ell, we are finished with our reading MAPs test as of today.  We have the winter math MAPs test to take in the beginning of February.  Monday we will have a mid-trimester common assessment in math.  The students have been working hard on decimals and division, so I’m confident they will do well.  We are then moving on in math to ordered pairs, order of operations, patterns, and problem solving.  On Thursday, we will have our Chapter 10, Lesson 3 test in social studies.  We are post-Revolutionary War, and coming up with a government that will work.  We will be reading the story “Woodsong” in reading.  There will be a test on the story and DLP on Friday.  In science, we are working on acids and bases.  We had some interesting experiments going on today.  Ask your child to explain to you what we observed. 

The ISATs have been replaced by the PARCC test, which is coming in March.  Having basic typing skills will be helpful to the students when taking the test.  They will have to type in the answers as well as click, drag, and understand the toolbar.  Please encourage your child to go to www.typingweb.com to practice typing.  The username is wes (studentID) and the password is the student’s ID number.  Practice will truly make the testing less stressful for your child because they will become more comfortable with typing. 

Have a great weekend. 

 

Good afternoon,

I hope everyone is enjoying their half day of school.  We have been in a meeting discussing the new PARCC Test, which will take the place of the ISATs.  We will begin taking these tests in March.

Next week we will be reading the story, “We’ll Never Forget You, Roberto Clemente.”  We will have activities and writing that accompany our story.  On Thursday, the students will have their end of story test, along with a DLP Test.  On Thursday, we will also finish up Chapter 10, Lesson 2 in social studies with a quiz.  We have been learning about the new government the United States had to create after winning the Revolutionary War.  We are discussing acids and bases in science and will finish up our science unit at the end of the week or toward the beginning of next week. 

All students must have their second trimester book report completed by February 12 at the latest.  Please remember that any school supplies needed may be bought at our very own Wesley Store, The Paw Pantry.  The store is open during lunch time on orange days.  We will have DARE on Tuesdays for the next four weeks.  The students enjoy this and receive valuable information.  As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact me.  Have a nice, three-day weekend.

 

Mrs. Constantopoulos

 

 

Welcome back!  I hope everyone had a nice, relaxing break.  Welcome to the New Year and to a cold week.  The students were very busy today and have a lot of homework tonight.  I gave them some time in school to begin working, so those who used their time wisely shouldn’t have to spend too much of the evening on their homework. 

This week we are reading “Iditarod Dream,” which is a story from our reading books.  We will have a test on Friday on the book, vocabulary, and the spelling words that accompany the story.  This will be done, as all spelling is, by writing sentences and writing the spelling words (and all words) correctly. We are continuing with decimals in math.  We will have a quiz on Friday to check our progress in math and also on Chapter 10, lesson one in social studies, where we are forming our new government.  We will also have a science test on Friday, and our outlines are due as well.  It’s back to a full week, so please encourage your child to keep up with his/her school work. 

I wish all of you a very healthy and happy 2015.