February 13-17th

Dear Parents,

I was so glad I got to meet with all of you last week! You are amazing and such supportive parents, and you have the greatest kids! We have such a wonderful class this year! Just don’t forget, all missing assignments need to be in by Tuesday, February 14^th. Also, on Tuesday, Valentines Day, we will be passing out Valentines and having a Valentines Day Party. Students should make and bring a Valentines box to school that day. If they can’t make one at home, they are welcome to make one with me at recess. Students are welcome to bring Valentines to pass out that day as well. We have 28 students in our class. If you cannot get Valentines for your student, let me know and I’ll take care of it.

Here is what we are doing in class this week:

Reading: This week we will be talking about the theme in poems. We will read some narrative poetry, discuss elements of poetry, and identify the theme in the poems we read. Our spelling is list #20 with the ô sound as in aw and ough. Students should be spending 20 minutes studying their words this week. They should also be reading 20 minutes a night and filling out their reading logs.

Math: This week we will be taking our mixed numbers test on Monday. This test will go on the next Trimester’s grades, not this current one, so that we have time to review and then retake the test. Next we will start our Geometry Unit. We will learn about angles, lines, and triangles this week.

Writing: This week we will finish our animal report. Students will read their reports to each other and help each other to improve their papers. Then we will edit, revise, and type our paper. It will be due this Friday, February 17^th.

Science: We will learn about deserts this week and what plants and animals thrive in deserts. We will also review forests by playing memory. Later on this week we will have a quiz about the 3 environments as well as play review BINGO on animals and what habitats they live in.

Social Studies: This week in social studies we will be reviewing the timeline of important events in Utah’s history up through explorers coming through Utah. Then we will begin talking about the Mormon Pioneers and how they got to Utah.

This week’s homework:

Read 20 mins each day and fill out a pink reading log

Spelling #20 – 20 mins study

Lesson 7.8-P147, 7.10-P151, 12.5-P229, 7.9-P149

*Math, reading, and spelling are due on Friday

Thanks!

Mrs. Wheatley