Spring Break

I hope everyone has a great week off! Go outside and enjoy the weather. When you come back from spring break we will begin our career unit. Students will choose a career to research and give an informational speech about their topic. Then in Reading we will begin our next novel, The Wanderer, by Sharon Creech.



Have a great break!!!

A Peek at Next Week

Next week we will have a test on prepositions, and we will have our final quiz on Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie. Students will also be presenting their collage book reports.

Important Days:
Saturday- Snowflake
Monday- Roller Skating Party
Tuesday- 3 Week Progress Reports
Wednesday- Book Fair
Thursday- Book Fair
Friday- Spring Break begins at 3pm

Prepositions

Next week we will start our unit on prepositions. Students will learn about prepositional phrases, and how they can sometimes be adjective or adverb phrases. In reading we will continue to read Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie.

Important Days:
Wednesday- Juggler in PE
Thursday- Newspaper Club
Saturday- Snowflake

A Peek at Next Week

In Reading we will take a quiz on the second part of Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie. We will then start the third and final section of the book. Then in Language Arts we will review our lessons on adjectives and adverbs, and take a modifier test on Thursday.

Important Days:
Monday- Encore Classes Switch, Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie Quiz
Tuesday- Second Trimester Report Cards
Thursday- Parent Teacher Conferences, Modifier Test
Friday- No School

ISAT

ISAT testing is happening all next week. On Tuesday students will take the first two Reading tests, and on Wednesday they will take their third Reading test and first Math test. Then on Thursday students will finish the Math tests, and on Friday they will take their two Science tests. Students are allowed to use calculators on all of the Math tests this year. To prepare your children for these tests please make sure they get plenty of sleep and that they eat a healthy breakfast in the morning.

Important Days:
Friday- LV Girls' Basketball Finals at Jefferson at 6pm
Monday- Pulaski Day, No School
Thursday- Newspaper Club
Friday- Last Day of the Trimester

Have a great weekend!

ISAT prep

This week we will continue to practice multiple choice testing, and writing extended reading responses. We will also finish our Extensions in Reading book. In Reading we will continue to read Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie.

Important Days:
Monday- DGS Presentation during Study Hall
Tuesday- Girls Play-off Basketball Game at Lakeview
Thursday- Scholastic Bowl
Friday- Basketball Finals

A Peek at This Week

In Language Arts we will be working on ISAT prep. We will be working out of our Extensions in Reading book, writing extended responses and working on multiple choice questions. In Reading we will continue to read our novel Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie.

Important Days:
Sunday- Valentine's Day
Monday-President's Day- No School