The Jungle Book
Mrs. Knueven's Classroom Newsletter
Upcoming Events
1/30 Famous Hoosier selections due
1/30 Simon's Hook Convo
1/31 Famous Hoosiers announced
2/1 Unit 4 Math Test
2/3 Wordly Wise 10 Test
2/3 WTW Quiz
2/7 Indiana History Test (Unit 2, Lessons 1-4)
2/9 Unit 2 Science Test
2/10 WTW Quiz
2/10 Valentine's Day Party (2:15-3:15)
2/16 Family Wellness Night
2/17 WTW Quiz
2/17 Wordly Wise 11 Test
2/20 No School - Presidents' Day
2/21 No School - PD Day
2/24 Team Spirit Day
2/24 Scholastic Orders Due
2/25 PTO Silent Auction
3/3 Wordly Wise 11 Test
3/3 WTW Quiz
3/10 WTW Quiz
3/17 Wordly Wise 12 Test
3/17 WTW Quiz
3/17 End of 3rd Quarter
Curriculum Corner
Writing
Persuasive essays are done and we have moved on to nonfiction writing in the form of Famous Hoosier reports. This week, we will be talking about how to do research and will begin to gather resources.
Indiana History
We will spend the next two weeks studying about the first people who lived in the United States and Indiana. This week, we will be focusing on the arrival of Europeans and the changes those caused for the Native Americans. Students will be taking notes throughout this unit and will be tested over that information on Tuesday, February 7.
Language Arts
Wordly Wise: We will continue learning unit 10 this week. 10C & 10D will be due on Thursday. The unit 10 test will be on Friday, February 3.
Words Their Way: We will continue splitting into our small groups for spelling this week. Tic-Tac-Toe activities will be due on Thursday and their quiz will be Friday.
Math
We will be wrapping up unit 4 this week. Study guides are due tomorrow and the test will be on Wednesday. We will due Khan on Thursday, but will not have math on Friday. We will be visiting the 3rd grade specialty fair in the morning and will be going to specials at the end of the day.
Science
We will continue our unit on heat and electricity this week. We will be focusing on the transfer of heat through conduction, convection, and radiation. Our test over this unit will be on Thursday, February 9.
Valentine's Day
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