Weekly Update

Writing/Spelling

Students have finished their Revolutionary War Informational Books!  They look awesome!  Great job, students!  Hard work pays off. This week we are researching our new topics for our second informational books.  The next Spelling Test is this Friday, February 10th.  Students are back to their yellow, green, or blue word sorts (yellow sort 13, green sort 17, blue sort 8).  

Reading

Some groups have finished their first book in book clubs!  Right now we are doing some extension activities and short reads while the other groups continue in their books.

Math

This week we will start Chapter 10, which is our last chapter with fractions before we move on to measurement.  Chapter 10 involves decimals.  It is important that students keep up with the homework to reinforce the lessons at home.

Social Studies

We have finished discussing the Civil War in Chapter 3. Now we are moving on to times of growth, including advances in transportation, the World's Fair, and the "Roaring '20's."  Students will get the study guide for Chapter 3 on Tuesday.  The Chapter 3 Test is this Friday, February 10th.

Other Important Info. 

• The Valentine's Day party is this Friday, February 10th at 2pm.  Students will be decorating valentines bags on Thursday to hold their valentines.  They can bring in any craft materials to help them with this. 
• Six Flags Read to Succeed reading logs are due Friday, February 24th for your child to earn a free Six Flags ticket!