Spanish- We are really getting a feel for how our Mexican restaurant night will flow! Each child has a different role to play, and we spent the day working on our parts, and practicing the Spanish words that we will need to know! Be thinking of how many people will be joining you on Feb. 23rd at 6:00 and let me know as soon as possible. We need to begin making reservations!

Grammar- The students made flash cards today to help them memorize their prepositions. Now, instead of cracking their workbooks, they can practice there prepositions anywhere! I am so impressed with their grasp on prepositions and prepositional phrases... and now, also with objects of prepositions. We did lesson 51 together, circling the prepositions, underlining the prepositional phrases, and putting a box around the objects of the preposition.
Reading- Today, we discussed the major change in Nick and Curie's attitude towards the men in the black sedan. They had a completely different theory about the men, and we talked about the evidence that Nick and Curie found that helped them to change their ideas. We also reviewed the vocabulary for chapters 11 and 12. As of next week, we will be finished with “The Earthshaking Earthquake Mystery”! By popular demand, we will be picking up another of the “Shakespeare for Kids” books and reading Hamlet next. Can you believe that Shakespeare is back by popular demand? WOW!
Math- Again, we used hands on learning to get a grasp on dividing with a remainder. We used dimes and pennies to represent tens and ones. The students divided the coins into equal groups, getting a strong visual on the pennies that remain. We wrote the division problems on the board, but the students did not work with a pencil and paper today. I want them to get a good understanding of WHY before they jump into the process of long division. Hopefully, this will provide them with the basic understanding that they need to master this concept on paper!


Writing- We discussed the Valentine's Day writing project today. The kids only have until Tuesday to take their graphic organizers, write a rough draft, have a grown up help them revise and edit it, and write a final draft. In addition, they will be coloring a picture of their friend. Make it big and neat! They will be presenting their papers and pictures to the class for Valentine's Day on Tuesday.
Social Studies- The topic of the day was “Conflict”. The class learned about tensions in Boston, The Boston Massacre, The Boston Tea Party, and the First Continental Congress. They have been working at home on a long-term project; a timeline of the American Revolution. Today was packed full of events to add to the mix!
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