Welcome Back!

Hello Everyone!

Welcome back!  I hope everyone had a fabulous holiday!

This week in Math we finished Chapter 8:  Data and Statistics and wrote our chapter test.  Next week we will start Unit Four:  Addition and Subtraction of Fractions and Decimals.   In Language Arts this week we read a new selection called La Bamba, learned the new vocabulary, and looked at our new spelling words.  In Social Studies we discussed Titus, an escaped slave who went and fought for the British army during the American Revolution.  We wrote journal entries on whether his actions during the war were bad or good.  In Science we have begun Chapter Six: The Earth’s Changing Surface.  If you would like to preview anything with your son or daughter for the week following the holiday, we will be doing the following:

Math:

• Lesson 9.1: Prime and Composite Numbers
• Lesson 9.2: Prime Factorization
• Lesson 9.3: Greatest Common Factor
• Lesson 9.4: Least Common Multiple
• Lesson 9.5: Fractions and Mixed Numbers

Language Arts

• Comprehension:  Story Structure
• Writing: Personal Essay
• Action Verbs

Social Studies

• Project:  North American Slavery Through the Life of the Enslaved

Science

• Chapter Six:  The Earth’s Changing Surface - Investigation

Ways you can help your child this weekend:

• Help your son or daughter review the ideas and concepts in Lesson 1:  Earth’s Features in Chapter Six in the Science textbook.
• Encourage your son or daughter to read twenty minutes a day in English.

A friendly reminder to everyone that class starts at H.I.S. at 8:20 AM.  Students should arrive before 8:20 AM so they have time to unpack their bags and be ready to learn at 8:20 AM.

Have a great weekend,

Patrick Holt