Week of March 2nd

Ride the Weekly Wave:

Math-We will continue our unit on fractions this week as we practice converting fractions to decimals.  We will also be reviewing and preparing for the upcoming MAP Math test coming up, and students need to be studying their study guide *every night!*

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 this week!

Science- 3-2-1…BLAST OFF! We are continuing our Astronomy unit as we wonder and learn about what causes moon phases?? What causes tides?? What causes shadows??

 Set Sail for…Upcoming Tests/Projects:

·       Thursday-Branches of Government S.S. Test

·       STUDY MAP STUDY GUIDES! (15 minutes for Math and 15 minutes for Reading *every* night)

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 and complete Lunar Log HW

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

·       Return signed papers *sent home Monday*

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

News from the Beach:

Upcoming Events:  

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

-Monday, March 2nd Boosterthon Fun Run at 1:10 in the gym

-Tuesday, March 3rd Author's Visit

-Wednesday, March 4th Character Walk at 1:15 outside

-March 10th- School Class Pictures

-Week of March 9th-13th MAP Reading Test

-Week of March 16th-20th MAP Math Test

**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: 340 steps

  Better: 540 steps