NEWSLETTER – FEB. 8-12

RELIGION – We’ll complete the chapter on liturgy and begin Lent.

READING – This week we’ll read Wings. We’ll also work on cause/effect, compare/contrast, and reference sources. Students should study vocabulary for this story. The Selection Test is on Friday.

ENGLISH – We’ll work on pronouns and compare/contrast writing.

SPELLING – The new words are: five, himself, usually, money, and seen. We’ll work on dropping e before adding ing and irregular plurals. Homework is due on Thursday.

MATH – We will work on quadrilaterals, triangles, congruent figures, and perimeter. Students need to continue studying the multiplication facts.

SCIENCE – We will study the eclipse of the moon and sun. There will be a chapter test on Friday. A study guide will be sent home.

SOCIAL STUDIES – We will work on a Black History Report and map skills.

· I have scheduled a field trip on May 7 to the Museum of Natural History at Union Terminal. We will have a simple machine learning lab, visit the museum, and see the movie Under the Sea at the Omnimax. I will need parent drivers if you are available. We will be gone from about 8:45-2:15.
· Valentine’s Day Party is on Friday. A list of students is included in this newsletter. Students can bring in their valentines any day this week.