February 18th, 2016
What’s happening this week in…
Science:
Earth, Moon and Sun
Planets 4.7/4.8
If you have any questions
please contact Miss Brennen
or Mrs. Drawdy:
Katie.brennen@lcps.org
Jessica.drawdy@lcps.org
Social Studies:
VS.6b People and events
of Virginia during the
Revolution
US.1.II- Political
candidates, Start South
East
Reading:
Black History Month
Readings and writings (4.7,
5.7)
Breaking Barriers Writing
Upcoming events:
Governor’s race 2/26/16
PBL Challenge dates have
changed!
Week 6 Challenge 2/19
Week 7-9 Challenges will
be the same as before!
Thursday
Read for 20 minutes on
Moby Max or Raz Kids
Moby Max- Fluency 20
minutes
Friday
Week 6 PBL Challenge
Math:
Fractions 4.2, 5.2
Dividing and Multiplying
Decimals and fractions
Homework:
Specials LEO night is fast
approaching…this quarter’s
will be Thursday, March
3. The students are working
very hard on their
performance!! I will be
sending out information
soon about what to wear for
the performance…stay
tuned. In physical education,
students finished a 2 week
unit on gymnastics. Students
practiced transferring
weight, balancing, and
rolling. The next 2 weeks, we
will be focusing on team
handball, where the focus
will be throwing to a moving
target and team work.
PBL Project:
This Week’s Challenge:
Due 2/19
Week #6- How would you
Broadcast your preparedness
plan to the community?
Explain. Radio, TV, Red Cross,
Door-to-door, Other? Why?
Last week’s Challenge:
DUE 2/12 Week #4 Educate
the community: Create a
flyer, hand out, or poster
that educates your
community on your natural
disaster.
Week #5: Create a written
family safety plan.
WEBSITE:
We have updated our
website. Please check it out!
We will have our newsletter
with the homework and
Spelling List each week.
There are also resources
listed for the content we are
teaching this quarter and
more!
PTO:
Check out the PTO’s new
fundraiser “Contribute to
the Steam Lab” on the PTO
website!
Don’t forget to vote for us
on the WTOP Contest! We
could potentially win
$10,000-$20,000
Additional Practice and
Resources:
*Science- 20 minutes of
Moby max science
*Social Studies- Interactive
Weebly regions of the USA
and Virginia
*Social Studies- Study all of
the Gov. Race that has been
tested and the next test
cards
*SOLpass games!
*Math- Dreambox, Moby
Max, Interactive weebly
*Reading- read non-fiction
book
*Spelling- Spelling city or
create a word search
"The function
of education
is to teach
one to think
intensively
and to think
critically.
Intelligence
plus
character that is the
goal of true
education."
–Dr. Martin
Luther King
Jr.