Gilmartin

Weekly
b.gilmartin@micanopyareaschool.org February 22 - 25

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Chapter 8 – Finding Area
-Just a reminder that Monday is a school holiday –
President’s day.
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-I’ve been quite proud of how hard the children are
working on their writing. Thanks for your continued
support with this. Please sign up for FCAT writing
assessment day breakfast items. The sign up is on
my door.

-Please note that 4-H Master Gardener Club will Spelling - suffixes-ion, -ness, -able, -less,
meet with the Cloverbuds group on Friday, and -ful
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February 25 at 2:15. 1. addition 11. function
2. sadness 12. stillness
3. lovable 13. information
4. endless 14. celebration
5. handful 15. capable
Reading/Language Arts 6. plentiful 16. available

This week’s selection is entitled One Grain of 7. breathless 17. believable

Rice: A Mathematical Folktale, written Demi.
8. happiness 18. careless
The comprehension skill we will work on for
this selection is “compare and contrast.” In 9. solution 19. reusable
writing, I will continue to give weekly prompt
tests for the students to complete within a 45 10 careful 20. forgiveness
minute time frame. It’s coming up soon! Bonus
multiplication
Please study the meanings of the following arithmetic
vocabulary words with your child.

trickle - a thin stream Science – Simple Machines

plentiful - in great quantity
implored - begged Social Studies – Spanish Explorers
famine - widespread lack of food, causing
many to starve Homework
decreed - ordered formally; commanded Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Math – Math – Math – Math – No H/W

8-1B 8-2A 8 -2B

Sp./Writ Sp.- Rdg.- Sp.- No H/W

Dates to Remember: 2 x in FCAT Practice
February 21 – Holiday Presidents’ Day cursive Skill test
March 1 – FCAT Writing Assessment practice
March 11 – St. Augustine field trip prompt
March 28 – April 1 – Spring Holiday due Fri.

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