February 1st-5th

Hello Everybody!

I hope everyone had a great weekend. Last week went really well and we got so much done. You should be very proud of your student! There are a few due dates to be aware of this week. On Wednesday our final Egypt projects are due and on Friday our persuasive essays are due. I have given a lot of time for the students to work on these in class so please ask them about their progress (it would be great to have them type these at home). This is our last week before Science Camp and it seems like almost everyone will be going. We are all very excited!

Now for this weeks agenda:

Language Arts:
This week we are finishing up our persuasive essays. We will be working on essay structure as well as our normal vocabulary, grammar, and spelling work.

Math:
Last week was amazing for our students in fraction work. Finding the common denominator can be quite difficult and the students just rocked it! This week we will be doing a little more practice with this and moving on to multiplying and dividing fractions as well.

Social Studies/History:
We are finishing up Egypt! This went on for quite some time, but the great news is the students loved it and know a ton about Egypt. Please ask them about Egypt and find out some fun new facts!

Science:
We still need 2 liter bottles so we can make volcanoes on Friday. Please send some in if you can.

MAPS:
Art on Monday and PE on Friday. Please send your student to school with the appropriate shoes on Friday.

We have a busy week as you all can see. I am so excited for our Egypt presentations. I will video tape them and put them on the blog next week.

Good questions to ask your student this week:

What do you know about Egypt?
What group are you working with for your Egypt project?
How far along are you on your persuasive essay?
What did you do your persuasive essay on?
Can you show me how to get the common denominator of two fractions?
How do you add two fractions?
How do we use fractions for in our every day lives?
Are you excited for Science Camp?!

Hope everyone is well and let me know if you have any questions!

Justin