Jan. 30 - Feb. 3

What’s going on this week?

Math:

     We are finishing up with fractions for a while and headed into percentages, only about 30% of the students will be happy with that. How many students is that?

http://www.mathsisfun.com/converting-fractions-percents.html

http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~jenolive/percent1.html

Reading:

     We are reading the story “The Stormi Giovanni Club”.   It’s a play maybe you could read it together as a family.

Science:

     Still talking about those elements. Their names, symbols and atomic number. Big element test on Thursday.

http://www.privatehand.com/flash/elements.html

http://www.webelements.com/

Social Studies:

     Well the colonies are free and independent of England, now to set up a new government.

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution.html

Jan. 23 - 27

What’s going on this week?

Math:

     We are reviewing the operations dealing with fractions.  Remember always in simplest form.

http://www.coolmath4kids.com/fractions/

Reading:

     We are reading the story “Exploding Ants”.   Ask your child about some of the interesting and sometimes gross things that some animals do.  And just what is honey?

http://drbenkim.com/amazing-animal-facts.html

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/bugs/honeybee/

Science:

     H, He, Au, and O not a new language check out the Periodic Table of Elements.  Where did these strange names come from?

http://www.privatehand.com/flash/elements.html

http://www.webelements.com/

Social Studies:

     Those British have done made us mad I think it’s time we do our own thing.

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.htm