Week 28

We have a fun week ahead of us!

Fun Day!
We have our All-School Fun Day coming up on Thursday, March 21!  This was one of the incentives that the school earned through their Fall Fest fundraising.  On this day, there will be no homework and no school work.  The students will spend all day rotating through fun activities, including card-writing for missionaries, BINGO, an extra fun P.E. activity, a movie, and ending the day with the Zaniac at 1:45!  Lunch will also be provided that day.  Each student will get one hot dog, a bag of chips, and a Capri Sun.  If your student would like to bring more food to supplement this lunch, they're welcome to!  They can also bring a snack for morning recess, as usual.  This will also be an extra spirit wear day!

Christian Studies:
This week in Christian Studies we'll be learning about the Transfiguration of Jesus.  We'll determine when we see Jesus as true man and when we see Him as true God.  We'll also learn about Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead, and we'll connect that with Easter and our own promise of salvation.

Math:
This week in math we'll start algebra, but don't worry--we're starting with basic missing addends!  We'll be using bar models to identify what we know and what we're missing in the equation.  We'll be using drawings and equations to represent addition and subtraction situations, analyzing the word problems to determine how we're going to solve it.

Language Arts:
This week in Language Arts we'll be looking at using y as a vowel, specifically when it says a short i sound.  We'll be practicing lots of different and interesting words, and I've encouraged the students to use the words we work on in class to help them study, as I'll be pulling from those words for our practice test and final test on Friday.

Social Studies:
We'll also be continuing our unit on Heroes in Social Studies.  This week we'll be looking at those who fought for women's rights.  We'll also talk about farmworkers' rights, and we'll discuss who is on Mount Rushmore and why.