January+Newsletter

=Welcome Back: I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday break!!=

Remember everyone should have already made a deposit for the field trip to the Bodies exhibit in Atlanta. If you have not already been told, the cost of this trip has dropped to $60 total due to the availability of a school bus rather than booking a charter bus.A second deposit of $20 is due soon! All payments are due by Feb. 17. Payments made after Feb. 7 need to be cash or money order - no checks can be accepted after that date.

In Math we will continue to work in our Saxon math book beginning at lesson 57. We will continue to work on scientific notation. We will take a look at symmetry. We will also be doing lots of work on integers!

In Science, we will continue to dig a little deeper into our study of genetics. Students will be testing on genetics on Wednesday. We will continue to work on a genetic disorder research project due on January 31st. Ask your child for more details.



In Reading/ELA, we will be examining the features of nonfiction texts, and using the text as a basis to write an argumentative letter, which will be completed by Friday, Jan. 27.Students will be doing a "close reading" of this text, which means they will be examining it in great detail to understand particular elements of it. Students will have vocabulary tests on Thursday, Jan. 16. and on Tuesday, Jan. 28. Remember that students should be reading 20 minutes every night and all students have a goal of reading 25 books during the school year.

In Social Studies, students will be working on their economics case study. The unit will be co-taught along with Mrs. Gay in many areas. Students will learn about what economic is, what market and command economies are, and will compare economies of nations we have studied this year. Throughout this month, students will be creating a continuum showing the types of economies of the regions we have studied, examining several countries in-depth to understand its particular economy and how it comes to others near it.