Whipkey's Weekly Update ~ 1/11-1/14/10

Learning Objectives

• Spelling: Prefixes & Suffixes, frequent spelling patterns for /j/ sounds

• Reading: Novel Groups & The Marble Champ, Skills: Steps in a process, summarizing

• Language Arts: DPE, Inspiration Project ~ 5 Paragraph Essays

• Social Studies: European Explorers & Early English Settlements

• Science: Ecosystems

• Math (Whipkey Only): Chapter 8 - Multiplying decimals continued! Chapter 8 TEST 1/13/10!

Upcoming/On-Going Events

• 1/15/10 ~ No School - Teacher Work Day

• 1/16/10 ~ No School - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

• 1/20/10 ~ 2nd Quarter Report Cards coming home!

Dear Families,
It's that time again, when report cards will be coming home. We don't have formal conferences for 2nd quarter, however, if you would like to schedule some time to chat, we can make that happen! Just give me a call or send me an e-mail. 2nd quarter reports cards often register slight dips in grades. For most students this is likely due to increased demands and expectations of the curriculum. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
We will begin gearing up for CSAPs over the next couple of months. While we will spend some time preparing for these tests, it will not be our primary focus. CSAPs testing will occur in the first two weeks of March. Please make every effort to plan family trips for after these weeks.
I hope you and your family had a wonderful winter break and I look forward to all that is to come in the new year!
Sincerely,
Chris Whipkey
685-2182/cwhipkey@mssd14.org