Friday, March 22, 2013

March 2013


Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend! We had a fabulous time on Thursday with our Walk Through the Revolution.  It was a terrific experience and your children did a wonderful job.

I look forward to seeing all of you at Open House on Thursday, April 4th. Your children have worked hard all year and are excited to show you all they have done. 

Upcoming events:
1. Language Arts: We just finished reading Toliver’s Secret as well as Theme 3 RevolutionaryTimes in our Literature Reader. We will complete this theme by Spring Break. We are working on writing a short report on their favorite Revolutionary War Hero. They are to create a puppet of their hero holding one items that represents their hero.

2.  Social Studies:  We are starting Chapter 9 Life in Colonial Williamsburg. This will give them a feel for what life was like for their Revolutionary hero. We will be reacting colonial life on Colonial Day, Friday, May 10th.

3. Science In science, we are studying the Periodic table and the different elements.  We have complete the unit on Mixtures and Solutions. Next week we will begin the Living Systems unit.  We will be starting with the Heart and Circulatory System.  We will be dissecting a lamb’s heart in early June.


4.  Outside Reading for the 3rd Trimester is due May 31st.
         A = 3600 pages                    Please check for requirements.
         B = 2400 pages                            
         C = 2000 pages

Thank you and enjoy your weekend!

Andrea Jones

 

 

Wonderful Science Fair Projects:

 



 




 


We had a fantastic time at the Tech Museum in San Jose.  We were able to take a class on Chemical Reactions that we were learning about. It helped to bring our science lessons to life with such great hands on activities. 

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