Post date: Feb 23, 2018 9:19:45 PM
This is the last week of the 2nd Trimester!
This week in Reading, our main selection is an African folk tale called Fly, Eagle, Fly! Tested vocabulary words will include:
clutched, echoed, gully, reeds, scrambled, thatch, valley
We will study the syllable pattern VCCCV (vowel,consonant,consonant,consonant,vowel) with this week's spelling words:
monster
surprise
hundred
complete
control
sample
instant
inspect
pilgrim
contrast
explode
district
address
substance
children
merchant
embrace
purchase
curtsy
contract
In Math, we are doing really well in our mastery of division concepts. We will finish Chapter 15 by the end of the week and begin having fun with FRACTIONS! Of course, we will continue with our twice weekly Quizzies to master basic multiplication facts. Some students have gotten so good at it that they are able to solve 60 division problems within 4 minutes! Woohoo!
We are studying the different regions of the USA in Social Studies. We will be ready to take the Chapter 5 Test in a week or so - I'll let you know when we begin reviewing, and study materials will come home a couple days before the test.
We talked at length on Friday about staying safe at school and went over procedures for soft and hard lockdowns. As we update our emergency procedures with the Oak Lawn Police Department, there has been a police presence in our school. The students know that we will have an official lockdown drill soon and I've done my best to prepare the children so that they know what procedures to follow without panic. If your child is anxious about this, please help them understand that we are simply practicing for something that we do not expect to ever happen, just as we practice fire drills and tornado drills. There were many questions in school, so I expect that you may be getting them at home, too.