March 7-11, 2016

P.R.I.D.E.! Winners for the month of 

February!

Jacob picked by Mrs. Spakausky & 

Alice picked by our special's teachers!

Congrats!

 Straight A's for 1st Trimester!
Congrats!

Dates:

Fri 3/4 - No school - County Institute Day

Mon., 3/7-Erin's Law Presentation for Spakausky

Thurs., 3/10-CoGat #3 - Non-Verbal

Tues., 3/15-No School-Election Day

Wed., 3/23-T.G.F.D.''s Graduation-Parents are invited and encouraged to attend

Thurs., 3/24-Naper Settlement Field Trip

Wed., 4/6-Robert Crown (Portillo's for lunch) field trip

Math:  Unit 3-Decimals
Module 1-Whole Numbers and Decimal Place Value
Module 2-Adding and Subtracting Decimals
Module 3-Conversions
Module 4-Division and the Area Model

Math TEST scheduled to be on Friday, March 11th!

ELA---Unit:  "Nature's Fury"

We will spend the next few months on unit 2, called "Nature's Fury."  We will use informational text about natural disasters to cover the learning objectives.

Our Essential Questions: 

What are forces of nature? 

 How can a force of nature that is so far away affect me?  

 How can a force of nature be both destructive and constructive at the same time?

IRS (Independent Reading Sheet) due on Monday, 3/7. Topic-Kindness

Social Studies: American Revolution:  How it ties together for the next two chapters.

Chapter 8

The Road to War

*British taxes led to greater cooperation among colonies
*Events in Boston brought Britain and the colonies closer to war.
*The American Revolution began with the battles at Lexington and Concord

Chapter 9

Winning the Revolution

*The American colonies declared independence from Britain in July 1776.
*The contributions of a wide variety of people helped the Continental Army win important battles.
*With help from France and Spain, the Continental Army won the American Revolution.

Science: Chapter 11-Weather

Essential Questions:  
What Causes Weather?
What Conditions Affect the Water Cycle?
How Can Patterns in Weather be Observed?