Gilmartin

Weekly
b.gilmartin@micanopyareaschool.org February 28 – March 4

News Math
Chapter 8 – Finding Area
-No homework will be assigned on Monday
because of the FCAT writing assessment
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scheduled for Tuesday. Monday will be a relax
day; and the students are invited to bring in board .
games.

-On Tuesday afternoon we will walk to Coffee and

Cream for an ice-cream treat courtesy of Mrs. Chris
Feaster. Yea!
Spelling – with /∂r/
1. doctor 11. other
2. dollar 12. motor
3. power 13. hunger
4. sugar 14. calendar
Reading/Language Arts
5. corner 15. horror
This week’s selection is entitled Fire!, written 6. collar 16. officer
by Joy Masoff. The comprehension skill we will
work on for this selection is “Elements of 7. danger 17. finger
Nonfiction: Text Structure.” Students will be
8. ladder 18. director
taking the FCAT writing assessment on
Tuesday. I truly believe the children will be 9. danger 19. master
successful!
10 cellar 20. regular
Please study the meanings of the following Bonus
vocabulary words with your child. firefighter
flammable
dedication - the will to keep working hard on a
task
billowing - rising in big waves
brigade - a group of people organized to do Science – Simple Machines – finish
something
ventilate - to create a vent, or an opening, for Social Studies – Spanish Explorers
letting air in and out
flammable - easily set on fire Homework
curfew - law or rule that says something
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
cannot happen after a certain time
Math – Math – Math – Math – No H/W
8-2D 8-2E 8 -3A

Dates to Remember:
February 25 – Jr. Master Gardener and Cloverbuds Sp./Writ Sp.- Rdg.- Sp.- No H/W
Clubs – 2:15 2 x in FCAT Practice
March 1 – FCAT Writing Assessment cursive Skill test
March 11 – St. Augustine field trip practice
March 28 – April 1 – Spring Holiday

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