Newsletter Dec.19 - Dec. 23rd

Reminders:

Jackdaw box project due 1/3/12

Holiday Break Dec. 24^th – Jan 2^nd – Students return Jan. 3^rd

Martin Luther King Jr. Choral Poem presentation Jan 12^th – more info to follow

Students are responsible for bringing library books back to school one week after they are checked out to renew or return

In ELA we’ll focus on reviewing what we’ve learned about comprehension, fluency and writing during the month.  We’ll continue to write using paragraph form and apply the CAFÉ strategies of various fluency levels, using dictionaries and thesaurus and re-telling stories.

                This week’s topics:

·         Writing – write about tolerance in our lives

·         Café  –  review week  

·         Vocabulary – electricity, conductor, insulator, repel, attract, battery, bulb, filament, current

·         Spelling – NO SPELLING THIS WEEK

·          Grammar – common and proper nouns

 In math we’ll continue to work throughout the division process (DMSCB).  Every student has been given a reminder of the steps to glue on the outside of their math journal. I’ve also encouraged students to write the acronym on each math sheet.  This helpful hint will remind them of the steps.  This is a very hard concept and pulls in almost everything we’ve learned so far.  Practice in the steps and math fact understanding is key for success.

                This week’s topics:

·         Division in word problems

·         Review division and study key vocabulary – quiz Wednesday

·         Test Thursday

In science we’ll continue learning about the basics of electricity.  We’ve done lots of exploring in wires, conductors, bulbs, and batteries.  We’ve labeled diagrams and conducted experiments making bulbs light when all terminals are touching with the aid of a wire.  We will be having a quiz on Thursday highlighting the parts of bulbs and batteries, and how to make these materials work together properly.  Study pages, 2, 5, and 6 especially in science packet.