We will have an assembly Tuesday with a poet as a presenter. Thank you PTA!
Thursday is Valentine's Day! I sent home a class list a while ago, if your child needs a new one, have them ask me. If your child chooses to make valentines for friends, please make sure they make one for everyone; no candy please.
Spelling: Unit 19 test will be this Friday. The spelling list will be uploaded Monday after school.
Grammar: Last week we learned about action verbs and linking verbs; this week we will begin learning about helping verbs. The kids learned last week that a linking verb is like an = sign, e.g. "Ms. Happy is happy". "Is" links Ms. Happy and happy, Ms. Happy = happy. :)
Social Studies: We will pick up where we left off in history: growing tensions between the colonists and Great Britain. Students should learn what events caused colonists to break away from Great Britain and how did patriots' point of view differ from loyalists' point of view.
Thursday is Valentine's Day! I sent home a class list a while ago, if your child needs a new one, have them ask me. If your child chooses to make valentines for friends, please make sure they make one for everyone; no candy please.
Spelling: Unit 19 test will be this Friday. The spelling list will be uploaded Monday after school.
5H Math: The students did a did a wonderful job on their frog jump line plots! They've finished, and they're hanging up in the classroom. Before the test this week, we will review simplifying fractions and continue adding and subtracting mixed numbers. The unit 6 test will be Wednesday and Thursday this week. Students will have homework Monday and Tuesday night that will help them prepare.
Study Sessions: Tuesday during lunch and/or recess as well as Tuesday after school 3:35-4:10. Students should come with what they want to work on in mind. I have reminded the kids to visit the blog and the links in the math tab. This is another great way to study. Adding and subtracting fractions in word problems should be the main area of focus!
Reading/Writing: Students' writers workshop pieces are due the end of the day Wednesday. Many students will need to work on their piece at home Monday and Tuesday to make sure to complete their piece on time.
Reading/Writing: Students' writers workshop pieces are due the end of the day Wednesday. Many students will need to work on their piece at home Monday and Tuesday to make sure to complete their piece on time.
We started reading a Time for Kids last week, but did not have enough time to discuss and complete activities. The feature article is about whether we should phase out the use of pennies in our country. This week students will give their opinion on this and use the information from the article to back up their opinion.
We are beginning a several week focus on the idea of courage. Earlier this year, students identified courage as a common theme in many of the books we read. This week we will begin to discuss courage in other aspects of our lives and the world around us. Students will journal, make connections, debate on whether an action was courageous, decide whether not acting be courageous, find connections to historical people and events...it will be a lot of fun and a common thread throughout every subject.
Grammar: Last week we learned about action verbs and linking verbs; this week we will begin learning about helping verbs. The kids learned last week that a linking verb is like an = sign, e.g. "Ms. Happy is happy". "Is" links Ms. Happy and happy, Ms. Happy = happy. :)
Social Studies: We will pick up where we left off in history: growing tensions between the colonists and Great Britain. Students should learn what events caused colonists to break away from Great Britain and how did patriots' point of view differ from loyalists' point of view.
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