Feb. 25- March 1

Updates:

-          Mock STAAR - Feb. 26-27
-          PADRES Campout March 1-2

-                   Spring Break - March 11-15
-          Spring Picture Day - April 5
-          School Carnival - April 6
-          April 9-10 Math and Reading STAAR
-          Field Trip to the Menil (if you would like to be a chaperone please email me) - April 12 

What's Coming Up Next Week?

Math:

Learning about the different attributes of polygons and classifying two dimensional figures.
Polygons Math Antics
Triangles Math Antics
Quadrilaterals Math Antics

Quiz ON POLYGONS on Friday (Instead of the problem solving quiz) 

English/Language Arts/Reading:

Short story read alouds 

-Spelling Test on Friday

Quizlet Week 24

Science: Earth’s cycles and comparing Earth, the Sun, and the moon 

This week’s focus is the sun and shadows.

On the Study Jams website:  Go to the Solar System tab and watch the videos on "A Day on Earth" and "Gravity and Inertia". Study Jams

Crash course kids on youtube: A great list of videos for this unit!
You might also want to check out Discovery Education videos, there are literally hundreds to choose from! (You can also access this through the HUB's digital resources)

Earth, Moon, and Sun Test will be on March 6th 

Social Studies: 

The beginning of the Civil War - Compromises 

Exhibition: 

Continue writing research papers on our topics. The research papers will be due on March 1^st.