Curriculum Notes
Religion: We reviewed
for tomorrow’s test on the sacraments of healing today. Students should have some notes from this
discussion to review as they study.
Family Life: Our lesson on
Thursday will be on moods and changes in moods.
We will discuss how to deal with these changes. Look for a family page to come home on
Thursday.
Science: This week we continue our unit on recycling through
a study of plastics. We will be observing and discussing the classifications of
various plastics as well as the benefits and drawbacks of each type.
Math: Our focus
this week will be on adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers with
different denominators. These problems
require several detailed steps and students are encouraged to check and recheck
their work. The test on chapter 11 will
be next week.
Social Studies: We are
beginning our discussion of chapter 11 “On the Move.” This week we will focus our discussions on
pioneers moving across the Appalachian Mountains and the
Literature: This week we
are focusing our attention on “Ellen Ochoa: Reaching for the Stars.” Last week Mrs. White and I agreed that
students no longer seem to need two class periods to complete the
assessments. Both assessments will be
given on Thursday since there is no school on Friday.
Language Arts: This week we
will have several grammar mini-lessons.
Today we focused on apostrophes and quotation marks. Later in the week, students will work with
sentence fragments and run on sentences, subject-verb agreement, and agreement
with be and have.
Important Dates:
4/29 – Religion Chapter 14 Test
5/01 – Family Life Lesson “Family Feelings”
5/01 – Literature Assessment “Ellen Ochoa: Reaching for
the Stars”
5/02 – No School!
5/03 – Math Olympiad!
