Happy Valentine's Day!

Our Valentine's Day Party:

Thank you to all who made our party possible!  We had a fantastic time!

A Look at Next Week:

Social Studies- We will read and take notes on Lessons 7.3 "The French and Indian War."

ELA
Reading- Students will continue our new unit, "Nature's Fury."  We will continue to discuss earthquakes and hurricanes, and what constitutes a natural disaster.  We will take an assessment on finding the gist and cause/effect.  
Essential Questions:  How does a force of nature that is far away, affect me?
How can a force of nature be both destructive and constructive at the same time?
What are forces of nature?

Word Work- Spelling:  Students will be studying Lesson 24, and will take a test on Friday.
Vocabulary-  Students will play word games on the iPad and Scrabble.

Language Arts- We will finish our descriptions of our favorite moments in 2014, and will begin the pre-writing process for a narrative.

Science- We will continue to practice taking Cornell notes on Lesson 11.3 on weather patterns, and take an open-note quiz on Wednesday.
Essential Questions:  What causes weather?
What conditions affect the water cycle?
How can patterns in weather be observed?

Math-  We will take a quiz on Lessons 4.1-4.3 on Tuesday, and then we will finish the rest of Chapter 4.

Important Days:

Friday- No School
Monday-  No School
Thursday- PARCC Parent Night at LV 6:00-7:00pm

Friday- Spring Picture Day

Have a wonderful weekend!