Week of February 23rd

Due to the ice and delays last week, some of the tests and assignments have been postponed. Check out what is happening this week in room 402!!

Ride the Weekly Wave:

Math-We will continue our unit on fractions this week as we practice multiplying fractions and fractions with area models and converting fractions to decimals.  

Reading-We will continue exploring different genres of literature including tall tales and fables as we discuss the main idea, author’s purpose, and morals. We will also be reviewing and preparing for the upcoming MAP Reading test next week, and students need to be studying their study guide *every night!*

ELA/Writing-In Writer’s Workshop, we will be looking at “on-demand” writing through different strategies to best prepare for the upcoming ACT Inspire Writing Test. We will also practice using verb tenses and review tricky homophones. 

Social Studies-We are continuing our unit on government this week as we learn in detail about the 3 branches of government (Legislative, Executive, and Judicial) and discussing checks and balances. We will test branches of government next week!

Science- 3-2-1…BLAST OFF! We are continuing our Astronomy unit as we wonder and learn about what causes moon phases?? We will have Astronomy test #1 this week (*postponed from last week’s icy weather*).

 Set Sail for…Upcoming Tests/Projects:

·       Wednesday-Astronomy Test #1 (*Study Earth, Sun, and Moon notes, Seasons notes, and Day/Night notes)

·       Next Wednesday-Branches of Government S.S. Test

·       STUDY MAP STUDY GUIDES!

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

·       Study 15 minutes every night for MAP study guides and sign log!

·       Return Interims *sent home Friday*

·       There will be very little if any written HW to focus on MAP study guides and other studying!

News from the Beach:

Upcoming Events:  

·       This Friday, February 27^th at OES-Boosterthon Fun Run!

·       Week of March 2^nd-Read Across America Week

**Make sure that your child turns in her class picture money this week!

Super Surfer of the Week

Emma Moroz is our star student this week for showing the character traits of COOPERATION, RESPECT, and ORGANIZATION in the classroom!! She will be our “tweeter” of the week, posting about what is happening in our classroom! You can follow our class on twitter.com @mrsburns19girls

*Note-We are still having technology issues with Twitter at school, so hopefully this will be up and running very soon!

100 Book Challenge Goals

  Good: 320 steps

  Better: 520 steps