We had a wonderful week! The students worked very hard on planning, composing, editing, and then submitting the final draft of their Henrico County writing assessment. I was so proud of their hard work!
March has been a month of celebrating with Music in our School’s, Youth Art Month, Women’s History Month, and Read Across America Month! Next week we will be celebrating Youth Art Month with some fun spirit days (YAM Spirit Week).
With spring on the horizon it’s easy to get caught up in spring fever. Please emphasize with your child the importance of staying focused, as well as completing daily classwork and homework assignments, to ensure that they continue to demonstrate success.
Reminders for Teammates: Please be ready to login promptly at 8:00 am. We are off and running as soon as the school bell rings. Teammates should not be eating during class. Please remind them that we are eating breakfast before school and lunch at lunchtime. They can get a quick snack during our 5 minute break after math.
Reminders for Classmates: Please make sure computers are charged each night and brought in fully-charged. Students should bring in their computer fully shut down so that they “start fresh” by opening on the HCPS network. I suggest bringing in a snack to eat before school starts as we will not eat again until lunch at 11:00 am.
Reminders for all students: Be sure to clean out your cache each day. Close out Chrome windows one at a time rather than just closing Chrome. Use the correct method for shutting down each day in order to ensure proper functioning of the computer throughout the day.
Thank you so much for your help with these reminders! I want us to finish this school year strong! 🙂
Mrs. Lucas has posted this link to help students prepare for their P.E. test.
Dates to Remember:
3/26 – Word Trek Lesson 23 Quizzes
3/30 – Angles and Triangles Test
3/30 – Midwest Study Guide due
3/31 – Midwest Region Test
4/1 – Light and Sound Test
4/2 – End of Q3/half-day; Miss America, Camille Schrier visit
4/5 – 4/9 – Spring Break
MATH
We will continue to work on measuring triangles and angles in math. Students have been practicing using a protractor to measure and classify different types of angles and triangles. We will work on recognizing and identifying triangles by their side and angle measurements. We will also work on finding the missing angle based on two given angles. The test for angles and triangles is scheduled for March 30th. Your student should have notes in their notebooks and can use the notes in the Student Resources folder. The portaportal site is another great way to prepare.
LANGUAGE ARTS
Interpreting and recognizing different types of figurative language will be one of our focuses in reading this week. Students will review previously learned types of figurative language. They will recognize how the use of figurative language allows authors to create vivid descriptions that make stories “come alive” for the reader. We will work to find examples of figurative language in Esperanza Rising as well as identify what type of figurative specific examples are in short passages. Expressing the main idea and summarizing events in our novel is also in the plans. We are diving deep into the story and character development. The students will also practice correctly using commas in a variety of ways.
SCIENCE
Just how does light work? That’s what we’ll be discovering in science this week. Students will be exposed to sound waves, prisms, reflection and refraction of light and light waves. The test on sound and light is scheduled for April 1. Your student should have notes in their notebook on this material. They can also review the notes in student resources as well as the activities on the portaportal site to prepare for the test.
SOCIAL STUDIES
Our study of the Midwest Region continues. This week we will learn about the cultural influences and the human environment interactions of the region. The Midwest Region study guide will be provided to students on Wednesday, March 24th to complete in preparation for the test on March 31th. The study guide will be due on March 30, so that any questions the students may have can be answered.