Winter Haiku

This week students wrote a winter haiku.  After reading many haiku poems and discussing them, we brainstormed on the board all the things that came to mind when we thought of the word "winter."  Then students went to work creating their poems, and typing them up.  Here are a few samples of their work:

Cozy

When you get cozy

You lock away the coldness

You keep off the dark

Snuggle on the couch

Tuck in the heat and warmness

And let the warmth in.

Icicles

Small icicles hang

Glittering in the sunlight

Dripping with the water

A Look at Next Week:
Spelling- We will be doing Lesson 17, with a test on Friday.

Social Studies- Students will finish reading and taking notes on Chapter 8, Lessons 2-3.  We will go over the First Continental Congress, Paul Revere's ride, the battles of Lexington and Concord, and the Battle of Bunker Hill.

Reading- Students will begin Unit 3 in their Literature books on the "Voices of the Revolution."  We will read the first story in the unit, "And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?"  We will focus on differentiating between facts and opinions.

Language Arts- We will continue to study our unit on verbs.  Students will take a quiz on Lessons 5-7 (present, past, and future tense) on Wednesday.

Science- We will continue our chapter on "The Properties of Matter."  We will finish reading and discussing Lesson 3 on the chemical changes of matter.  Students will take an open note assessment over Lesson 3 on Thursday.

Mastny's Math- We will review Chapter 18, and take a test on Tuesday.  We will then focus on some problem solving and ISAT extended response.

Important Days:
Wednesday-  Early Dismissal

Have a great weekend!!!

Poetry

We have covered many elements of figurative language over the last two weeks.  Students have been pointing out alliteration, onomatopoeia  and imagery in their silent reading books after our lessons.  Today we reviewed idioms.  Students did an excellent job drawing the literal and figurative meaning of their idioms.  I really look forward to reading all of their poems next week.

A Look at Next Week:
Spelling- We will be doing Lesson 16, with a test on Friday.

Social Studies- Students will begin studying Chapter 8, "The Road to War."  They will read and take notes on Lessons 1-2.  We will be learning about what led up to the Revolutionary War and its first battles.

Reading- Students will be reading and writing poems.  They will be using figurative language in their writing, and will be practicing different types or styles of poetry.

Language Arts- We will continue to study our unit on verbs.  Students will go over Lessons 5-7, which cover the present, past, and future tense of verbs.

Science- We will continue our chapter on "The Properties of Matter."  We review the content in lesson two on physical changes and we will begin to read lesson three.

Mastny's Math- We will finish studying Chapter 18 this week.  We will learn about circles, congruent and similar shapes, and symmetry.

Important Days:
Monday- No School- Martin Luther King Day
Friday- Spelling Test

A Peek at Next Week

A Look at Next Week:
Spelling- We will be doing Lesson 15.

Social Studies- Students will review the French and Indian War and take a quest over Chapter 7, Lesson 3 on Wednesday.

Reading- Students will continue to review and analyze figurative language.

Language Arts- We will continue to study our unit on verbs.  Students will take a quiz on Thursday over:  action verbs, direct objects, helping verbs, and linking verbs (Lessons 1-4).

Science- We will continue our chapter on "The Properties of Matter."  We will review the states of matter and molecules before proceeding onto Lesson 2 "What are Physical Properties and Changes?"

Mastny's Math- We will continue to study Chapter 18, our unit on Geometry.  Students will be finding the degrees inside of a polygon and triangle.  They will take a quiz on Lessons 18.1-18.3 on Thursday.


Important Days:
Friday- End of Second Quarter

Have a wonderful weekend!