Friday, Feb. 25

First of all, thank you to my wonderful students who made my birthday fabulous! I walked into a decorated classroom and was sung Happy Birthday. We had a great ice cream party in the afternoon, complete with 2 different kinds of cupcakes! Thanks to all of my students for the presents and cards! :)




Spelling/Vocabulary: Spelling test was today. Vocabulary test is next Friday. Study your words!!! The most missed types of questions on vocabulary tests are antonyms and synonyms. Be sure you know how to define the word and be able to put it in a sentence that shows the correct meaning of the word.

Reading: We continued reading the Lightning Thief this week. We made trading cards for a character of our choice. We also started our new comprehension unit: visualization. We learned about our "6" senses and how we can use them to make a mental image while reading.

Writing: This week was our last opportunity to finish our personal narratives in class. They will be due, typed, by Thursday. In class this week, we've been working on our Freedom Festival Essays. Finishing this and typing it will be part of student's homework packet next week. Essays will be due on 3/4. Please make sure your child follows the guidelines on the blue information sheet and please read your child's essay before he/she turns it in.

Math: We continued to learn about integers. Students subtracted positive and negative numbers, put them on number lines and read about them in story problems. We will test next week.

Social Studies: Rome is coming to an end. The students learned about the Fall of Rome.