This week we are studying the Middle Ages and feudalism. Mon. we will look at the historical events, Tues. social structure and feudalism, Wed. we will be treking, Thurs. family heritage and crests and Fri. we will wrap it up with a test.
** Permission slips and money are due for the zoo field trip on Friday April 27th. We are still looking for chaperones and there is a place to volunteer on the permission slip.
This week is devoted to the study of the human body with anatomy and physiology. Students are studying the structures and functions of the systems in the body and creating drawings, taking notes and writing paragraphs. Students will have note sheets they should study on Thurs. night for the test on Friday. Have a great week.
This week we are finishing up their ebooks on the countries of Africa and Asia. Students have been compiling their research and synthesizning it to prepare books on their country. This week we will be working with the RealeWriter program to create books. Please check your email on Friday as our books will be coming to you so you can enjoy them. Have a great week.
HW: Students need to have an email address to send their books to by Thurs. They may have mulitple addresses and send the books to as many people as their wish.
For the next 2 weeks in science and social studies, students are conducting research on a specific country in Africa or Asia. This information will be used to create electronic books based on the ecology and culture of the country. These books will then be emailed to family and friends so you can enjoy them. Look for the books to pop up on your email after spring break.
Please note: This is a project that will be graded for both science and social studies. There will not be a social studies grade until the books are completed after spring break.
Special note: Please keep your kiddos engaged in learning over the break. This could be reading, journaling, or just talking about things they are doing and what they learned about them. Thank you and have a great SPRING BREAK.
Even though the Persuasive Essay was a third quarter assignment, I held onto it until I could enter it into the 4th quarter grade book. I did this to allow time for students to revise if they would like to raise their grade. The graded essays are already back in the hands of students, except for 4th block. (We had an extremely short period Friday because of the assembly, so I’ll return them on Monday, 3/26.) We continue to do our Monday and Thursday after school tutoring, and that’s a great time to come in and get help with revisions if needed. I can also tutor on other nights by appointment, but remember that bus transportation is only available on Mondays and Thursdays. Lunch is also a good time, but students must remember to ask for a pass.
