Recovery from Snow Day, Arctic Temperatures...

BRRR! It's still pretty cold and snowy. I hope that you enjoyed our snow day. Now we are back to work. This will be an event filled week. On Monday we will have special presentations and lessons about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Civil Rights movement, and the importance of tolerance, kindness, and respect in our society. On Tuesday we will watch the Presidential Inauguration. Students will go to lunch early (11:00) and meet in the library at 11:30 to watch the inauguration ceremonies. Wednesday is the Parent/Student Breakfast. All lower-school parents and students are invited to attend. Breakfast will be served at 8:00. The last day of the 2nd quarter is this Friday - Jan.23. We do have a few tests this week - these will be the last grades of the second quarter.

Tests:
Bones Test - MONDAY, JAN. 19
Math Chapter 8 Test: THURSDAY, JAN. 22
Spelling and Vocab Test Unit 12: FRIDAY, JAN. 23
***We will have "timed tests" for the basic multiplication and division facts on Fridays.*** Students will track their progress from week to week. We start the timed tests this Friday.


Projected Homework Schedule:

Mon: Spelling/Vocab. Unit 12 - first 2 pages of the unit; study words.
Math: Reteach pg. 8.5;

Tues: Spelling/Vocab. Unit 12 - next 2 pages of the unit; study words.
Math: Reteach pg. 8.6; Mult/Divis. pkt. (due 1/27)

Wed: Spelling/Vocab. Unit 12 - Write a sentence for EACH of the VOCABULARY words - (yes - ALL 12).
Math: text book pg 179 and STUDY FOR CHAPTER 8 TEST
Science: Workbook pg. 134

Thurs: Spelling/Vocab. Unit 12 - STUDY WORDS!!
Math: finish mult./divis. packet (due 1/27)
Science: Finish any classwork that you didn't have time to finish.