Feb. 9-13

Important Dates

-Friday, February 13: Valentine's Day--students are invited, but not required to, bring Valentine's cards for each other. Please include all students. We will exchange cards and have a small Valentine's activity in the afternoon. Below are all of the students’ first names, if needed (and our science project favorite animal):

Audrey- squirrel

Rosie- white tiger
Lola- octopus
Yasmin- penguin
Delia- seal
Jordan- dolphin
Janiya- shark
Lucia- sloth
Konstantin- lion
Michael- rabbit
Steven- walrus
Amir- python
Elias- bear
Abdo- timber wolf
Adam- snow wolf
Shreyas- Bengal tiger
Julian-
Toby- jaguar
Devan- platypus
Ray- crocodile
Sarah- jellyfish
Jessica- gazelle
Zaccai- black mamba
Richard- pistol shrimp
Ayaan- mountain goat

Malcolm-

-Wednesday, February 25: 12:30 early dismissal

-April 14-16: 5th grade goes to overnight HISD camp! Hooray! (Many more details to follow in the spring)

What's Coming Up Next Week?
Math: Number Patterns (Go Math Unit 10)

-check Go Math videos for re-teaching help at home
- Quiz on Friday

English/Language Arts/Reading:
-Book Clubs: Character
-Book Club projects due Thursday
-Grammar/Language: Parts of Speech Review (Schoolhouse Rock videos Youtube channel)
-Parts of speech quiz Thursday

-reading log daily (can use book club book if reading is not completed during class)
-Wordly Wise Lesson 17
-Spelling Test Friday

Science: Unit 12 Life Science-Adaptation and Heredity
-homework daily (mostly)

-Quizlet lists: Life Science and Environmental Life Science

-Study Jams: Photosynthesis, ecosystems, food chains, food webs, carbon cycle

Social Studies: Civil War
-Causes and Effects

IB: How We Organize Ourselves

-text organization

-food web organization

-government organization