Week of March 16th

Ride the Weekly Wave:

Math-We will continue looking at mean, median, and mode and units of measurement. We will also be practicing geometry and circles. Study MAP study guide *every night!*

Reading-The girls did an AMAZING job on their Reading MAP last week!! They worked their hardest and took their time to do their very, very best!! We have an exciting week in Reading starting BOOK CLUBS and the new novel Shiloh. Look for a letter going home about book clubs and snacks! Book club reading will count as 100 BC

ELA/Writing-In Writer’s Workshop, we will continue 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 begin writing our own tall tales! 

Social Studies-We are continuing our unit on government this week as we continue learning about the Bill of Rights and citizenship and introduce how the Constitution affected African Americans and what started political parties! We will test on Bill of Rights and Citizenship this week!

Science- We are kicking off our new unit all about the WEATHER as we learn about the water cycle through stations!

 Set Sail for…Upcoming Tests/Projects:

·       Thursday-Bill of Rights/Citizenship Test

·       Friday-Mean, Median Mode Quiz (*Study foldable in MAP packet*)

·       Friday-Math Vocab. Test (*Study Math Vocab. sheet and note cards)

·       STUDY MATH MAP STUDY GUIDE!!!

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 (Have book club reading count as 100 BC)

·       Study 15 minutes each every night for Math MAP study guide and sign log!

·       Lunar Log nightly (Mon-Thurs)

·       No other written HW to leave time to STUDY (*especially Math MAP)

News from the Beach:

Upcoming Events:  

·       March 19^th-Chick-fil-A Spirit Night

·       Monday, March 23^rd Math MAP Testing

·       Tuesday, March 31^st-3^rd Quarter Awards Day at 8:30 AM in the cafeteria

**There is no written HW this week to give your child plenty of time to focus on studying for upcoming tests (*especially MAP), so make sure that she takes advantage of this time to study each night and gets plenty of rest to do her best and ACE that Math test and work as hard as she did on Reading!! 

Super Surfer of the Week

Katherine Vykohavents is our star student this week for showing the character traits of RESPECT, PERSEVERANCE, and COOPERATION in the classroom this week!! She always works her hardest and has a contagious excitement for learning that is an example for the other students! Way to go Katherine!!

 100 Book Challenge Goals

  Good: 420 steps

  Better: 600 steps