This week’s class motto
is: Organization is the Key!
Each week we will
discuss a class motto. The next two weeks, as well as the entire year, are
spent working on organizational plans. Desks are organized a specific way,
folders are organized, and backpacks are neat. Organization is a skill that can
lead to success.
This week in Class:
History: This week in history, students will read
about Charlemagne and discuss his impact on Europe in the Middle Ages. They
will also study the rise of Feudalism in the Middle Ages and explore what life
was actually like for a serf. There will be an annual activity in which
students take on the roles of serfs and lords.
Science:
This past week in science, students were able to visit the lab twice to discern
the difference between a series circuit and a parallel circuit. On their second
trip, they had to create a parallel circuit on their own with two lights individually
controlled by their own switches. They finished this week with a reading on
electromagnetism.
This week,
students will experience a teacher led demo. The demo will show students how to
build an electromagnet and how a piece of metal can be turned into a magnet.
Students will then spend time reviewing all they have learned about electricity.
Language Arts: This week in Language Arts students will
continue the adventure with Curdie and Princess Irene. What plans do the nasty
little Cobs have? Will Curdie survive? Who is Great Grandma Irene. All of these
questions are answered as the students come to the conclusion of the book. In
grammar, students will take a test on chapter 2 of their grammar books. On
Friday, they begin the first major writing assignment of the year. In Spalding,
there are more words and more markings.
Math: Students will continue the unit on order of operations.
