January 29th - February 2nd

Ms. Summers' Classes

Math: 

We will continue our Measurement unit.  Our topic this weekend is Conversions.  Students will work on converting units of capacity, time as well as metric conversions.  Students will also continue working on understanding volume and determining volume. New information will always be available in Math Notebooks. Homework is due Friday.

Did you know:  The homework is a great way to see what we are doing in class.  The Khan Academy link on the blog has tutorial videos that can help you, the parent, as well as your child practice the strategies we teach in class.  Edmodo is also a good resource for tutorial videos and practice games.

**Math homework will be given Monday to be turned in on Friday.  This is taken as a grade if completed, so please use the homework to review concepts with your child.  Xtramath can also be used to increase math fluency.

ELA: 

We will review adjectives and adverbs.  

Our Affixes of the Week are "deci/dec", "centi/cent", "arian".
Our mentor text for the week is The Day the Crayons Quit!  

Our vocabulary words for the week are: beige, handling, settle, prove, stubby, occasional.

Please utilize Edmodo for games and tutorial videos at home.

Ms. Palmer's Classes

Math: 
We will begin our Measurement unit.  Students will be working on understanding volume and determining volume. New information will always be available in Math Notebooks. Homework is due Friday.

Homework will be given on Mondays and will be collected on Friday mornings. 
Please have students log on to xtramath.org in their spare time, to help with basic fact fluency. Also, tenmarks.com is an awesome resource for students to practice concepts taught in class. Students have login information in their agendas.

Writing: 
We will be working on writing extended responses based on a text. This will be concluding our informational writing unit. We will also begin our opinion unit this week.

Mrs. Anderson's Classes

Math:
We will begin our Measurement unit.  Students will be working on understanding volume and determining volume. New information will always be available in Math Notebooks. Homework is due Friday.

Please have your child to practice math using the websites TenMarks.com and educationgalaxy.com .  TenMarks login information for parents will be sent home Monday.  Please don't forget to ask your child for this very important document. 

Websites:  Khanacademy.org, studyjams.scholastic.com, funbrain.com, IXL.com
Decimal Models Demonstration 

Science: 
Please look out for the classification study guide this week.  We will have our end of unit of test when we return from the holiday break.  We will continue to study our classification unit.  Students will need to study the following: five kingdoms, classification chart (phylum, class, order, family, genus, species), classes of animals (birds, mammals, amphibians, and fish), vertebrate and invertebrate, non-vascular and vascular plants, gymnosperm, angiosperm, xylem, phloem

Interactive Website for Classification: 
 studyjams.scholastic.com,  sheppardsoftware.com

Ms. Hill's Class

Math- 
We will begin our Measurement unit.  Students will be working on understanding volume and determining volume. New information will always be available in Math Notebooks. Homework is due Friday.

Social Studies-
We will begin a new unit on Monday.  Your child will discover the causes, key figures, and major events of WWII.  Students are in need of more glue sticks, color pencils or crayons. These items are used almost daily to complete interactive notebooks. Hopefully, your child shared lots of information about WWI, Jazz Age, and the Great Depression. Many students enjoyed learning about FDR and his New Deal. Happy Learning!!

Mrs. Griggs' Classes

Math- 
We will begin our Measurement unit.  Students will be working on understanding volume and determining volume. New information will always be available in Math Notebooks. Homework is due Friday.

Reading- 
In reading this week we will focus on informational text. Our new extended text is The Watsons go to Birmingham.  Thank you to all of the families that came out to support the students when we gathered at Arbor Place Cinema to see Wonder.

January 22nd

Ms. Summers' Classes

Math: 

We will begin our Measurement unit.  Students will be working on understanding volume and determining volume. New information will always be available in Math Notebooks. Homework is due Friday.

Did you know:  The homework is a great way to see what we are doing in class.  The Khan Academy link on the blog has tutorial videos that can help you, the parent, as well as your child practice the strategies we teach in class.  Edmodo is also a good resource for tutorial videos and practice games.

**Math homework will be given Monday to be turned in on Friday.  This is taken as a grade if completed, so please use the homework to review concepts with your child.  Xtramath can also be used to increase math fluency.

ELA: 

We will review adjectives and adverbs.  

Our Affixes of the Week are "uni", "bi", "tri", "anti" and "auto".

Our mentor text for the week is Snow Day!  

Our vocabulary words for the week are: spitting, shoot, heap, bundled.

Please utilize Edmodo for games and tutorial videos at home.

Ms. Palmer's Classes

Math: 
We will begin our Measurement unit.  Students will be working on understanding volume and determining volume. New information will always be available in Math Notebooks. Homework is due Friday.

Homework will be given on Mondays and will be collected on Friday mornings. 
Please have students log on to xtramath.org in their spare time, to help with basic fact fluency. Also, tenmarks.com is an awesome resource for students to practice concepts taught in class. Students have login information in their agendas.

Writing: 
We will be working on writing extended responses based on a text. This will be concluding our informational writing unit.


Homework:

5 paragraph BLAST Essay - Due Tuesday January 16th

Your child has the information on how to complete this task, and a life skills book to help as well!

Mrs. Anderson's Classes

Math:
We will begin our Measurement unit.  Students will be working on understanding volume and determining volume. New information will always be available in Math Notebooks. Homework is due Friday.

Please have your child to practice math using the websites TenMarks.com and educationgalaxy.com .  TenMarks login information for parents will be sent home Monday.  Please don't forget to ask your child for this very important document. 

Websites:  Khanacademy.org, studyjams.scholastic.com, funbrain.com, IXL.com
Decimal Models Demonstration 

Science: 
Please look out for the classification study guide this week.  We will have our end of unit of test when we return from the holiday break.  We will continue to study our classification unit.  Students will need to study the following: five kingdoms, classification chart (phylum, class, order, family, genus, species), classes of animals (birds, mammals, amphibians, and fish), vertebrate and invertebrate, non-vascular and vascular plants, gymnosperm, angiosperm, xylem, phloem

Interactive Website for Classification: 
 studyjams.scholastic.com,  sheppardsoftware.com

Ms. Hill's Class

Math- 
We will begin our Measurement unit.  Students will be working on understanding volume and determining volume. New information will always be available in Math Notebooks. Homework is due Friday.


Social Studies-
We will continue to focus on a Changing Nation. This week your child will focus on famous inventors, scientist, and other notable key figures. Students are in need of more glue sticks, color pencils or crayons. These items are used almost daily to complete interactive notebooks. Key historical figures : The Wright Brothers, Thomas Edison, George Washington Carver, & Alexander Graham Bell. 

Mrs. Griggs' Classes

Math- 
We will begin our Measurement unit.  Students will be working on understanding volume and determining volume. New information will always be available in Math Notebooks. Homework is due Friday.

Reading- 
In reading this week we will focus on informational text. Our new extended text is The Watsons go to Birmingham.  Thank you to all of the families that came out to support the students when we gathered at Arbor Place Cinema to see Wonder.

Week of January 9th- January 12th.

Ms. Summers' Classes

Math: 
We will be finishing up our fractions unit. This week students will be working on their study guides to help them prepare for their Math CDA this Friday. They have a math notebook that shows how to solve these problems. Study guide is due Friday.

Did you know:  The homework is a great way to see what we are doing in class.  The Khan Academy link on the blog has tutorial videos that can help you, the parent, as well as your child practice the strategies we teach in class.  Edmodo is also a good resource for tutorial videos and practice games.
**Math homework will be given Monday to be turned in on Friday.  This is taken as a grade if completed, so please use the homework to review concepts with your child.  Xtramath can also be used to increase math fluency.

ELA: 
We will review adjectives, commas, as well as affixes.  Our Affix of the Week is "mis-".
Our mentor text for the week is The Snow Globe Family.  
Our vocabulary words for the week are: mantel, tramp, flurry, blizzard, cupboard, dear.

Please utilize Edmodo for games and tutorial videos at home.

Ms. Palmer's Classes

Math: 
We will be finishing up our fractions unit. This week students will be working on their study guides to help them prepare for their Math CDA this Friday. They have a math notebook that shows how to solve these problems. Study guide is due Friday.

Homework will be given on Mondays and will be collected on Friday mornings. 
Please have students log on to xtramath.org in their spare time, to help with basic fact fluency. Also, tenmarks.com is an awesome resource for students to practice concepts taught in class. Students have login information in their agendas.

Writing: 
We will be working on writing extended responses based on a text. This will be concluding our informational writing unit.


Homework:

5 paragraph BLAST Essay - Due Tuesday January 16th

Your child has the information on how to complete this task, and a life skills book to help as well!

Mrs. Anderson's Classes

Math:
We will be finishing up our fractions unit. This week students will be working on their study guides to help them prepare for their Math CDA this Friday. They have a math notebook that shows how to solve these problems. Study guide is due Friday.

Please have your child to practice math using the websites TenMarks.com and educationgalaxy.com .  TenMarks login information for parents will be sent home Monday.  Please don't forget to ask your child for this very important document. 

Websites:  Khanacademy.org, studyjams.scholastic.com, funbrain.com, IXL.com
Decimal Models Demonstration 

Science: 
Please look out for the classification study guide this week.  We will have our end of unit of test when we return from the holiday break.  We will continue to study our classification unit.  Students will need to study the following: five kingdoms, classification chart (phylum, class, order, family, genus, species), classes of animals (birds, mammals, amphibians, and fish), vertebrate and invertebrate, non-vascular and vascular plants, gymnosperm, angiosperm, xylem, phloem

Interactive Website for Classification: 
 studyjams.scholastic.com,  sheppardsoftware.com

Ms. Hill's Class

Math- 
We will be finishing up our fractions unit. This week students will be working on their study guides to help them prepare for their Math CDA this Friday. They have a math notebook that shows how to solve these problems. Study guide is due Friday.


Social Studies-
We will continue to focus on a Changing Nation. This week your child will focus on famous inventors, scientist, and other notable key figures. Students are in need of more glue sticks, color pencils or crayons. These items are used almost daily to complete interactive notebooks. Key historical figures : The Wright Brothers, Thomas Edison, George Washington Carver, & Alexander Graham Bell. 

Mrs. Griggs' Classes

Math- 
We will be finishing up our fractions unit. This week students will be working on their study guides to help them prepare for their Math CDA this Friday. They have a math notebook that shows how to solve these problems. Study guide is due Friday.

Reading- 
In reading this week we will focus on informational text. Our new extended text is The Watsons go to Birmingham.  Thank you to all of the families that came out to support the students when we gathered at Arbor Place Cinema to see Wonder.