Weekly News

August 27, 2018

Important Dates:

--8/28: PBSS Kick Off Assembly: Students will learn about school-wide expectations.

--8/29: Teachers will be pulling students to test for reading

--8/30: Teachers will be pulling students to test for reading in the morning

--9/3: No SCHOOL: Labor Day

--9/4 and 9/5: Map Testing--Please make sure that your child is well rested, has a healthy snack, and is on time for the day to ensure that we have the most accurate results. The data from these tests will inform instruction in Math and Reading.

Reminders: Please send your student with a water bottle each day to help them stay hydrated! They should also bring a healthy snack to eat during the morning. This could include cheese and crackers, an apple, or cut fruit.

Exciting News:

This morning I shared with the students that I am expecting my first baby in December. I waited to share this news because there is so much going on during the first few days of school, but I wanted to let you know that I will be out on maternity leave starting after winter break, and will return after spring break. I am very excited, and will be working very hard on routines and procedures during these first few weeks to establish a strong learning community that will carry on while I am out on leave.

ELA: This week teachers will be meeting with students individually to assess their reading and begin planning for instruction. In class, we are introducing center routines and expectations, and practicing working independently for an extended period of time. The word pattern we will be working on during word study will focus on short vowel sounds. The words for the week are: after, under, just, think, and little. Since we will spend a lot of time this week modeling procedures and routines, we will also be using these words next week as well. During read aloud we will be focusing on how to describe a character using examples from the story.

Math: This week we will be starting Chapter One from Math in Focus, which is Numbers to 1,000. We will be reviewing place value terms, making number patterns, and creating numbers using base ten blocks. Our goals this week will be to focus on reviewing place value terms from first grade and introducing and modeling center routines and expectations.

Social Studies: We will be starting Lesson 1 for Social Studies, which focuses on different kinds of communities. This goes along with Module 1 in ReadyGen, where students will be reading "Friends Around The World." This week we will be defining a community as a place where people live and work together. We will be especially focusing on our classroom community as we continue to practice our routines and expectations.

Library: Library will begin this week on Tuesday

Gym: Please remember to send in or wear gym shoes and socks on Tuesday and Friday each week.

September 4, 2018

Reminders/Helpful Info:

MAP testing was moved from Tuesday/Wednesday to Wednesday/Thursday. Please do your best to make sure that your child is in attendance on these days.
Please be sure to return your child's blue Home Folder and assignment notebook each day.
Our first Scholastic Book order will be entered on Friday at noon. I generally enter orders at the start of each month. All books ordered accumulate points that I use to buy books for our classroom library! Here is the link if you would like to order books: https://orders.scholastic.com/R9MFG
Calendar Reminder: On September 13 you are invited to Back to School night where we will discuss the curriculum in depth, as well as what to expect in second grade this year.
Calendar Reminder: September 14: Fall Family Fun Night 6:30-8:00

What are We Learning This Week?:

Math: We will continue working on Unit 1 this week, which focuses on numbers 1-1,000. We will continue to review place value terms, making number patterns, and creating numbers using base ten blocks. Our biggest focus for this week will be to have students show numbers in all three forms: standard form, word form, and expanded form.

Students will soon have access to TenMarks. This week I will be sure to staple their login information on the 1st page of their assignment notebook so that they can access this at home.

ELA: This week during ELA we will begin our first unit of study titled "Understanding Communities." We will be starting with a non-fiction text called "Friends Around the World." In this unit, students will be learning how to identify the main topic of a text. We will also be focusing on identifying non-fiction text features and comparing and contrasting communities.

Word Study Words: The pattern for this week will focus on short vowel sounds. Our words are after, under, little, just, and think.

Social Studies: Chapter 1 goes along with our ELA unit, and discusses different types of communities. Last week, we focused on our classroom community as we brainstormed rules for our classroom. We discussed why rules are important, and what we need to do to make sure that our classroom is safe and productive. Please review the rules we created with your child tonight. They brought home an illustrated book in their blue folder. Our biggest focus right now as we work to establish our classroom community is Rule Number 1: Listen and follow directions quickly.

This week, we will continue to discuss our classroom community, but we will also move outside of our classroom and discuss community as the town where we live. We will define and brainstorm examples of laws, and consider why we have them. I also hope to introduce the terms: urban, suburban, and rural.

Science: We will be alternating between science and social studies blocks. We will finish 2 units of Social Studies before moving on to our first science unit.

September 10, 2018

Reminders/Helpful Info:

September 10: Students will run through Expectation Stations with staff members around the school to review expectations for different areas of the building (ie playground, cafeteria, bathrooms, etc).

September 13: Back to School Night 6:30-8:00

September 14: Fall Family Fun Night 5:30-7:30; School Spirit Day--students can wear gear to support their favorite sports team, or they can wear Central gear!

**Tomorrow we will have library. Please send back library books so that they can be renewed or exchanged for new books.

**Tomorrow we also have PE. Please remind students to have socks and gym shoes on Tuesdays and Fridays so that they can participate in PE.

What are We Learning This Week?:

Math: This week we will continue our study of numbers to 1,000. Students will be using the terms greater than, less than and equal to when comparing numbers, as well as sorting numbers in sequence from least to greatest and greatest to least. We will also be working in small groups to review identifying number patterns in groups of numbers and describing numbers using standard, word and expanded form. We will also be rolling out math centers this week, so along with academic content we will be reviewing expectations and routines for what this small group instruction time will look like.

ELA: This week during ELA we will continue identifying non-fiction text features as we read Friends Around the World. We will also be reviewing sequence words, and how to use them when retelling a story. During writing we will continue to review adjectives, and will be using them to describe the different communities from our anchor text.

Word Study Words: This week we are continuing to work with the short vowel word pattern. Our words for the week are answer, end, follow, must and picture.

Social Studies: This week we will focus on the characteristics of an urban, suburban and rural community. This will go along with our ELA anchor text, "Friends Around the World." Students will be illustrating traits that can be found in each of these communities.

Science: We will be alternating between science and social studies blocks. We will finish 2 units of Social Studies before moving on to our first science unit.

Have a great week!

September 24, 2018

Reminders/Helpful Info:

Tomorrow is Picture day!!!

*Don't forget to send in your picture order forms unless you are doing them online

We will not have library this week due to picture day, so students can hang on to their books for one more week.

Wednesday September 26th- First ELA assessment--there is no study guide for ELA assessments. I am looking to see if students can independently apply the reading strategies we are working on in class.

Thursday September 27th- First Social Studies assessment

What are We Learning This Week?:

Math: This week we are starting Chapter 2, which is Addition to 1,000. As we get started we will be reviewing addition strategies including: making ten, doubles, and doubles plus one. Our main focus this week will be adding three digit numbers without regrouping.

ELA: This week students will take their first reading assessment. This assessment will be read aloud to them, and will provide me with information as to whether they can independently apply the strategies we have been working on in class. During this unit we have been working on identifying main idea and details using short sections from Friends Around the World. We will be reviewing this skill using other passages as we prepare for the assessment. We will also be focusing quite a bit of class time modeling and preparing our first PBA, which puts all of the writing strategies we have been working on together into one prompt. Students will be asked to compare and contrast two communities from the text Friends Around the World. We will be working through the writing process together to brainstorm, draft, edit and publish their work.

Word Study Words: This week we will be identifying words that follow the CVCe pattern. We will be discussing that the -e at the end of the word causes the short vowel to become long. Our words for the week are home, place, cute, these, write.

Social Studies: This week we will be wrapping up our discussion on communities from Chapter 1, and will be taking the chapter assessment on Thursday. Today for homework students were asked to study their "Me On the Map" project. I modeled for them how to do this, and said that they will probably be focusing on what state, country and continent they are a part of from the book. On Tuesday, students will complete a more formal study guide in class, and will bring it home in their blue folders to review for homework.

Our next chapter will build on our discussions of community and will focus on geography and different landforms. We will be taking a closer look at how and where people live as we define the term ancestor, and what types of resources can be found on Earth.

Science: We will be alternating between science and social studies blocks. We will finish 2 units of Social Studies before moving on to our first science unit.

October 10, 2018

What are We Learning This Week?:

Math: This week students will continue working with strategies to use when adding three digit numbers that require regrouping in the ones, tens, and hundreds place. Similarly to last week, students will likely have math homework a few days this week in order to provide further opportunities for them to practice the skill independently. We will also be sending home the completed review guide on Thursday for students to look over and study for the chapter test on Tuesday, October 16.

ELA: This week we will continue working with our anchor text, Trouble at the Sandbox to identify author's purpose and point of view. We will also continue our discussion of sequence words, and use them to retell key events from our story. During writing, students will be identifying dialogue, and practicing incorporating it into their response to text.

Word Study Words: Since we have another short week we are using our word study time to add in additional practice with common nouns and proper nouns. Students helped me brainstorm the list of words, and they will be working to write complete sentences for each word during center time. The words chosen were: cat, Felix, city, Chicago, teacher, Mrs. Fendrich, game and RUSHHOUR.

Social Studies: This week we will be describing the differences between a producer and a consumer. If time allows, we may also begin discussions about natural resources and conservation. This will be the last chapter before we transition to science for the remainder of the trimester.

Science: We will be alternating between science and social studies blocks. We will finish 2 units of Social Studies before moving on to our first science unit.

October 15, 2018

Reminders/Helpful Info:

**Don't forget to bring spare change for the drive raising money for hurricane efforts out east.

10/16: Math Chapter Test: Addition to 1,000

In the afternoon students will attend an assembly for the Donna Washington Storyteller

10/18: Social Studies Test; Earthquake Drill at 10:18

10/24: ELA Test

10/31: Halloween Schedule:

• LUNCH - 11:25-12:55 (doors open at 12:45) – kids can go home for lunch and change for costumes. Kids are not required to go home for lunch. It’s optional.

• 1:00pm - Parade (if rain or snow, there will be no parade outside and it cannot be moved inside due to space restrictions)

After the parade students will attend a special assembly in the gym, and we will have a brief celebration in the room.

11/9: Central PTO Auction – Riverside Golf Club

What are We Learning This Week?:

Math: This week students will take the chapter test for Chapter 2: Addition to 1,000. Please have your student read over the review guide that was sent home last week. It is also a good idea to go through the practice problems from the homework and ask them to explain to you what they are doing and the reason why. We will start Chapter 3 later this week, which is Subtraction to 1,000.

*Please continue to have students complete regular fact practice for addition and subtraction outside of their regularly assigned homework. This will support them in the upcoming chapters.

ELA: This week we will begin working with a new anchor text, Snowshoe Hare's Winter Home. Using this story we will continue our discussion of point of view and using text evidence as students discuss the different characters who are looking for a place to hibernate during the winter months. We will also be structuring our discussions around identifying and describing key plot details--characters, setting, problem and solution, and comparing these components across the two stories we read during this module.

Word Study Words: This week students are continuing to identify long vowels, and we are introducing the concept of blends in a word. Our words this week follow the pattern of: CVCC, with a blend at the end and a long vowel. The words we will be using are: thank, kind, told and almost.

Social Studies: This week we will be finishing our discussion of the Earth by talking about natural resources. We will be discussing how they are used, and efforts being made to conserve.

Science: We will be alternating between science and social studies blocks. We will finish 2 units of Social Studies before moving on to our first science unit.

October 22, 2018

Reminders/Helpful Info:

10/22: Students will take part in a Bus Evacuation Drill

10/24: ELA test ; Students will attend a fire safety presentation

10/25: Mrs. Fendrich will be out of the building. If you have any day-of messages or concerns please notify the office.

10/26: Rescheduled Event: Tape Mr. Gatz and Mrs. Neal to the wall!! $1.00 to get two strips of duct tape. You can still bring in money to participate in this event to pie face Mr. Gatz as well ($20.00)

10/31: Halloween Schedule:

• LUNCH - 11:25-12:55 (doors open at 12:45) – kids can go home for lunch and change into costumes. Kids are not required to go home for lunch. It’s optional.

• 1:00pm - Parade (if rain or snow, there will be no parade outside and it cannot be moved inside due to space restrictions)

After the parade students will attend a special assembly in the gym, and we will have a brief celebration in the room.

11/9: Central PTO Auction – Riverside Golf Club

**Just for fun---As you start to carve your pumpkins for Halloween, if you would like to send a picture of your pumpkin in an anonymous envelope I will post them around the room and students can guess who belongs to which pumpkin.

What are We Learning This Week?:

Math: This week students will be starting Chapter 3: Subtraction to 1,000. As we get started we will be reviewing related facts and subtraction strategies. Students will be subtracting three digit numbers without regrouping and checking their work using addition. **While we will be working on subtraction facts during this chapter, students will only be assessed on mastery of addition facts on the report card for trimester one. Please continue to review these facts at home.

ELA: This week we will be finishing up our module and taking the ELA assessment. There is no study guide for these assessments, as they are meant more as a check-in to see that students can independently apply the skills we are working on in class. We will be reviewing author's purpose and identifying the lesson of the story in preparation for this assessment. Students will also be starting their PBA for this module where they will be using sequencing words to retell key events from our anchor text, Trouble at the Sandbox.

Word Study Words: This week the pattern will be words with a short vowel sound and a blend in the beginning. The words we will be using are: bring, glad, plot, smell and stuck.

Social Studies: Social Studies tests will be coming home in blue folders this week. There are a few students who still need to take it due to absences, so once we have everyone caught up I will be sending them home. Just for your knowledge--the landform matching portion at the start of the test was done together as a whole group. Since the images are very dark and difficult to see, I went down the pictures in order and described them for students and asked them to match them to the vocabulary term.

Science: This week we will be starting our first science unit--Air and Weather! This will go along with our next module for ELA. During this unit students will not take formal tests as they did for Social Studies. Instead, I will be assessing them based on participation in our discussions and investigations, performance on in-class assignments, and short, informal check-ins that assess understanding of the content. This week, we will be investigating the focus question: What can air do? Students will also complete their first investigation with parachutes!

October 29, 2018

Reminders/Helpful Info:

10/31: Halloween Schedule:

• LUNCH - 11:25-12:55 (doors open at 12:45) – kids can go home for lunch and change into costumes. Kids are not required to go home for lunch. It’s optional.

• 1:00pm - Parade (if rain or snow, there will be no parade outside and it cannot be moved inside due to space restrictions)

After the parade students will attend a special assembly in the gym, and we will have a brief celebration in the room.

11/9: Central PTO Auction – Riverside Golf Club

11/15: Parent Teacher Conferences 4:00-6:00 pm

11/19: Parent Teacher Conferences 11:00-8:00 pm

11/20-11/23: Thanksgiving Break

11/30: Report Cards go home

What are We Learning This Week?:

Math: This week students will be continuing work on Chapter 3: Subtraction to 1,000. Students will be subtracting with regrouping, which is a very challenging skill so please expect a few days of additional math homework so that they can practice the skill independently.

**While we will be working on subtraction facts during this chapter, students will only be assessed on mastery of addition facts on the report card for trimester one. Please continue to review these facts at home.

ELA: This week we will be starting our next module. Our first anchor text is called Disaster Alert!, and goes along with our science unit for air and weather. Students will continue identifying and using text features to support their comprehension. We will also be reviewing how to identify the main topic of a section. Students will be asking and answering questions to understand key details, and breaking down complex vocabulary using an array of strategies.

Word Study Words: This week students will be sorting and reviewing the word patterns covered so far this year. We will be reviewing short vowels, long vowels, the CVC-e pattern, and words that follow the CVC+ double second consonant when ending in -ing, ed, or y.

Social Studies: Social Studies tests came home in blue folders on Friday. I know that Friday is a difficult day to send work home, so if you were unable to look over the test with your student please take a moment to do it tonight.

Science: This week we will be continuing our study of air by using parachutes. Students will be answering the focus question: how does a parachute use air? They will be completing an investigation where they will plan, release and record their results of a parachute release to figure out how a parachute works.

November 5, 2018

Reminders/Helpful Info:

11/9: Veteran's Day Performance in the Hauser Auditorium 1:30-2:40

**We are encouraging students to wear red, white and blue for the performance

11/13: Last day of Trimester 1

11/15: Parent Teacher Conferences 4:00-8:00 pm

11/19: Parent Teacher Conferences 11:00-8:00 pm

11/20-11/23: Thanksgiving Break

11/30: Report Cards go home

**Scholastic Book Orders--starting your holiday shopping early?! : If you are looking to give the gift of reading this year I sent home the Scholastic Gift Order catalogue today. If I submit the order by Thursday of this week I will be able to get the books in time for you to pick up at conferences. This way, you can gift the books at a later date if you choose. Here is how you login and complete the process online:

Go to scholastic.com/readingclub
Enter our Class Activation Code: R9MFG
Shop and submit your child's book order

What are We Learning This Week?:

Math: This week students will be continuing work on Chapter 3: Subtraction to 1,000. Students will be subtracting with regrouping in the ones, tens, and hundreds. Next week, we will be working on regrouping across zeroes.

ELA: This week we will continue to use the anchor text Disaster Alert! to review how text features support comprehension. We will also be continuing discussions of how to identify the main topic and purpose of a text. Later this week, we will be starting our second anchor text for this module titled Danger! Earthquakes, which is another informational text where students will be looking at the format of the text to identify key facts and details about earthquakes. As we read, we will be comparing the organization of this text to the format of Disaster Alert!

Word Study Words: This week students will be working with the -ou pattern. The words we will be focusing on are: around, about, found, and house.

Social Studies: We will begin our next Social Studies unit following the end of the trimester after we finish our study of Air and Weather.

Science: This week we will be continuing our study of air by asking and answering questions around the focus question: what happens when air is pushed into a smaller space? During our first investigation we will be creating a system using a plastic bottle, tubes, a rubber stopper and two syringes to use air pressure to push the water around the system. During the second investigation students will submerge an open vial containing a small piece of paper towel and a foam ball into water to show what will happen to the air inside the vial.

SEL: We started off the year really focusing our discussions around what it means to have a growth mindset. As students have been met with difficult content, I have continued to emphasize that challenges help us grow, and that mistakes help us learn. In the last few weeks we have also really been focusing on problem solving strategies, and how to express frustration using an "I Statement." To build on this concept, our upcoming SEL discussions will focus on empathy, and how students can understand another's perspective. We will be talking about "warm words" as we get into the colder season, and how the choice and tone of our words can affect others and our relationships.

November 12, 2018

Reminders/Helpful Info:

11/13: Last day of Trimester 1

11/15: Parent Teacher Conferences 4:00-8:00 pm

ELA Test

11/16: Math Test

11/19: Parent Teacher Conferences 11:00-8:00 pm

11/20-11/23: Thanksgiving Break

11/30: Report Cards go home

**Conferences: If you have any specific questions or topics that you hope to cover please feel free to respond to this email and let me know what they are. This is helpful in case I need to reach out to another resource for an answer, or be sure to observe specific things that you might be hoping for feedback on. These time slots are so short and my goal is to always make the most out of our time together and address the things YOU want to know about!

What are We Learning This Week?:

Math: This week students will be wrapping up work on Chapter 3: Subtraction to 1,000. Students will be subtracting across zeroes on Monday and Tuesday, and then completing the review guide on Wednesday. We will do review centers on Thursday before the test on Friday. Please expect review homework this week in preparation for the test.

ELA: This week we will be completing our module and finishing up the PBA writing that goes along with this unit. Students are researching a natural disaster from our unit and identifying key facts that they learned in the text with an introductory and concluding sentence.

Word Study Words: This week students will be working on vowel teams. The phrase we will be using is that the first one does the talking and the second does the walking. The words we will be using are: air, people, street, teacher and read.

Social Studies: We will begin our next Social Studies unit following the end of the trimester after we finish our study of Air and Weather.

Science: This week we will be discussing the role of a meteorologist, and how it connects with our discussions about air. We will be reviewing key vocabulary that goes along with describing the weather, symbols used to describe the weather, and how to read a thermometer. Students will apply this knowledge when we record and track the weather starting next week.

SEL: We are continuing our discussions around empathy, and the power of words when communicating with others. We are beginning to brainstorm "Warm Words" that are welcoming, appreciative, respectful and meaningful---meaning they show people that they matter. Students are continuing to practice problem solving using an "I Statement" and expressing their feelings as they work to compromise to find a resolution.

November 27, 2018

Reminders/Helpful Info:

**Pictures have been updated on the website so be sure to check it out to see all of the fun we have been having so far this year!!

11/30 – Report Cards Go Home with students

12/9 - 12/18 – MAP Testing Grades 2-5--specific days for our class TBD

12/17 – Holiday Show 6:30pm – Grades K,1,2

12/21 – 1/4/19 – Winter Break

What are We Learning This Week?:

Math: This week students will be starting Chapter 4, which is Using Bar Models for Addition and Subtraction. A bar model is a visual representation of a set of numbers, and will be used to show how to solve for a missing number in a set. We will be using them mainly as a strategy for solving word problems.

**During the second trimester students will be assessed on mastery of both addition and subtraction facts so be sure to continue practicing at home!

ELA: This week we will be starting a new anchor text, which is a short story called Seek the Sun, by Phyllis Gershator. Students will be comparing and contrasting the point of view of the main characters in the story, and describing how it connects to the problem and resolution. We will then be looking at how the characters respond to the conflict in order to identify the moral, or lesson, of the story. Following this text we will read a few related poems to practice poetry skills, and these will conclude our unit.

Word Study Words: This week we will be introducing contractions, and defining them as the shortened form of one or two words. We will be focusing on words that combine with the words not and will (ie do not to make don't; they will to make they'll). Since we are just introducing the concept this week there will be no formal list of words.

Social Studies: We will begin our next Social Studies unit following the end of the trimester after we finish our study of Air and Weather.

Science: This week we will be briefly discussing the water cycle as we continue our discussion around weather. Students will be recording the weather each day using symbols to represent the conditions and the temperature. We will end the week identifying the different types of clouds, and what type of weather they bring.

December 3, 2018

Reminders/Helpful Info:

SCHOLASTIC- I am sending home a Scholastic Books catalog this week. Please browse the catalog, and if you wish to purchase any books, you can either enter your order online, or send back the order form with a check.

To order online, visit Scholastic.com. Our class code is R9MFG

Please complete all orders by Monday, 12/10.

Week of 12/10- Winter MAP testing

12/17 – Holiday Show 6:30pm – Grades K,1,2 7:30pm – Grades 3,4,5

12/21 – 1/4/19 – Winter Break

What are We Learning This Week?:

Math: This week we are continuing with Unit 4, which is Using Bar Models for Addition and Subtraction. A bar model is a visual representation of a set of numbers, and will be used to show how to solve for a missing number in a set.

Important vocabulary words your child will be learning and practicing are part and whole. We will be learning that when you know two parts, you add them together to get your whole, and when you know your whole and one part, you subtract to find the missing part.

**During the second trimester students will be assessed on mastery of both addition and subtraction facts so be sure to continue practicing at home!

ELA: In Unit 4A, we are focusing on character point of view. To supplement this unit, we will be reading several personal narratives and identifying characters' points of view by looking at their actions, thoughts, and feelings. The students will work on creating their own personal narrative and using adjectives and feeling words to give their stories detail.

Word Study Words: The students will be practicing how to write contractions including the words not and will. The words we're focusing on this week are: don't, can't, doesn't, they'll and I'll.

Social Studies: We will begin our next Social Studies after our Science unit on Air and Weather.

Science: We will continue to record our weather, focusing on the conditions and temperature. We will also review the water cycle and clouds and create a project identifying the three main types of clouds and their attributes.

December 10, 2018

Reminders/Helpful Info:

**Feel free to send your student with a small lotion or chapstick to battle the dry, winter air. I will have them keep it in their backpack. This will cut down on trips to the nurse.

SCHOLASTIC- I will be putting in our Scholastic Order tomorrow morning, so this is the last chance to enter orders online or send in the order form with a check!

12/11- Math Test

12/13 & 12/14 (12:20pm)- MAP testing **Please do your best to ensure your child is present and well-rested on these days!

12/17 – Holiday Show 6:30pm – Grades K,1,2 7:30pm – Grades 3,4,5

12/21 – 1/4/19 – Winter Break

What are We Learning This Week?:

Math: We are wrapping up Unit 4 on Bar Models. Students will take the test tomorrow. We spent a lot of time working on review problems today, and students are bringing this work home to look over and study. The best way to do this is to pick a few questions and ask them what strategy they used to solve, and why they chose to apply that strategy. The rest of this week and next week will be focused on review of addition and subtraction. When students return from Winter Break, we will begin to introduce the concept of multiplication.

**During the second trimester students will be assessed on mastery of both addition and subtraction facts so be sure to continue practicing at home!

ELA: For the next two weeks, we will continue to read personal narratives and discuss point of view. The students will work on creating their own personal narrative and using adjectives and feeling words to give their stories detail.

Word Study Words: The students have learned two new rules for contractions, using the words have and are. The words we're focusing on are: I've, you've, should've, we're and they're.

Social Studies: We will begin our next Social Studies unit when we return from Winter Break.

Science: We will be discussing tools to measure rainfall and wind this week. We will be wrapping up Air & Weather by next week.