Dear Parents,

I am looking forward to another great week! We have a lot of exciting activities this week, and feel free to ask your students what they have learned this week regarding Tsunamis and how our English language has changed over time.

In Math this week, students will be having a test on Thursday. This will cover addition, subtraction, and multiplication. It will also include order of operation and how to use parentheses. Please be sure to review the study guide with them.

In Literature, we are quickly approaching the end of Pollyanna. Please make sure your students have a copy of Wizard of Oz in the next couple of weeks. If you have not ordered a copy already, please do so soon. There will be a Pollyanna quiz next week regarding the latter half of the book. The most recent chapter has talked about paralysis, and feel free to talk to your student about physical disabilities. Talk to them about how to show dignity and respect to those with physical disabilities.

In science, we will have a test on Friday. Study guides are sent home on Tuesday. Do not expect students to be able to fully complete the study guide as of Tuesday night. We will go over it as a class and it should be completed by Thursday night. The test focuses on Earthquakes and Tsunamis.

In history we are learning about the split between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church in the Middle Ages. We also spend time talking about monastic life and what it would be like to live in a monastery. For additional information, feel free to show your students a video on Monastic Life on Mount Athos, it is a very interesting piece and shows what life might have been like (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mXl8C4-M_4)

Thank you, and have a great week!

Mr. Leonard