Week at a Glance-January 19th-22nd

I hope that all of you had a wonderful and restful long weekend reflecting on the impact that Martin Luther King Jr. has made in our country!

Ride the Weekly Wave:

Math-We will continue our FRACTIONS unit this week as we look at adding and subtracting mixed numbers. We will test this week.

Reading-We will continue our unit on POETRY this week as we practice for our upcoming Poetry Café next week and analyze various poems 

ELA/Writing-In Writer’s Workshop, we will have mini-lessons on homophones. Our writing focus will be connected with poetry as we finish writing extended metaphors.  

Social Studies- We will learn about the roles of key women and African Americans in the Revolutionary War this week.

Science- We will finish our unit on light and test this week!

Homework for the Week:

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

·       **Graded papers signed/returned by Thursday (sent home Wednesday)!!** (Note-Graded papers are not reflected on the current report card but will be the first grades for the third nine weeks)

·       Fractions HW throughout the week

·       Practice Poetry Café poem every night!

·       Science review HW on light

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

·       Study every night for tests!

Anchor Down for Upcoming Tests:

·       Friday- Science Test on Light **Study Light study guide, vocabulary cards, and other notes

·       Friday- Math Test on Adding and Subtracting Fractions and Mixed Numbers **Review HW practice and math notes

·       No Math 4 Today this week

AHOY…Announcements Ahead!

·       Tuesday, January 19^th-Report Cards sent home **Please sign and return by Thursday**

·       Thursday, January 21^st-Chickfila Spirit Night

·       Friday, January 22^nd- 8:30 Third/Fourth Grade Second Nine Weeks Awards Day

·       SAVE THE DATE- Next Wednesday, Jan. 27^th 10:00-11:00 AM **We are having our class Poetry Café in the Media Center at OES!

Crew Member of the Week
Check out Noor’s tweets! @mrsburns19girls

Noor is our star student this week for showing the character traits of PERSEVERANCE, FOCUS and PROBLEM SOLVING in the classroom! Noor is a mighty girl role model because she said that she “does her best not just to get the right answers but to understand and learn.” Way to be a lifelong learner!! J

100 BC Goals: 

Good-420

Better-500