Monday, December 18, 2017

Our week in learning 12/18

This quarter has been a whirlwind, and the semester is nearly through! Your child has memorized poems, written descriptive, narrative, and persuasive essays, conquered fractions and geometry, and taken charge of note-taking and presentations in history. I can't wait to continue our learning in January.

In math this week, students will take their final two tests of the year. These tests are cumulative, covering units 1-5. On Monday, students will work in groups while taking a multiple choice test, and on Tuesday, students will work individually to complete the final test.

This week in science, students will conclude their lab with Ms. Chaudhury and review the parts of the cell in preparation for our plant cells unit that will begin next quarter.

On Tuesday, students' poetry packets are due. We have worked on these in class, and I have been impressed with their ability to identify rhyme schemes, rhythm, and poetic devices, as well as creating their own! Also on Tuesday, students will recite the poem "The Snowstorm" and take their final roots test over roots 26-50.

On Wednesday, we will clean out our desks and the room and celebrate the end of the quarter with a Where the Red Fern Grows party. Please note that we will be watching the movie Where the Red Fern Grows. If your child is uncomfortable with any of the content, he or she is welcome to temporarily step out of the room (supervised).

Please send your child to school on Wednesday with a bag that is large enough to hold the entire contents of their desk, preferably a reusable grocery bag. We will completely empty desks and leave backpacks, notebooks, and textbooks in the classroom over winter break. These must be hung up in the back of the room by the end of the day, with desks empty and clean. Cleaning crews will only sanitize the tops of desks over break, not the insides.

On we go to semester two!

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