Welcome Back!! Week of January 5th

Welcome back to school!! I hope that everyone had a wonderful, restful holiday break with friends and family :) I know that I enjoyed lots of good food and time with family, but I am excited to be back with my 19 favorite girls!

Take a look at what is happening this week in Room 402....

Ride the Weekly Wave:

Math-We will review our unit on fractions this week as we compare fractions and begin to learn about mixed numbers, improper fractions, and how to add and subtract mixed numbers!

Reading-We will be starting our new unit on POETRY through station activities such as “Blackout” poetry, word work, and buddy reading. We will begin our very own poetry collections this week from in class poetry reading and analysis.

ELA/Writing-In Writer’s Workshop, we will be finishing our Action Plan note cards:

#1-Problem (using our research) #2-Our Plan for ACTION!! #3 Reflection on Action Plans.

Social Studies-We will be reviewing and learning about the key beginning battles of the Revolution as we work on a timeline project!

Science-IT’S ELECTRIC!! We will continue our unit on Electricity through exploring parallel v. series circuits. We will also be wondering and learning about conductors and insulators of electricity

Set Sail for…Upcoming Tests/Projects:

·       Thursday-Math Test on Comparing Fractions (*Study comparing fractions notes in math notebook)

·       ACTION PLAN DOCUMENTATION IS
DUE ON FRIDAY!!!!

·       Turn in Christmas Reading Challenge logs!!

Homework for the Week:

(please refer to your child's agenda daily for more details-this is only an OUTLINE of what to expect):

·       Read 2 steps (30 minutes) for 100 BC and sign Reading Log *every* night

·       Return Signed Papers by Tuesday *sent home Monday*

·       Fractions Practice Sheets

Parallel v Series Circuit HW Sheet

News from the Beach:

Upcoming Events:  

·       January 5^th-Turn in Christmas Reading Logs

·       January 20^th-Report Cards Sent Home

**REMINDER-Your child’s Action Plan final documentation will be due THIS FRIDAY January 9^th! Check the rubric, and let me know if you have any questions! We will be doing the write up in class.

**Be on the lookout for a letter sent home on Monday about our classroom project on Donorschoose.org about “Math Games for Mighty Girls” 

Super Surfer of the Week

Zion is our star student this week for showing the character traits of RESPONSIBILITY, RESPECT, and LEADERSHIP in the classroom!! She will be the first “tweeter” of the week, which is a new responsibility for star students! You can follow our class on twitter.com @mrsburns19girls

100 Book Challenge Goals

  Good: 198 steps

  Better: 360 steps