Thursday, February 5, 2009

The Scoop ---February 9-13


CAN YOU HELP???
I need white lunch bags or brown lunch bags for our Valentine card activity.
If you can send in a pack or 25 of them, let me know!

Thanks!
Valentine's Day Parties are Friday, 2/13 at 1:30!
Will you be my Valentine?

Book Orders:
Due Tuesday, 2/10!
Class User Name: spakausky
Password: Books

Goody Basket-
Thanks to:

For donating to the basket this week!
Student of the Week
Steven D.
Each week there will be a student picked to be student of the week. This student will bring in photos, magazine picture, or drawings/descriptions about themselves. The categories that they will cover are:
Me
My Family
Special Friends
My Favorite Foods
Where I Live
Thing I Like to Do
When I Grow Up I’d like to
My Favorite Toys
How the special week works for your child:
Monday-put pictures up
Tuesday-share your board
Wed.-Read a favorite book (practice at home first)
Thursday-Show and Tell
Friday-Take board down

Spelling
Lesson 21 is next!
Work is due Friday and should be in cursive.

English
We are doing more with synonyms and antonyms.

Writing
We will start expository writing!

Independent Reading Program
Congrats to the following students who participated in January reading:
-Elena -Stephen K. -Adam
-Kailee -Max -Eve
-Eric -Alec -Lucas
-Jennifer -Natalie -Ethan
-Marc -Chantalle -Emily
-Allie

Reading
We will start Ramona Age 8, next week.
Reading skill-Inference

Science
Chapter 11
Lesson 1 - volume, physical properties of matter and density (float/sink).
Lesson 2-solids, liquids, gases, evaporation and condensation
Lesson 3-mixtures, solutions, physical change, chemical change

Social Studies
Where in the world is Egypt?
Ask your child what continent it is on?
What river runs through it?
What desert it contains?

Math
Chapter 14, on geometry.
What are the different types of lines and angles?
What are the different triangles we have learned about?

What are quadrilaterals?

Mad Minutes Schedule:
2/9-Study your 6's!

Have a great weekend!!
Mrs. T. Spakausky