Weekly Update

Writing/Spelling

In writing this past week, we started our new unit on journalism!  Mrs. Broom (Mallory's mom) is  helping us to create a class newsletter, and the students are so excited about this!  We have already formed committees such as photography, sports, arts and entertainment, reporting, etc.  The students have been hard at work in planning, interviewing, taking pictures, and drafting articles.  In Spelling, students will take the next test this Friday, March 13th.

Looking at an example class newsletter

Coming up with our committees

The video and photography committee hard at work!

The fashion committee coming up with interview questions

Delaney, one of our editors, meeting with a sub committee of fashion

Reading

This past week, we continued in our book clubs!  As a reminder, book clubs meet every week on Wednesdays and Fridays.  Students are responsible for filing out the assigned book club role sheets and in reading the assigned chapters before every meeting date.  Students are continuing to have deep conversations about their books!  Keep up the good work! 

Math

The past week we started Chapter 10, in which we added decimals to our study of fractions.  Students did well with writing decimals in the tenths and hundredths place.  This week we are comparing and ordering decimals and working on word problems involving decimals.  The Chapter 10 Math Test is scheduled for the Wednesday after spring break, 3/25.  

Science

This past week we reviewed current electricity in making minibooks.  The Chapter 9 Electricity Test is this Thursday, 3/12.  Students received the study guide today.  We will start working on them in class tomorrow.  We are also working on making circuit boards this week!  

Other Important Info.  

• You will receive third quarter report cards via email this week.  
• I have sent out invitations to parents with whom I am requesting a spring conference. Spring conferences are optional.  If I had not requested a conference but you would like to meet, you may sign up using this SignUpGenius link:  www.SignUpGenius.com/go/409054BADAF29A31-spring.  Conferences are this Thursday, March 12th.  
• This Friday, March 13th is a half day with dismissal at 11:50, so lunch will not be served.  Please make sure your child knows how they are going home.  
• Students should wear their Blue Ribbon shirts on Friday as we will have visitors such as Lindbergh administrators, members from the Board of Education, and many state and local politicians checking out the amazing things that we do at Long!  
• Spring Break is March 16th-20th!