In Language Arts we have read the first chapter of Because of Winn-Dixie, and will continue with chapters 2 and 3 this week. We will test on all of the vocabulary words, as well as their comprehension on these three chapters. We have finished testing in TRC and will begin our group work again. Some students have changed groups according to their progress in their reading level. The last TRC will be at the end of the year, with a benchmark of level R (only one level up from the current benchmark). We will also be starting to work on informational essays in writing, and expanding our usage of sentence diagramming.
In Math, we will be taking a test on Chapter 7 in Tuesday. This will consist of patterns in numbers, rules, writing equations, and order of operations. We will then be taking a pre-test on fractions before we start them in Chapter 8.
This week we have low grade notices going home. This means we have 6 weeks to improve them before the end of the 2nd grading period. I will send them home in place of progress reports. You may request a conference, but be aware that we will be having one soon for the report cards.