Miss Porco's Wonderful Class
A LOOK AT OUR WEEK
I am pleased to announce that nineteen kids in my class completed the CRCT Spring Break Challenge! These dedicated students will be rewarded with an ice cream sundae party during our lunch on Friday. The children looked over their packets today to see what concepts they need to continue to work on. The section were many children still struggle is finding the area of a circle. I will continue to pull small groups during math so that I can focus on specific concepts.
Reading/Language Arts: We have been busy reviewing for the CRCT. Over the past few weeks we have been reviewing concepts like, idioms, hyperboles, personification, similes, metaphors etc. The majority of the answers on the reading section of the CRCT can be found in the passages. I have stressed to the kids on many occasions how important it is for the kids to reread passages to find the correct answer.
Math: We have been reviewing for the CRCT for weeks. The last new concept that the children learned were circumference, diameter, radius, and area of a circle. This week we have reviewing how to find the area of a square, rectangle, parallelogram, triangle and the very difficult task of finding the area of an irregular polygon. Measurement makes up 32% of the math portion of the CRCT, so it is so important that the children master these concepts.
Social Studies: On Tuesday the students were given a map of the United States and had to locate specific places and things. On Wednesday the students learned about important events after 1975 (Peace in the Middle East, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Persian Gulf War, and the War of Terrorism.) I will give the students a short quiz on Friday. They have the material that they need to study.
Science: We have finished reading about Georgia's landforms during our guided reading groups.
Important Reminders
-Please send in the manila envelope ASAP. I am hoping for 100% participation from all parents. Thanks for your support!
-Please make sure that your child goes to bed early, has a good breakfast and arrives to school on time next week.
Important Dates:
April 21st- 27th: CRCT Testing. Below you will find the specific tests given on each day.
Tuesday (21st): Reading
Wednesday (22nd): Language Arts
Thursday (23rd): Math
Friday (24th: Social Studies
Monday (27th): Science
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