Week of February 9th

Reading: We will be looking at different genres of literature such as fables and tall tales. We will also be discussing author’s purpose. Students should be practicing their Poetry Café poem EVERY NIGHT!!!

Writing/Language:   In preparation for the ACT Aspire writing test, we will continue looking at on-demand writing. We will also be studying homophones and verb tenses.

Math: We will continue in our unit on fractions this week with multiplying whole numbers by fractions and fractions by fractions.

Science/Social Studies: In science we will continue in astronomy with the reason for day/night and the seasons. In social studies we will continue our unit on government by comparing the Articles of  Confederation to the Constitution.   Anchor Down these Assessments/Due Dates Be practicing for our Poetry Café- Students will recite poems THIS FRIDAY at 10:00 in the library!! SS test on AOC and Const- Friday   100 Book Challenge Goals: Good- 255 steps Better- 480 steps   Captain of the Week:   This week’s Captain of the Week is Dmitriy Lomonosov!  Dmitriy always participates in class and works well with others. He displays the character traits of cooperation, responsibility, and flexibility.  To see what Dmitriy is learning throughout the week, follow us on Twitter @glay_jessica (Note- Twitter has not been working! SORRY!) Reminders from the Marina: *Jump Rope for Heart week- Week of February 9th *Valentine’s Day party- February 13th *Poetry Café- February 13th at 10:00 in OES library *Interims go home- February 13th *No school for students- February 16th *Late start day- 2 hr delay for students- February 18th