FEBRUARY UPDATES: THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CHANGES TO OUR PLANS!

The chapter 10 math test is tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 27).

The OHIO 207th Birthday celebration will be held NEXT FRIDAY, March 6, from 11:00-11:30. Look for a formal invitation to arrive soon.

MANY PEOPLE ARE SICK RIGHT NOW! Please be sure to get enough rest, vitamins, and healthy foods, and to take time to stay home and recover if you are ill. We want to prevent an epidemic.

It's the Last Week of February...Have You Planned Your Purim Costume?

February has been a short, but very hectic, month. We are staring a big project for Ohio's 207th birthday, are finishing chapter 10 in Math, creating a muscle model, learning more about adjectives, and continuing with all the amazing day-to-day discoveries. (We have a HUGE herd of deer that travel through the school woods. We're also noticing that many of the hibernating forest denizens are waking up and roaming around.)

Flu season is particularly nasty this year. I hope that you and your children stay well, and if your experiencing this miserable virus in your family - I hope that you all recover soon. I am disinfecting the classroom surfaces daily - but somehow the germs keep multiplying.

Here is the projected homework for the week:

Mon.: Spelling/Vocabulary Unit 16 - study words; complete pgs. 136-137
Math: reteach pg 10.5
Social Studies: Complete unfinished classwork

Tues.: Spelling/Vocab. Unit 16 - study words; complete pgs. 138-139
Math: reteach pg.10.6

Wed.: Spelling/Vocab. Unit 16; Write a sentence for each word
Math: Complete and self-correct pg.231 - study for math chapter 10 test

Thurs.: Spelling/Vocab.: STUDY WORDS

Catching Up After President's Day...

I'm very proud of my students. They were able to complete all of the work that I'd left for them last week, and they were very well-behaved for the substitute teacher. This week will be busy - as usual. We will have a SCIENCE QUIZ on FRIDAY. The students made their study guides today - and should have taken them home to begin studying. We will start a new project in Social Studies - a 206th birthday celebration for Ohio. The students will work in small groups and complete this project at school. Expect an invitation to this celebration (March 3). Here is the projected homework schedule:

Tues.: Spelling/Vocab. - Study words; complete pgs. 130-131.
Science - study for quiz on Friday

Wed.: Spelling/Vocab. - Study words; complete pgs. 132-133.
Math: multiplication page
Science - Study!
Social Studies - Complete Ohio Studies Weekly packet.

Thurs.: Spelling/Vocab. Study words; complete the sentences page.
Math: reteach 10.4
Science: Study!

UPDATE!!!

Sometimes things do not go according to plan. This is one of those "sometimes". I will have to leave for Erie today - my sister-in-law has had to have an emergency delivery of the baby. So far, thank G-d, things are stable. There will be a substitute teacher covering my classes this week. I will return on Tuesday.

Here are the scedule changes:

We WILL NOT have the science quiz this week. We will start our plants unit this week. The homework schedule will be the same - with the exception of studying for the science quiz. Students may have science homework tonight - which will be to comlplete any unfinished work from class.

If there are any other changes - I will update.

"The Almond Trees are Smiling..." Happy Tu' B' Shevat!

This week begins with a holiday and ends with a long weekend. Hooray! We will complete our study of erosion and take a quick and painless science quiz about erosion. We will complete chapter 9 in math, take the chapter 9 math test, and begin an new, wonderfully challenging math chapter. We will complete the Thomas Edison biography and then watch a movie about Thomas Edison. We will learn about the settlement of the Northwest Territory and discuss current events. We will prepare for a substitute teacher to lead our class on Friday, Feb. 13, Tuesday, Feb.17, and Wednesday, Feb. 18. (I will be in Erie. It is a very big family weekend. My cousin is getting married and my niece is going to be born.) The students are aware that I expect their best and most wonderful behavior (well, always...but) during this time. There will be regular lessons, regular homework, etc. So, here is the plan for this week:

Mon.: Spelling/Vocab.: Unit 14 - study words; complete pgs.124-125
Reading: Complete the questions for Thomas Edison, chapters 4-6
Math: Chapter 9 review page (self-correct); study for the test (test is tomorrow)
Science: STUDY GUIDE! Study for the Erosion quiz (quiz is Thurs.)

Tues: Spelling/Vocab.: Unit 14 - study words; complete pgs. 126-127
Reading: Complete questions for Thomas Edison chapter 7
Math: practice those basic multiplication and division facts!
Science: Study for Erosion quiz

Wed.: Spelling/Vocab: Study words; write a sentence for each vocabulary word
Reading: Complete Thomas Edison questions - chapter 8
Math: complete pg. 10.1
Social Studies: Complete the Ohio Studies Weekly packet.
Science: STUDY FOR EROSION QUIZ

Thurs: Spelling/Vocab.: study words
Math: complete pg. 10.2
Reading: complete Thomas Edison chapter 9-10 questions



TESTS/QUIZZES:

MATH: Chapter 9 test is TUESDAY!

SCIENCE: Erosion quiz is THURSDAY!

SPELLING/VOCAB. Unit 14 test on FRIDAY!


Have a wonderful week!

Groundhog's Day! Will we have 6 more weeks of winter?

Happy Groundhog's Day! Perhaps the famous weather-wise rodent will predict an early spring. As for school - well - we hope to have a full week with no snow days. We will complete our study of verbs, have a verbs test, continue to work through chapter 9 in math(algebraic functions with multiplication and division) learn about Ohio's role in the American Revolutionary War, and start a new science unit: EROSION. We will also work with Morah Smadar and Rabbi Hauser to prepare of Tu' B' Shevat.

Here is the projected homework schedule for this week:

Mon.: Spelling/Vocab. Unit 13 - Study words; Complete pgs. 118-119.
Language Arts: Study for Verbs Quiz (Tues.)
Math: reteach pg. 9.3 and 9.4

Tues.: Spelling/Vocab.: Unit 13 - Study words; complete pgs. 120-121
Math: reteach pg 9.5
Social Studies: Complete Ohio Studies Weekly packet.

Wed.: Spelling/Vocab.: Study words; write a sentence for each vocab. word.
Math: Complete unfinished classwork.
Social Studies: Complete questions #1-3, pg 101 in Ohio Book
***EXTRA CREDIT: Question #5 pg. 101

Thurs.: Spelling/Vocab.: Study Unit 13 words!
Math: reteach pg. 9.6


AS ALWAYS: Practice the basic multiplication and division facts!!! We have timed tests EVERY FRIDAY! Also - we are starting a new book in reading: a biography about Thoman Edison. Homework for this book will be scheduled as we go - so check your child's planner.

Have a great week!