Swimming Creatures

Your child should have the Test for Chapter 1 in his/her notebook.  I recommend taking it before starting the next chapter.  But it’s up to you.  You may also decide if you would like it to be open book or not.  I didn’t realize we had so many with learning disabilities and/or difficulty spelling.  I will try to make the future tests include more multiple choice, or at least have a word bank.  Don’t stress if this one seems too hard for your child.  Please turn in the tests on Friday.  This will keep us moving along at a good pace.

Also, begin reading Whales (p. 19-27).  The memory verse is a little longer, but you have 3 weeks to work on it.

Some seem to be having a hard time keeping up with their game cards (the little blue cards in the ziplock bag).  It may work better to designate a pencil pouch for the cards only.  Perhaps the kind that can be secured in a 3-ring binder. We will be adding to the cards after each chapter.  At the end of this semester, they will make a game which will use all their cards.  So, it is important to keep up with the cards each week.