Week of January 11, 2010- Group 2

This week flew by!

We visited the library, welcomed a guest speaker from the High School and enjoyed a "Read In"!

Week Highlights:
Geography: We successfully completed a quiz on the hemispheres, equator and Prime Meridian.
Reading: Students are progressing very nicely in their book reports. Group 2 had a very enjoyable "Read In" with Group 1.
Writing: We completed very thoughtful and well-written "thank- you" letters to Santa/relatives who gave us special Christmas gifts.
Science: Sawyer Updike (student from the Clark High School) gave a presentation to Group 2 on viruses, germs and illness prevention. Two weeks ago Sawyer met with the class and observed Group 2's classroom activities in relation to "the passing of germs". He prepared a presentation which discussed ways to prevent the spreading of germs: sneezing into the crook of our arms rather than our hands, using Kleenex, spraying down desks, door knobs and tables regularly. Hopefully the rest of the season will be a very healthy one!
We reviewed our knowledge on producers, consumers and the food chain, completed a quiz on the material and viewed movies on vertebrates and the food chain.

This week's agenda:

Monday 1/11/10

• Reading: 30 minutes and continue to work in your BookReports in progress.
• Geography: Complete handout on World Map and use as a study guide for a review test on maps, the continents and oceans!
• WW List 12: ability, canal, carve, certain, decay, design, doe, ferry, forbidden, ford, keen, purchase, repair, scatter, truce- please study spelling and definitons!
• Dolch Words: cut, done, draw, drink, eight.

Tuesday 1/12/10

• Reading: Keep making progress in Book Reports!
• Social Studies: Guest speaker, Tim Hodgkins, Account Representative from New England Coffee, will meet with Group 2 and discuss how are goods are made and brought to us. The students will learn how coffee originates as a crop and undergoes numerous processes to arrive in the coffee mug!

Wednesday 1/13/10

• CRAZY HAT DAY! Wear your favorite, silly cap, lid, chapeau, sombrero or fedora and keep it on all day!
• Reading: Reading Comprehension Book, next section.

Thursday 1/14/10

• WW: List 12 Pretest (and Dolch Words)
• WW: Exercises 12 A, C, D

Friday 1/15/10

• WW: Spelling/Definition Test.