Woods Weekly
Week of January 25th-29th
Classroom Happenings
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Thank you to everyone who came out to McDonald's last night! The teachers had a great time working there and seeing all of you!
I will be placing the Scholastic Book Order today after school. The order should arrive during next week.
Reminders
Spring Music Program:
Central's spring music program will be taking place on April 12th at 7pm. Mr. Meyer will be sending a letter home soon.
Student Council:
Our Student Council is sponsoring The Pet Project which will benefit the Porter County Animal Shelter. The project is currently underway and goes until this Friday, January 29th. Items we are looking for include:
- old towels
- pet food
- pet shampoo
- collars
- kitty litter
- toys
- old pet crates
- leashes
- paper towels
- puppy pad
Science
- conductors
- insulators
- electric circuits
- electromagnets
- electric energy transformation
A study guide will be given out for the class to complete towards the end of the week. The test will take place at the beginning of the following week.
Social Studies
Reading
Math
- identifying types of angles (zero, acute, right, obtuse, and straight)
- discussing properties of two dimensional shapes
- comparing shapes based on their attributes
- identifying and describing the center, radius, circumference, and diameter of a circle
Writing
Spelling
Students will be tested over all 10 Core Words. Then, I will choose 10 of the Test Words to give them on Friday. For the last word, students have to write the sentence that I say using the spelling word. I take a writing score for their sentence based on spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
Core Words
severe
mercy
pioneer
early
dreary
thermos
learner
rehearse
kernel
cheerful
Test Words
endear
serpent
appear
earnings
earthquake
revere
yearbook
research
earnest
unheard
engineer
earache
earthworm
weary
disappear
Important Dates to Remember:
February 15th: President's Day/ No School
Specials and Lunch/Recess Schedule
Tuesday: Music and Gym
Wednesday: Music and Gym
Thursday: Computers
Friday: Art
Lunch: 12:20-12:50
Recess: 12:50-1:20
Conferences
Contact Information
Email: jwoods@valpo.k12.in.us
Website: http://misskrasclass.weebly.com/
Location: 305 Franklin St, Valparaiso, IN 46383
Phone: 219-531-3030