Have you learned something new about the human body? I've discovered so many new things these past few weeks. Did you know that people who floss their teeth every day live longer than people that don't? Did you know that it's actually bad for your body's internal clock when you sleep late on the weekends?
As the students and I wrap up our study of the human body we've taken advantage of this time to discuss all that we've learned, it's been fun! All students took a Human Body Exam last Friday to practice our test taking skills and today we reviewed many of the answers. It's also a great opportunity for us to discuss test taking strategies.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
To help us decorate our Valentines Day containers. If you're able to help next week please let me know. Thanks!
We need a spelling volunteer for this Friday, are you able to help?
WORD ORIGINS
5th Graders are now working on word origins for their weekly spelling practice. For this reason their word lists are much more thematic than they're used to in the past. All 5th graders have a list of abbreviations to use when doing their word origins. In addition, they are looking for the following: word's original definition, date of origin, and country of origin. Students may work on their word origins as homework OR as class work.
If your son or daughter doesn't know the meaning of a word, it's a good chance this word will end up as a word origin study word!
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