Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Wear Your Words Wednesday

Tomorrow is "Wear Your Words Wednesday".  Students are encouraged to wear clothing with school-appropriate words on them.

Students continued PARCC testing today.  Unless your child has been absent during testing, tomorrow is our last PARCC testing day.  If your child has been absent, our team will arrange for them to make up what they missed.

In Science, we started our first experiment in our Plants Unit of Study.  Our focus question for this experiment is: What are roots and their functions?  Yesterday, students designed an experiment to test their hypothesis about roots' functions.  Over the course of a week,  students will observe a carrot (root) in red food coloring.  Each day they will jot down observations and refer back to their hypothesis to reflect on their thinking and learning.  Stay tuned for what we discover!

In Math Workshop, students learned to use number lines or pictures to help them compare equivalent fractions.  Students Unit 6 Assessment will come home in their Beaver Folder this week.

Reading Week Schedule:
  • Wednesday: Wear Your Words  
    • Students and staff are encouraged to wear clothing with school-appropriate words.
  • Thursday:  Spotlight on Reading  
    • Bring a flash light to school to read with during reading.
  • Friday:  Dress Like Your Favorite Book Character

Homework: 
  • No homework during PARCC testing; however, you can still encourage your child to read :)
Reminders:
  • I will be out of the room this Thursday afternoon.  Please direct any changes in dismissal, etc. to the office.  Thank you!
  • English Language Arts PARCC Testing: Monday-Wednesday 
  • Reading Fair: March 26, 6-7:30 PM
  • Scholastic Book Fair: March 26, 6-7:30 PM
  • Missing classroom books: 
    • Exclamation Mark 
Classroom Supplies:

Thank you,

Ms. Smith

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