Week of Feb. 16 - 20

Hooray! Atlantic has met their goal today, Friday, Feb. 20. The new goal is 15! Can they do it?

Check out Atlantic's Math Homework Record! Keep up the good work!

I hope everyone had a restful three-day weekend :) I'm looking forward to a great four-day school week filled with learning experiences and fun!

This week in Social Studies... we are exploring key events and leaders in the American Revolution. Tuesday we'll be playing a little game of Tug-of-War.... How does that help us understand the advantages each side had in the war? Our Unit 5 Test on the American Revolution will be on Wednesday, Feb. 25. Students should be reviewing their notes in their Social Studies spirals, History Alive Workbooks, quizzes, and the History Alive Online Tutorials for Chapters 10, 12, and 13.

This week in Science... we are reviewing the parts of the plant and animal cell, comparing the two, and looking at examples of each type of cell in the microscopes. Our CELLS test will be on Friday, Feb. 20.

This week in Math... we are continuing to explore division strategies, Prime factors & GCF, and we will learn how to divide with decimals!
ASSIGNMENTS:
Monday - No School
Tuesday - WKS: Greatest Common Factor
Wednesday -WKS: Practice 4-12 - Dividing Decimals
Thursday -WKS: Dividing Decimals
Friday - No Homework but... Decimals test will be on Tuesday, February 24. There is no study guide, so be sure you are comfortable with factors/GCF, dividing whole numbers and decimals, and prime vs. composite numbers