RELIGION
*Discuss the tradition of Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday
*Create stained glass windows for the classroom ceiling
*Observe Ash Wednesday
*Discuss the significance of ashes, as well as prayer, fasting and almsgiving
*Create a mass timeline beginning with the Introductory and Penitential Rites
MATH
*Unit 6 Review
*Unit 6 Assessment Tuesday
*Begin Unit 7 - look for a new family letter
*Time Tests continue ~ weekly practice
~Pre-test Monday; Post-test Friday (unless 98-100 on pretest)
~Goal is three seconds per problem
DAILY 5
*Mini-Lesson: Dictionary skills - ABC order and using guide words
Make a "Dictionary Dude/Dudette"
*Daily 5 routines
*Guided Reading groups
SCIENCE
*Define matter
*What is a solid, liquid and gas?
*What are particles and how do they look in matter?
*Create a flip book to gather information
WRITING
*Final drafts and covers of animal reports!t
*"Who is worth more to you than gold?" writing activity
*"I wish..." writing activity
*Practice handwriting, spelling, capital letters and ending punctuation
