Important Dates

Mon. Feb. 17-No school, President's Day

March 3-7- Book Fair

March 21st-End of the 3rd nine weeks

March 28th- Report Cards go home.

Vocabulary Words

sedimentary- Most fossils are found in this type of rock

Body Fossil- A complete animal skeleton

Trace Fossil- Fossils that record the movement of animals. Footprints, tooth marks, and burrows and nests are examples.

Paleontologist- someone who studies fossils and other living things that lived long ago

preserved- to keep something in its original form, to protest

Amber- Hardened Tree Sap

Mold Fossil- An empty hollowed out space in a rock that once contained van organism such as a plant or animal

Cast Fossil- Minerals poor into a cavity where an organism once was. Those minerals harden and take the shape of the once living thing

Fossils- preserved remains of once- living things

Upcoming Tests:

Fossil Vocabulary Test will be on Wednesday, Feb 19th

Important Dates

.Mon. Feb. 17-No school, President's Day

March 3-7- Book Fair

March 21st-End of the 3rd nine weeks

March 28th- Report Cards go home.

This Week in Math

This week in math we will continue our unit on fractions.

Math test on Fri. Jan. 31st over Topic 8.

Don't forget about our nightly AIR homework. I am asking that you make sure their assignment is complete and that you sign their homework. This is to help them with the AIR test that will take place in the spring.

Math Homework

Needs for the classroom: Snacks

Upcoming Test: Math Test On Tues. Jan. 28th over topic 8

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