February Newsletter

Welcome back on track! It is good to be back and busy again! Here is a little update on what we will be doing for the rest of this month:

1. Math: We are in the middle of a unit on algebra, patterns, and graphing. We will finish up with that unit in a few weeks. Please encourage your child to redo any work that comes home with "Correct and Return" written on it. I give back points if I see that your child understands the correct way to do the problem(s) missed.

2. Reading: We are continuing our quest to read 40 books by the end of the year. Students should be keeping track of the books they are reading in their reading notebook. They are also doing 2 reading responses in their notebook each week. Please remind them to do at least one Book Commercial (oral presentation) and one Book Review (written) by the next report card time, which is March 15th.

3. Writing: We are studying what a persuasive paper is and will be writing one this month. We will also be continuing our study on verbs, including verb tenses and irregular verbs.

4. Science: We are starting a unit this week on rocks, minerals, and soil. We will be studying the three rock types (igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic)and how those types are formed, what minerals are and how they are formed, and the different layers of soil (bedrock, subsoil, and topsoil).

5. Social Studies: Our next unit is about the Mormon pioneers that first settled Utah. We will learn about why they came, what their journey was like, and how they settled the land.