Trimester 3 begins with new classes!
We've decided to mix things up a bit. Students will start their new academic and UA classes on Tuesday. This change will help everyone get into the mindset that we are starting fresh with the new trimester. We still have an entire trimester to go!
Field Trip Information
The Badgers will be going on a field trip on May 1st. Click here to download the information and permission slip. Students all have paper copies. Money and permission slips are due on April 12th.
T2 report card grades close tomorrow, Monday, March 18th! Report cards will be sent home on Wednesday, March 27th.
Class Updates:
Social Studies: Students learned about the early part of the Middle Ages this week. We were able to cover a lot of different topics such as the rise of the Catholic Church, Charlemagne's empire, and ultimately what happened next after Charlemagne's death. We took a little bit of a detour on Friday and investigated the Vikings. We will continue next week discussing Feudalism and how it relates to what the Japanese practiced in a similar time period.
Social Studies: Students learned about the early part of the Middle Ages this week. We were able to cover a lot of different topics such as the rise of the Catholic Church, Charlemagne's empire, and ultimately what happened next after Charlemagne's death. We took a little bit of a detour on Friday and investigated the Vikings. We will continue next week discussing Feudalism and how it relates to what the Japanese practiced in a similar time period.
Science: This week we will develop a model of natural selection and test it. Students will receive a blue study guide for the test next week. They should be studying a little bit each night.
Literacy: Be sure to ask your children what they learned about Selma, Alabama in 1965, and who John Lewis is! Our discussion of social injustice will continue next week. Additionally, we will begin the next unit of Latin roots! We have adorned with stars all of the roots the students have mastered this year, so far, and they are amazed by how much they have learned!
English: Students chose persuasive topics this week and began crafting their six-paragraph essays. Be sure to ask your student what topic they chose! Overall, I am extremely pleased with how well students grasped the concept of thesis statements, claims, and counter-arguments. Next week we'll find ourselves in the computer lab again to work on another practice module - this time focusing on the art of persuasion. Students will also have an opportunity in class next week to start typing their final drafts.
Math: Overall everyone did VERY well on Friday's quiz. This week we will be continuing on with percents learning how to apply percents to our daily lives. We will be talking about discounts, markups, tip, and tax. The percents test will be on March 27th.
