February 18-22

DARE

Our annual DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) begins this Wednesday. Officer Steve McCarley from the Greenfield Police Department will be conducting classes for the fifth graders once a week for ten sessions. This week we'll be having two classes, on Wednesday and Friday due to missing last Thursday due to the Valentine party. The program will help students resist pressures to experiment with alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, inhalants, and other drugs. In May, all student participants will celebrate their learning with a day of fun and picnicking at Greenfield-Central High School.

Biz Town
Since the beginning of February students have been learning basic economic information, developing money management skills, and filling out job applications for our day at Biz Town on March 11. This Monday we'll listen to speeches from candidates for Mayor of Biz Town prior to the mayoral elections.

ISTEP
The first round of ISTEP testing for this year will be coming up the first week in March. Our testing schedule is set for mornings of that week. Parents can help their children achieve at their peak by giving your child plenty of encouragement to give the tests their best efforts, by making sure they get plenty of rest that week, and by making sure they're having a nutritious breakfast each morning to keep their energy levels up throughout the day.
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This Week's Agenda

Monday, Feb 18   (Blue)
1. USA Studies Weekly #17  with text based reading guide
2. Review International food traditions

Tuesday, Feb 19   (Gold)
1. Using baking soda to test food for acid content
2. Construct acid content graph
3. Writing activity - Reviewing acid test investigation

Wednesday, Feb 20   (Blue)
1. Examining calories
2. Food labels: Content information

Thursday, Feb 21   (Gold)
1. Identify foods by food label content information
2. Plan and review lunch with nutritional data

Friday, Feb 22   (Blue)
1. Free Lunch Response Sheet
2. Math Extension: Calories