The Valentine Holder Challenge is due on Wednesday! Bring Valentine cards in on Thursday!
A Look Ahead:
Tues, 2/12-Board of Education Meeting at Prairieview School-7:00pm
Thurs 2/14 - Valentine's Classroom Parties 1:30-2:15pm
Thurs 2/14 - Valentine's Classroom Parties 1:30-2:15pm
Fri 2/15 - No School (Parent/Teacher Conferences)
Mon 2/18 - No School (President's Day)
Thurs 2/21 - Spring Picture Day
Thursday, February 28--Panther-PALOOZA!
Friday, March 1--NO SCHOOL--Institute Day
Friday, March 1--End of 2nd Trimester
Spelling - Unit 19
We will be working on the Greek and Latin roots of uni-, bi-, tri-, and quad-. There are only 10 words and 10 vocab words, some coincide with each other. Our test will be Thursday, February 14 because of no school on Friday, February 15.
Reading- Unit 2 - "Journeys"
We will begin reading the novel The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. This story tells the tale of a china rabbit who goes on an adventure and learns how to love. We will begin by close reading an excerpt from the first chapter. This novel is rich in vocabulary and underlying themes, and I look forward to sharing Edward's journey in our classroom.
During our work with the story Grandfather's Journey, students worked in small groups to find ways that the author Allen Say and his grandfather were similar. They had to support their ideas with text proof.
Social Studies - The Badlands of South Dakota
We will conclude our study of the Badlands this week. Next up will be the farmlands of the Midwest.
Science - Energy Conversions
We will conclude a look at how engineers work and move on to a study of how to design a wind turbine. The students will use criteria to build and design and then redesign their wind turbines. They will go through a "design cycle" with their creation. In the cycle we will talk about Learning, Planning, Designing and Testing. Below are pictures of our groups building their wind turbines.
Mrs. Spakausky's Math Class-Unit 5
We took the Unit 4 test last week and now we are moving on to Unit 5: Geometry & Measurement
In Module 1, we will be studying:
Measuring Angles
Session 1 Unit 5 Pre-Assessment
Session 2 Introducing Angles
Session 3 Benchmark Angles
Session 4 Angle Puzzles
Session 5 Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland
Session 6 From Pattern Blocks to Protractors
We will be working on the Greek and Latin roots of uni-, bi-, tri-, and quad-. There are only 10 words and 10 vocab words, some coincide with each other. Our test will be Thursday, February 14 because of no school on Friday, February 15.
Reading- Unit 2 - "Journeys"
We will begin reading the novel The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. This story tells the tale of a china rabbit who goes on an adventure and learns how to love. We will begin by close reading an excerpt from the first chapter. This novel is rich in vocabulary and underlying themes, and I look forward to sharing Edward's journey in our classroom.
During our work with the story Grandfather's Journey, students worked in small groups to find ways that the author Allen Say and his grandfather were similar. They had to support their ideas with text proof.
Social Studies - The Badlands of South Dakota
We will conclude our study of the Badlands this week. Next up will be the farmlands of the Midwest.
Science - Energy Conversions
We will conclude a look at how engineers work and move on to a study of how to design a wind turbine. The students will use criteria to build and design and then redesign their wind turbines. They will go through a "design cycle" with their creation. In the cycle we will talk about Learning, Planning, Designing and Testing. Below are pictures of our groups building their wind turbines.
Mrs. Spakausky's Math Class-Unit 5
We took the Unit 4 test last week and now we are moving on to Unit 5: Geometry & Measurement
In Module 1, we will be studying:
Measuring Angles
Session 1 Unit 5 Pre-Assessment
Session 2 Introducing Angles
Session 3 Benchmark Angles
Session 4 Angle Puzzles
Session 5 Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland
Session 6 From Pattern Blocks to Protractors
