Week of 4/14/08 - 4/18/08

HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF 4/14/08 - 4/18/08

SPELLING – Lesson 26 - Review
The final test format will consist of 15 words from the current lesson and 5 words from the previous lesson. Checklist work is due Friday, 4/18.

READING
There will be an invasion of dragons in our classroom as we take a look at the significance of the dragon to the Chinese people, and create our own personal dragons! Students will begin working on the final copies of their China brochures on Thursday, 4/17.

“Bite into a Good Book” Program
Students must ALWAYS have a silent reading book with them at school!

LANGUAGE ARTS
We will continue our study of adjectives with a look at comparing with adjectives and proper usage of the words "good" and "bad".

SOCIAL STUDIES
We will be looking at lessons 1 & 2 of Chapter 11 this week. These lessons focus on George Washington's presidency and the leadership of Thomas Jefferson.

SCIENCE
The final quiz in the "You & Your Body" unit will be on Monday, 4/14. The quiz will cover respiration, skin and teeth. Students will be allowed to use their books for the quiz. On Tuesday, we will begin our new science unit...Weather!

MATH - Mrs. Bell's Class

Organizing data is the topic for our new chapter in math - Chapter 6. This week students will study how to make a table and how additional data and outliers affect reporting. We will also review the concepts of range, mean, median and mode. There will be a QUIZ on lessons 1-3 on Thursday, 4/17.

FYI

Please plan on attending our Prairieview Open House on Thursday, 4/17 from 6:45 - 8:30. PTO is sponsoring a book fair in the gym, and our classroom will be open. The children are looking forward to sharing all of their fabulous work with you!

The theme for Friday's spirit day is Rock and Roll! Wear a t-shirt from your favorite rock band on 4/18.

Happy Spring!
Mrs. Karen Bell