Mrs. Spence’s Class

That’s right, you already have a great study tool, vocabulary cards! Just look over them each day and your brain will have a super boost. This is a great way to learn any information. You can use these cards alone or with a friend. Try playing a game with them:

* place them “word” up and see if you can say the definition

* place them “definition” up and see if you know the word

* time yourself and see how long it takes you to complete 10 cards - see if you can go through them faster

* place cards you know really well in one stack - place the other cards you don’t as well in another stack (try to get the stack of words you don’t know as well to be less and less)

That’s right, we have a countdown to the math TAKS test. It will be Tuesday, April 8, only a few days away. Here’s what you can do to prepare yourself:

*study your vocabulary words…look them over each evening

*review your past benchmark tests…can you still work those problems?

*read through your red math folders…do you remember making all those pages?

Studying a little each night will really help you to remember all that we’ve learned this year.

I’m not sure who’s more excited about Spring Break… it will be here very quickly…March 17-21. During this time off, it’s important to rest, but don’t forget anything you’ve learned so far this year! You’ve worked so very hard all year long, we don’t want to lose any information that is in your brain!

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Welcome parents, grandparents, and students to another wonderful week in Texas! That’s right, it’s Texas Public School’s Week. This is a special week set aside to showcase our schools, a chance to brag on all the amazing things that our students are learning.  We have it all here at DPE. Whether it’s academic or extra curricular, our children are our first priority. “Whatever It Takes!” is our motto and we mean it. We work diligently to help all our students become the best they can be. We have high expectations for all and we strive to help them meet their goals. Take a look around the school this week. You’ll see amazing things! Be sure to check out the following areas:

gym - activities that promote strong bodies

computer lab - latest technology available

cafeteria - fostering nutritious meals

library - showcasing a spectacular “Book Fair”

hallways - variety of student work displayed

classrooms - activities that promote strong minds

Here at DPE you’ll meet an exceptional staff - caring and loving. DPE is a great place to learn, play, and grow!

We concluded our metric study with mass. We discussed that the smallest measurement was a milligram with the mass of a grain of rice. Boy is that tiny! Using different objects around our classroom, our pan balances, and gram stackers, we discovered the mass of various things. What a great time we had! Most things measured in grams - some more than others. We used a small paper clip to remind us the mass of one gram and our math textbook as the mass of a kilogram.

What was your favorite object? What was the mass?

After our reading test, we had a bit of extra time to squeeze in a fun art project. And guess what?… It was also math! We used two different colors of construction paper, folded them, and drew half a face on the top sheet. Putting all sheets together, we cut out the half face and when we opened it up, we had a whole face. The fold made a perfect line of symmetry. Symmetry is having the same things on both sides - like a mirror reflection. Next, we cut half a nose and mouth from the top sheet, flipped it to the other side and made a reflection! Cutting out the eyes and eyebrows was a bit more difficult, however everyone took the challenge. The eyes and eyebrows showed translations - it’s like the shapes were slid across the face. Check out these creations!