Week of February 21st

Parent Conferences are coming up.  Please be sure to register online.

Week of February 13^th

Mrs. French’s Language Arts Class

Spelling

District, address, complain, explain, improve, farther, simply, hundred, although, laughter, mischief, complex, partner, orphan, constant, dolphin, employ, sandwich, monster, orchard

Challenge Words

Abstain, conscience, function, extreme, control

Story for the Week – Mariah Keeps Cool

Vocabulary

Approach, springboard, decorate, errand, suspect, detain, spectators, millet, honor, celebration, amazingly, festive, staples, stifle, beamed volunteered, reluctant, hundred

Word Building – Use of est and ier to make comparisons

Grammar Concepts/Skills – Use of adjectives to combine sentences and changing positions of adjectives in sentences

Comprehension Skill – Problem Solving and Decision Making

Strategy – Predicting and inferring

Math

         Both classes are working on Chapter 10: Adding and Subtracting Fractions.  Please continue to work on basic facts and the practice tests that were sent home on Thursday.

Utah Symphony Field Trip – February 23^rd

            Please be sure your child is at school promptly at 8:20 on this day.  We will return in time for lunch so no special arrangements need to be made.  Students do need to be dressed nicely as the program is held at Abravanel Hall.

Music – We want to thank Angelica Molloy for sharing her musical talents with us each Thursday.  This has been a wonderful gift and we are learning so much.

Science and Social Studies – We continue our studies of electricity/magnetism and the events leading to the Civil War.

Benchmark Tests – We will progress monitor on Thursday.  Students making a minimum 5 point improvement will earn extra recess on Friday.