Spelling words (/ire/ and /ear/ patterns):  hire, earth, learn, early, dire

Bonus words:  heading, magma, igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic

Social Studies quiz tomorrow on local and state government.  Students will need to decide if the local or state government is responsible for certain laws.  We have gone over several examples together in class, and students will bring home their folders to study tonight.

Wednesday, February 26th will be our Unit 6 Math Test.  Students will bring home their Math Journals to help them study.  They may keep their Math Journals at home afterwards because we will start our second Math Journal on Thursday.  Concepts on the test will be:

-quadrangles

-line segments, rays, and lines

-parallel and intersecting

-right angles

-lines of symmetry

-identifying solid shapes

-faces, edges, and vertices of 3-D shapes

-clockwise and counterclockwise turns

-review of multiplication and division

-review of decimals

Thank you to all of the families that donated items for our Valentine’s Day party.  Also thank you to all of the students that brought in Valentine cards and/or candy to pass out to the class.  The students had a wonderful party!