Good Afternoon! Here’s looking at another short week of school. We will begin WIDA testing this week. Our first test will be the listening test which we will take Wednesday morning. As a friendly reminder, there was a permission slip for our next field trip to Cranbrook Institute of Science that went home last Thursday. Please returned signed. Also, Wednesday, February 20th will be family math night. I hope to see you there. Here is our agenda for the week.
Math: We will focus on multiplication and division strategies for learning the facts for 6 and 7. Please review flashcards daily and try the online multiplication practice from my earlier blog post. We will be doing our timed test on Friday.
Science: Please sign the science test that will come home on Tuesday. We will start our new investigation this week. Students will be analyzing weather calendars and looking for patterns. They will create weather charts and bar graphs.
Social Studies: We will focus on tourism in Michigan and how its natural resources and location contribute to its economic development.
Reading: We will focus on main idea and details within informational text. Later in the week we will focus on different text structures including sequence, compare/contrast, and cause/effect.
Writing: We will continue drafting our opinion essays and begin using a writing checklist to develop new writing goals.