Weekly Happenings

Hello! I hope everyone was able to enjoy the wonderful weather we had this weekend! I can't wait to celebrate the school's 1,000,000 minute reading goal this week! The students will have a day of celebration and can dress like the a book character. We have also started another Box Top Challenge. Please send in any box tops you can find!

Here is what's going on this week: 

Writing: We will continue to work on their informational books this week. We will focus on using the checklist to revise and edit. They will get to share their information at an Expert Fair. The Expert Fair will be March 9th. More information will be coming shortly. 

Reading: We are moving onto poetry this week! The students will learn about the different components of poetry, such as mood, tone, and figurative language.

Word Study: Their spelling tests are scheduled for Wednesday, March 2nd.

Social Studies: This week the students will be learning about the lives and struggles of pioneers. They will also begin learning about the Gold Rush and how people traveled west.

Math: The students all did amazing on the decimal test! This week we will move onto Customary Measurements. They will learn the units and how to convert the units of length, weight, and capacity.

Important Reminders:
2/23 - Six Flags Read to Succeed Logs Due
2/26 - 1,000,000 reading celebration
3/4 - Half Day
3/9 - Expert Fair