar System Test will be on March 6th

Social Studies:
The beginning of the Civil War - Compromises

Exhibition:
Continue writing research papers on our topics. We are aiming for all papers to be written (at least in rough draft form) by March 8th.