Weekly Preview Week Beginning February 23rd 2009

A Preview of the Week

Week Beginning: February 23rd 2009

Reading
Mystery Stories
Forensic Science - Chromatography
Novel Study – Holes
Chapters 46 - 50

Writing
Elements of Mystery Writing
Publishing Mystery Stories
Holes Related Work – Vocabulary, treasure map, Advertising Campaign, cloze activities, post-reading activities.

Math
Unit 4 : Divide Whole Numbers & Decimals
Chapter 11.4: Choosing A Method
Chapter 11.5: Algebra: Expressions & equations
Chapter 11.6: Problem Solving Skill
Chapter 11 Test

Social Studies
Current Events
Citizenship & Etiquette

Science
Forces & Motion
Work, Energy & Power
Activity 10: The Come-Back Can
About Satellite Motion
Activity 4: The Parachute Drop
Activity 5: Basketball Arcs
Activity 6: Ball & Cup Contest
Activity 13: The Clacker Conservation

Mystery Unit
Forensic Science
Fingerprinting; lip printing; handwriting; chromatography

Spelling/Vocab
Mystery & Holes Vocab
Science - Forces & Motion Vocab

Fun / Social
Fri – No School (Professional Development Day)

“Shoot for the moon! Even if you miss you will land among the stars!”-Les Brown