Six Flags Read to Succeed Forms are due by Wednesday, February 25th. Great job to the many students who have already turned these in!
Middle School Placement Forms are due back by Friday, February 27th. Please return the white copy and keep the yellow copy for your records.
Spring Parent Teacher Conferences are coming up in March. I will be sending out an email invitation this week via Sign Up Genius to those parents for whom I feel a conference would be beneficial at this time.
Friday, March 6 is the last day of third quarter and a half day of school. Dismissal will be at 11:40 and no lunch will be served.
Please make sure you are checking your child's academic progress on SIS and their behavior and responsibility progress on the Class Dojo website regularly. These sites are updated regularly to make you aware of how your child is doing at school.
Class Updates:
In math, we have started our unit on fractions, which will cover several chapters in our book. Students have been learning about equivalent fractions, how to put fractions into simplest form, and how to compare the size of fractions. They have been working with hands on models using fraction bars and pizza fractions. We will also be looking at how fractions are related to decimals. Coming up, students will begin adding and subtracting fractions with both like and unlike denominators. Mixed numbers and improper fractions will also be explored. We will have a test on Chapter 8 before the end of the quarter. The date will be posted on the classroom calendar once it has been determined.
In reading, we will be learning the skill of comparing and contrasting. Students will practice comparing and contrasting characters, plots, settings, and themes in a variety of literature. The children are working hard on their poetry anthologies and we hope to have them finished by the end of this week. If you child is behind on their anthology, they may need to do some work at home to complete the project on time.
In social studies, our focus as been on the establishment of the original 13 colonies. Students have learned that the colonies are grouped into three geographic areas of New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. We have compared the land-forms, climate, and ability to farm and obtain natural resources in each region. For this chapter we took a more in depth look at the New England colonies to learn about the motivations in settling the colonies. We will be having a test on Chapter 5 on Friday. Look for a study guide to come out on Tuesday. Check out some of our completed Explorer Poster Projects:
We had a fantastic Valentine's Day party last week. Thank you to the Sheltons for organizing our Survivor themed party, and for all of the parents who volunteered and donated items. The kids had a great time! Here are some pictures:
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