A Look Ahead:
Mon 3/18 - PV Roller Skating Party
Mon 3/18 - Book orders & payment due for 3/20 author visit-author of the stick dog and cat books.
3/19-Museum of Science and Industry Trip
Wed 3/20 - Author, Tom Watson, visits PV during the school day
Fri 3/22 - PE classes celebrate Kids Heart Challenge
Mon 3/25 - Fri 3/29 - No School (Spring Break)
Thurs 4/18 - Early Dismissal 11:00am - Spirit Day (Baseball season is here! Wear your favorite baseball team shirt.)
Fri 4/19 - No School (Non-Attendance Day) & Midterm of 3rd trimester
Wed 4/24 - PV Spring Open House & Book Fair
A BIG THANKS to Mrs. Gillan, who came to read to our class for Black History Month!
Congrats to Andrew on being awarded the PRIDE AWARD for February~
Reading-
Unit 2 - "Journeys" - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
We are reading The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. The students are enjoying the book and we have been doing some open ended questions for more practice in writing while reading the story. We will continue having a quiz that you have probably seen come home after every 2 chapters in the book.
Spelling-
Our Unit 23 words have the oi and oy letters in each of the words. Our test will be Friday, March 15.
Social Studies - Midwest People
In Social Studies this week we are finishing learning about the Midwest (ch.9 lesson 1- The Ojibwa). The Ch 8/9 test on the MIDWEST will be on 3/21!
Science - Energy Conversions
We will continue to study about energy.
How does energy get to the devices all over Ergstown?
We will learn more about Blackouts and system failures.
Mrs. Spakausky and Mr. Kowalsky's Math Class-Unit 5-Geometry and Measurement
Module 1
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
Module 2 Polygons & Symmetry
Session 1 Introducing Parallel & Perpendicular Lines
Session 2 Parallels, Perpendiculars & Angles
Session 3 Line Symmetry
Session 4 Polygon Detectives
Session 5 Polygon Riddles
Session 6 Polygon Bingo
Module 3
Area & Perimeter
Session 1 Measuring Area
Session 2 Measuring Perimeter
Session 3 Area & Perimeter Formulas
Session 4 Hexarights
Module 4
Angles in Motion
Session 1 Human Angles
Session 2 Geometry Measurement Problems
Session 3 Geometry Measurement Problems Forum
Session 4 Unit 5 Post-Assessment
The TEST will most likely be on Thursday, March 21st!
The TEST will most likely be on Thursday, March 21st!
Pictures of Math Class:
