Upcoming dates:

Tues, January  8^th………Geography Bee Gym 1:30

                                                                                   

Tues, January 8^th ........PTA meeting   3:15-4:15

                                                                                                                                                                         

Tues, Jan 15th  Master Facility Plan meeting @ Poly Drive   6:30 PM

Wed, January 16^th ………….…Report cards  J

Thurs, January 17^th...Coffee w/ the  principal                                                                          

Friday, January 25^th…………….……Spirit Day!

Reading

5^th graders:

Beginning Unit 4: Forces of Nature

6^th graders: Beginning WWII novels

Language

Skills:

Writing—Traditions paper (continuing from Dec)

Spelling—U 19—NEXT week. There is no spelling this week.

Math

5^th graders: Long division—estimating and procedural practices

6^th graders: Slope of a line

5^th grade Social Studies

Ch 7: Comparing the Colonies

Science—We will be finishing up our data from our mini-science fair project. Next week notes about science fair/invention due dates will be coming home. Students will choose either an invention OR a science fair project, not both. Both will have a due date of early March.

We will do a small unit on DNA before we launch into light, lasers, and holography.

Robot Club: DONE!

LWR No LWR this week!  J

Focus:

5^th grade spelling words

Unit 19  NEXT WEEK. NONE THIS WEEK.

6^th grade spelling words

Unit 19 NEXT WEEK. NONE THIS WEEK.

Calvin and Hobbes cartoon from http://www.bogley.com/forum/showthread.php?37925-calvin-and-hobbes-new-years-resolution