Week of February 27th

Hi Everyone, 

     I hope that everyone had a wonderful relaxing weekend. 

     I would like to thank Mrs. Guss (Riley) for coming in on Friday teaching us about the art of Henri Matisse. The students created some wonderful pieces of art. Please see our Shutterfly page for their pictures. 

     I would also like to thank Mrs. Drexler (Maxim) for volunteering to provide snacks and drinks for after the writing test. Don't forget that we will take the test on Tuesday 2/28. We will begin passing out materials at 8:50 so that we can start as close to 9:00 as possible. Please make sure that your child gets plenty of rest on Monday night and eats a good filling breakfast on Tuesday morning. Remind them that there is nothing to feel nervous about they have written many essays for Mrs. Pavlinek.
     
     This week in math we will begin our geometry unit. We will learn about points, lines, line segments, rays, angles, and triangles. Students will also learn how to measure the size of angles and draw angles to a specified number of degrees using a protractor. Students will learn how to use both half circle and full circle protractors. If you don't have one you may want to purchase one so that your child can have one to use for completing homework.

     This week in science we will continue to work with our bean plants. So far we are not having very much success. I think we may have gotten a bad batch of seeds. We will also learn about the life cycles of Florida animals. Students will learn about complete and incomplete metamorphosis. We will also take a field trip to our school gardens to hunt for the two types of angiosperms-monocots and dicots. We will complete this chapter this week. Look for us to take our test next week on Friday. 

     This week in social studies we will discuss Florida becoming the 27th state in 1845. We will also discuss the right to vote. We will discuss the 15th Amendment giving the right to vote to all men, the 19th Amendment giving the right to vote to all women, and the 26th Amendment which lowered the voting age from 21 to 18. We will also complete this chapter, look for our test to be next week on either Monday or Tuesday.

Have a GREAT week,
Aesha