Language Arts:

Writing: The students are learning about suffixes. They are continuing to write an essay about "Is Lying Always Bad?"

Reading: The students are preparing for the standardized tests.


Math 5th/6th:
The students are learning how to convert within the customary system of measurement.


Math 7th/8th:
The students will be learning how to use the Pythagorean Theorem.

Language Arts:

Reading: The students are taking practice tests in order to prepare for spring standardized testing.

Writing: The students are writing persuasive essays about "Is Lying Always Bad?"


Math 5th/6th:

Currently, the students are learning how to convert measurement.


Math 7th/8th:

The students are learning how to dilate and rotate shapes on a coordinate grid.

Language Arts:

Reading: The students will begin reading a new book, very soon.
Writing: The students will be practicing their peer editing skills.

Math 5th/6th:
The students are learning how to convert measurements within the metric system.

Math 7th/8th:
The students are learning how to translate and rotate shapes on a coordinate grid.

Language Arts:

Reading: This week, the students will be completing the book Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie.
                Today, we read about some of the traditions of Mardi Gras.

Writing:  Currently, the students are learning about plural possessives. The latest essay topic is 
                about being stranded in a winter storm.

Math 5th/6th:
The students are completing their unit about percent.


Math 7th/8th:
The students will be learning about transformations.