Miss Pellin's Post
January 26th to January 30th
Six Flags’ Read to Succeed logs are due on Friday, January 3oth.
The Twenty-first Week at School:
Science: We will continue the study of matter in chapter 11.
Social Studies: We will continue the study of chapter 3 on customs and immigration. Culture Day will be celebrated on Wednesday, January 28th and Thursday, January 29th. Each student should be prepared to share something about his or her cultural heritage with the class. Please take a look at the Culture Day packet which was sent home on Wednesday, January 14th.
Math: We will finish the study of topic 6 on multiplication. This chapter focuses on multiply by 3, 4, 6, 7, 8. Students were given a study guide/practice test which will be due on Tuesday, January 27th. The topic 6 test will be on Wednesday, January 28th.
Students have already started taking timed multiplication tests. All students have passed their multiplication by 2's, 5's, and 10's test. They will now take their multiplication by 3's test. They have 3 minutes to complete 24 problems. Students will have 5 days to pass each multiplication test which they take daily. If they pass in less than 5 days then they will move on to a new fact. Students should be practicing their facts every night. They will be tested on facts in the following order:
-4's
-5's
-6's
-7's
-8's
-9's
-11's
-12's
Spelling: This week in spelling we will work on List 14. There will be a pretest on Monday, January 26th. The final test will be on Friday, January 30th.
English: Students will be writing in their journals about various topics.
Things to Remember:
Wednesday 1/28: It is Culture Day! There will be a math test.
Thursday 1/29: It is Culture Day!
Friday 1/30: There will be a spelling test.
Thursday 1/29: It is Culture Day!
Friday 1/30: There will be a spelling test.
