Monday: Finish making 20-question test on Earth's layers (CRCT Lesson 16). Students earning 100+ stamps were on the Renaissance field trip to the Winner's Circle in Fort Oglethorpe. Homework: Get a good night's sleep, wear comfortable clothes and shoes for our field trip tomorrow! 
 
Tuesday: FIELD TRIP to the Fernbank Museum in Atlanta! Parents: be sure you are at school no later than 6pm to pick up your child upon our return. 
 
Wednesday: Trade 20-question tests with a partner, complete, and grade. Draw, label, and color a diagram of the Earth's layers, including 5 additional facts. No HW. 
 
Thursday: Rocks pre-test. Take notes on rock types and watch Brainpop. HW: Interview one person older than you about the types of rocks. Must have 5 questions, including any 3 of these: 1. How are sedimentary rocks made? 2. Name one igneous rock, or tell how igneous rocks form. 3. What is a metamorphic rock? 4. Name one sedimentary rock. 5. How long does it take for a rock to form?  
 
Friday: Vocabulary assignment for rock unit. No HW. 
Vocabulary to know: 
basaltic 
cementation 
compaction 
extrusive 
foliated 
granitic 
igneous rock 
intrusive 
lava 
metamorphic rock 
nonfoliated 
rock 
rock cycle 
sediment 
sedimentary rock