March 1-6

The calendar fundraiser went home today. I am offering a classroom movie and treat if all the students at least fill in one day! This is an important fundraiser for our school, so I hope we can help make it great! 

We will resume spelling list 23 this week studying the same words listed last week continuing to skip the vocabulary for now. 

Please bring a pack of large notecards on Monday for our research report. 
Also, this is Dr. Seuss week, dressing up optional and a theme schedule was sent home today. 

On Monday, we have a quiz in History over sections 13.1-13.3 and 14.1-14.2. The test is Thursday over chapters 12-14, a full study guide will come home Monday.
Here are some key points to study for the quiz, but please study the chapter comprehension questions after the sections as well. 

Captitals: Helsinki, Finland 
                Stockholm, Sweden 
                Reykjavic, Iceland 
                Oslow, Norway 

People: Margrethe II- longest-ruling monarch of Denmark 
            Sami- Native peoples of the northern Scandinavian Peninsula and northwestern Russia 
            Canute the Dane- Danish king who controlled Denmark and parts of England, Sweden, and                         Norway 
            Mikael Agricola- Man who published a Finnish translation of the New Testament 
            Slavs- The largest ethnic group in Eastern Europe 

Terms: polar night- phenomenon in which the sun remains below the horizon, causing longer times of                    darkness in the winter in Arctic regions 
            fjord- long, narrow, and deep inlet of the sea with hi, rocky banks 
            Nordic- north 
            Great Famine- This is what resulted from Stalin's collectivism plan in Ukraine. 

Geography- Carpathian Mountains- arc-shaped mountain range in Eastern Europe 
                    Danube River- Second longest river in Europe 
                    Lithuania- Largest of the three Baltic states

On Tuesday, we will have a quiz in Scienc over chapter 11. I will send home terms to study Monday. The Science Test over chapter 11 will be Friday. We will complete Science on Wednesday the 11th with our final exam over chapters 10-12.


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