Weekly Update
Week of March 14-18
SIM Testing
Students will be taking the SIM tests this week for both Math and Reading. Students will have 4 hours to complete the test if needed. These days will be treated like an actual STAAR testing day. No visitors are allowed on these days. We will be eating lunch in our classrooms. Students are encouraged to bring a lunch with them on these days if possible. Testing will occur on March 15 and March 17.
Math
We will be finishing up our unit on Finances. We will be moving into learning about geometric shapes and their attributes. We will begin with classifying quadrilaterals and learning about the meaning of parallel and right angles.
Legos
Circuit Building
Students have been enjoying our visits to The Portal. They are learning about working together and discovering and solving problems on their own. FAIL-First Attempt In Learning; students may choose from legos, building blocks, coding, green screening, motion, and circuit building.
Green Screen
Science
Students will be learning about learned and inherited behaviors. They will learn what is passed off to offspring and be able to name some learned behaviors.
Snow Make-Up Day!! No School! March 25
Reading
Students will be reviewing elements of fiction. We will review character traits, summarizing, and poetry.
Writing
Students will identify the purpose and features of a critical review. We will review the rules for prepositions and prepositional phrases.
Social Studies
Students will compare ways in which people in communities meet their needs for transportation in the past and present.