Thursday Night's Homework

1. Read for 20 minutes and write your minutes to your Reading Log!

2. Reading Log due tomorrow with your parent's or guardian's signature

3. Complete spelling worksheet

Wednesday Night's Homework

1. Read for 20 minutes and write your minutes to your Reading Log. March Reading Log is due on Friday
2. Complete math worksheet

Monday Night's Homework

1. Read for 20 minutes and write your minutes to your Reading Log!  (Reading Log due Friday!!)

2. Complete math worksheet

3. NO SCHOOL TOMORROW

End of the Week News and Notes

Good afternoon Room 106 parents,

This week in math, we worked on understanding equivalent fractions and began working on comparing fractions with different numerators. Next week, we will continue focusing on comparing fractions with different denominators. Students have been working hard and making great progress on their understanding of fractions. In literacy, we continued learning about biographies, reading about Eunice Kennedy Shriver and the beginning of the Special Olympics, as well as about Amelia Earhart. Next week we will begin studying fairy tales and working on our summarization skills. In science, we continued learning about trait selection, this time examining dog breeds and how certain dogs have been cross-bred to create new breeds that combine traits from both parent dogs. In social emotional learning, we focused on active listening, and what to do when we realize we’ve lost our focus.

NOTES:

* No homework this weekend, but March Reading Logs are due on Friday

* No Student Attendance on Tuesday due to voting in the building

* Spring Break is next week. Students return to class on Tuesday, April 2nd.

Have a great weekend!

Ben

Wednesday Night's Homework

1. Read for 20 minutes and write your minutes to your Reading Log! 

2. Complete Comparing Fractions worksheet

Tuesday Night's Homework

1. Read for 20 minutes and write your minutes to your Reading Log! 

2. Complete math review worksheet (both sides - Do your best, if you get stuck, don’t struggle all night, we'll review tomorrow) 

Monday Night's Homework

1. Read for 20 minutes and write your minutes to your Reading Log!

2. Complete math worksheet (both sides)

Thursday Night's Homework

1. Read for 20 minutes and write your minutes to your Reading Log!

2. Complete spelling worksheet

** Study for spelling test

** Friday is Beach Reading Day - feel free to bring sunglasses and a beach towel

Wednesday Night's Homework

NO HOMEWORK FOR NATIONAL NO HOMEWORK DAY

Optional: Read for 20 minutes and write your minutes to your Reading Log! 

Optional: Thursday is Comfy Reading Day - feel free to wear pajamas or bring a stuffy or blanket

Monday Night's Homework

1. Read for 20 minutes and write your minutes to your Reading Log! 

2. Complete Math Homework

** Make sure to turn in your persuasive letter (1), rough draft (2), and graphic organizer (3)

This week is Read Across America Week. In class we will have different themes for silent reading time. (Participation in the theme is optional)

* Tuesday: Read in the Dark (Students can bring a flashlight) 

* Wednesday: Students will lead the class read aloud

* Thursday: Comfy Reading Day (Students may wear pajamas, bring a pillow or stuffed animal) 

* Friday: Beach Reading Day (Students may bring sunglasses and a beach towel) 

End of Week News and Notes

 Good afternoon and Happy March!

This week in math, we continued our work on fractions. For anyone struggling at home, please know that we will keep working on fractions for awhile, and many students are finding the work challenging. However, the lessons in class mirror the homework, so students should have an understanding of what they are being asked to do, and if they are confused, they should be asking questions in class. Please encourage your student to advocate for themselves when they are confused - I’m here to help! In literacy, we continued working on poetry, identifying themes and the author’s purpose or intent with the words they use. In writing, students drafted their final persuasive letters using their best penmanship (or at least I asked them to) and properly formatting their letter. If your student wrote their letter to you, then they will be bringing it home next week. Please review it with them and let them know how persuasive it was and what you think of their reasoning. Finally in science, we began our “Fates of Traits” unit, which explores how human beings have modified plants based on our knowledge of how plants inherit their traits. We will continue this work into next week.

There is no homework this weekend, but I encourage students to doing some reading to get a head start on their reading log! (See below)

NOTES:

* Trimester 2 report cards are available today on Power School. If your student receives any related services at school, please check their home folder as updates and other paperwork were sent home today. If you need help logging into PowerSchool to view grades, please contact the tech department for help.

* On that note, many students had some overflowing home folders. Most are old papers I’ve returned to students, but please take a minute to review and clean those papers so we can start fresh for the new trimester.

* This month, instead of a book report, students will be completing a reading log to keep track of their independent reading. This reading log should stay at home until students have completed their reading minutes for the month or Friday, March 22nd (the last day before spring break).

That’s all for now! Have a nice weekend!

Ben