Week of January 3, 2012

Dear students & parents,

Welcome back from the break! I hope you had a very blessed Christmas and a wonderful New Year! In class, we will be working on our New Year's Resolutions, so start thinking about some goals you would like to work toward in 2012!

This Friday is whole school mass & early dismissal--make sure to make arrangements to pick your child up on time at 12:00PM!

In Science, we are continuing our journey through weather & climate and discovering how certain parts of our environment affect our climate. Please explore the following websites to learn more:

1. http://climate.nasa.gov/kids/bigQuestions/greenhouseEffect/
2. http://www.clean-air-kids.org.uk/globalwarming.html
3. http://www.brainpop.com/science/populationsresourcesandenvironment/greenhouseeffect/preview.weml 

In Social Studies, we are looking at the beginning of European colonies in the Americas. We have already looked at Roanoke, Jamestown, & the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Now we are going to explore the original 13 colonies. Have a look at the websites that follow:

1. http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/interactiveadventures/john-smith/\
2. http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/graphics/13mapnew.htm
3. http://www.congressforkids.net/games/thirteencolonies/2_thirteencolonies.htm

In math, we are learning how to divide decimals by decimals. The following websites can give you some extra support:

1. http://www.math.com/school/subject1/lessons/S1U1L6GL.html#sm1
2. http://www.coolmath.com/prealgebra/02-decimals/10-decimals-dividing-by-decimal-01.htm

  

Let's have a great 2012 :-)