The students had a great time at the extra PE class they earned. Thank you to Ms. Cereda, who gave up her prep time to give our class this awesome prize!
The field trip to the Cedar Mill Wetlands was lots of fun! I was at the water testing station the whole time, so all of the pictures you see below are from there. I did my best to get pictures of all of the student groups, but unfortunately, I didn't get all of them. Have your student tell you whether their data suggests that we live near a healthy wetlands.
State Testing We will begin state testing next Tuesday 5/7. The first test students will take is the English language arts computer adaptive test. Students will work on the test on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. The best way you can help your student prepare is by making sure they get plenty of rest and get a good breakfast on test days. Encourage them to think of the tests as an opportunity to show what they know. Also, if you haven't sent back a letter of encouragement for your student, please send it to school on Monday, 5/6. Math Our study of geometry will focus on finding unknown angle measures and identifying two dimensional figures. A great way to help your student in math right now is to help them study their vocabulary words. Our vocabulary words this week are geometry terms. Writing Students have been working hard on their migration informational papers. Hopefully by the end of this week they are getting close to having their first draft complete. The final dra...
Monday, 1/26 is a staff development day. There will be no school for students. When students return on Tuesday, 1/27 they will have a few things due: 1.) spelling packets/spelling test 2.) reading logs 3.) book group pages read and worksheet page That Tuesday, 1/27 students will be assigned reading logs that will be due the following Monday, 2/2. They will also be given spelling packets that will be due Monday as well. The end of module 3 math assessments were sent home with students on Thursday. Our next math unit will focus on geometry. So far we have touched on identifying angles as right, acute, obtuse, or straight. Students have also identified parallel, perpendicular, and intersecting lines. In addition to continuing our study of geometry we will work on multiplying by 12's for our fact practice. Hopefully your student has told you all about our Oregon Trail simulation. Students worked in groups to decide what they would bring with them to survive the 2000 mile jou...