As I told the kids, it is going to be a busy week this week and they will need to work hard, but after this they have two weeks off!
Reading - We are going to be finishing up The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe this week. As we are nearing the end, the children are really caught up in the story and eager to find out what will happen to our characters. We do not have any new vocabulary words this week, but we will have a vocabulary test tomorrow on our words from last week. This is also the last week for children to complete their reading goals!
Language - This week we are continuing to look at adjectives and how we can use them to make our sentences more detailed.
Spelling - No new spelling this week as our spelling test on words ending with ing and ed is tomorrow.
Math - Tomorrow we will be having our multiplication test and for the rest of the week, we will get started on our division unit.
Science - The children have really enjoyed our motion and design unit, especially as we began experimenting with different types of energy and friction. On Tuesday, we will begin reviewing for the test that we will have on Thursday.
AL History - The past week or so has really been depressing as we have talked about the Trail of Tears. I must admit though that I have been so proud to see such outrage coming from your children as we discuss this horrific event from our nation's history. Last week, we read a speech given by Andrew Jackson to the US Congress. Although much of the language was above their reading level (some of it was admittedly above mine!), they were able to make sense of the speech and became truly angry. If you have a moment, you may enjoy reading it as well so that you can discuss it further with your child: http://www.nps.gov/museum/tmc/manz/handouts/Andrew_Jackson_Annual_Message.pdf
Alabama History projects are due on Wednesday.
I hope to see you all at our holiday celebration this Friday morning at 8:30. It has certainly been a semester worth celebrating!
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