Math Tutoring will begin this week on an invitation-only basis. If your child is recommended for math tutoring, you will be receiving an invitation via email this week. Math Tutoring will be every Thursday and Friday from 3:05-3:45, unless otherwise stated.
We had many kind and helpful parents volunteer to dedicate their time to our classroom this year! Thank you! I will be announcing our official class moms in next week’s blog. If you expressed an interest in volunteering, you will have opportunities throughout the school year to volunteer for class celebrations and activities.
Lessons This Week:
Spalding: Last week, students reviewed cursive handwriting. This week, students will begin learning the Rules pages inside their notebooks, and will study their next 20 words. For nightly Spalding homework, students should have the words dictated to them by someone at home and should write them one time each in syllables. Any words that are misspelled should be written again for additional practice. We will take our 20-word Spalding test on Friday.
Writing/Grammar: On Monday, students will be taking their classifying and diagramming simple sentences test. This week, students will learn about adjectives, adverbs, and article adjectives, and will learn how to classify and diagram sentences with the aforementioned parts of speech.
Math: This week, students will learn about factors and will take the test on factors on Friday. Parents should review math homework with their students and have them re-work any incorrect problems. If your student is unable to figure out how to solve a problem, they should circle it and ask the teacher at school the next morning.
History: This week, students will begin their study of the Middle Ages. Students will also be learning the European countries by studying the map in their notebooks. Students will have a quiz this week on the Middle Ages.
Science: Students will learn about mixtures and solutions and the difference between the two. There will be a quiz this week on solutions and mixtures to review the information covered in class. Students will take their Chemistry Unit Test on Thursday. Students may use their nightly reading time to read and review notes in science. On Friday, we will begin our study of electricity.
Literature: The first book of the year is The Princess and the Goblin. Please have your child bring his/her copy of the book if they have not already done so. This week, students will read chapters 9-10. For nightly homework, students will read a book of their choosing for 25 minutes every night, unless otherwise specified. Students will keep their quarterly reading log in their yellow take-home folder. All reading logs are due at the end of the quarter.
Greek and Latin Roots: On Wednesday, students will learn the next Greek and Latin roots in the set. They will have a review quiz on roots 4-6 on Wednesday as well.
Poetry: Students will memorize the poem "Humanity" by Elma Stuckey. Students should practice this poem nightly until memorized and then every other night to maintain the memorization. All students are expected to recite the poem this Friday, August 23.
Important Dates: *assessment dates are subject to be pushed back if necessary
- Monday:
- Grammar Test: Classifying and Diagramming Simple Sentences
- Tuesday:
- Science Quiz: Mixtures and Solutions
- Wednesday:
- Roots quiz #4-6
- Thursday:
- History Quiz: Middle Ages
- Science Test: Chemistry Unit
- Friday:
- Spalding Test
- Math Test: Factors
- Poetry Recitations: “Humanity” by Elma Stuckey
Class Information:
Heat Advisories:
We have had multiple heat advisories this past week. All students should be bringing a water bottle to school daily and filling it up on their recess, snack, and lunch times, or before and after school.
Khan Academy Logins:
Keep an eye out for an email with your child’s Khan Academy login for our class coming soon! Students are permitted to work on Khan Academy at any time at home for additional math practice.
I hope you all had a relaxing weekend, and I look forward to a strong week!
--Mrs. Conforti
TMartin@ArchwayArete.org
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