Tomorrow we will have a prayer service to pray for those who are sick. Students in all grades have written their special intentions on note cards and we will place them in front of the alter tomorrow. We invite you to attend. We will begin at 8:45 in the church.
On April 17, 2010 students have an opportunity to participate in a National Mathematics Pentathlon Tournament at Ben Davis High School. We have been preparing for this tournament each week by learning the five required games.
The tournament runs from 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. I will register your child on line when I receive the permission slip. The permission slip with a brochure about Math Pentathlon will come home in tomorrow’s Thursday folder. This is a great opportunity for your child. Please consider allowing your child to participate if he/she wants to attend the tournament.
I invite any parents who are interested in learning the math pentathlon games to join us every other Friday from 8:30-9:30. We will have math pentathlon practice this Friday, January 8.
Scholastic book order forms will come home in tomorrow’s Thursday folder. They need to be returned by Friday, January 22.
In math, students are learning how to find the perimeter and area of shapes. Students have been working together in groups to complete certain tasks. We will study volume next week and students will have a test on Thursday, January 14.
There will be a spelling test on Friday. Please review with your child. We will pick up with Unit 9 vocabulary next week.
In social studies, we began our study of pioneers in Indiana. On January 29, I will be taking the students to the Fort Benjamin Harrison home where students will cooperatively work together to build a town in Indiana during the pioneer time.
We will begin our next novel, The Watsons Go to Birmingham on Friday. We will listen to the novel on tape and read a loud. Over the next several weeks, students will be answering comprehension questions and doing activities related to the novel. Please know that there are a few curse words that I will change while I am reading. Students will not see the words. Thank you!
In English, we continue to study verbs. We will be concentrating on irregular verbs for the next couple weeks. We will finish our personal narrative by next week. We will begin preparing for the writing assessment part of ISTEP after we finish our narratives.
Again, Happy New Year!
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