March 5th - March 9th

March 9.........................NO SCHOOL

March 17....................... Daddy/Daughter Dance will be  from 6:30-8:30PM.


March 23rd.................. Family Fun Night


Thank you for coming to conferences. It was good to see you all and talk about your child's progress!


Math:
We took the Geometry test Thursday. Students will get these returned on Monday. Our next unit is measurement.
Reading:
We continue reading and discussing and writing responses to content from The Fighting Ground.
March Book Activity: Biographies - Students chose a person from history to read about this month. They may read at home and school. The class is supposed to fill out information about their person on the pages they were given. March 26th this is due. Each student will then complete a Facebook page template about their person from history! They will put these on their web pages.
Writing:
We read Dear Mrs. LaRue and discussed various voices and points of view. Students are working in pairs to choose a character from the book and write from their perspectives. Students will write and perform mock talk shows, news reports, etc. They will videotape these and add to their web page.
Spelling:
This week's skill has been their/there/they're
Science:Students built roller coasters using there knowledge and skills from previous lessons. They were to be able to have a lift hill, a loop and two additional hills. Some groups were able to get their marble all the way through the run!