Dear Parents, We are officially beginning Twelfth Night this week! Your students will learn a (abridged) Shakespeare play and perform it on stage for the school and for you in a Reader's Theater. They will be practicing every day for the next five weeks, so make sure you are encouraging them to do well! We are also wrapping up a unit in math. They may feel some stress leading up to our test on Thursday, but keep encouraging them. They are ready, some of them just need to be reminded of it. This WeekIn Spalding we are going to be doing 15 words a day this week, since we are going to be missing Friday. Please make sure to dictate your student’s words each night they have homework! It only takes a half hour or so and helps them understand the fundamentals of the English language better every time they practice. In ELA we are going to be practicing fixing broken sentences this week. Students will learn how to identify a bad sentence, and then practice fixing it as a class. This will help develop their ability to create beautiful sentences of their own. We will also be creating key word outlines, which is a key skill in analyzing a piece of literature or an informational text and writing about it. In Mathematics we will be finishing up unit 2 and testing on Thursday! You should help your students by reviewing the four operations with them. Show them how you learned to solve it! There is no wrong method so long as it consistently works. Have them show you how to do the methods they have been learning in school. Get them to explore and experiment. This experience, and reflection on experience, is what will help them cement both concepts and methods. In History we are learning about the Crusades. Ask your student what started the war between Christian Europe and the Muslim Middle East. The period had many long lasting effects, some of which still extend into today. Much of the animosity that can still be found between the Western and Muslim worlds has its roots in this period. That can be something your family discusses if you are comfortable with it. In Science we will be making our own paper circuits! Hopefully the materials all arrive by Thursday, but if not your students will be mapping out the path of their circuits in preparation to get things lit up. They should have a lot of fun and get to experience current electricity firsthand. Upcoming AssessmentsMath
1) Test on Thursday covering the 4 operations. Students are preparing in class and being sent home with work specific to the test. Please email me if you believe your student does not get a key concept regarding one of the four operations. Spalding 1) Spelling test on Thursday Comments are closed.
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