What's Happening in Room 30........

Important Announcements:

•  We are OUT of pencils, and your child will need to replenish his/her personal supply as soon as possible. Thank you!!

•  The students are putting in the time and effort with ALEKS!  There is a fierce competition going on for earning the ALEKS Queen/King title!  The student who spends the most time on ALEKS for the week and the student who completes the most topics for the week, will earn the title. Each crowned student will get to sit at my desk during math and enjoy a special snack.

• After completing the Classroom Leadership application, the students were assigned their new leadership role for our classroom last week.  They take great pride in their leadership roles as they help our classroom run smoothly.

Word of the Week: apprentice (from our read aloud, Wonder)  The apprentice helped the carpenter carry the wood to the truck.

Dates to Remember: 
Monday:   Chess @ 3:30   

Thursday:  Math test
                     Choir @ 8:00
                     Mad Science @ 3:30
Friday:  Spring Pictures
                BINGO Night @ 6:30
                                              

What's Happening in Our Room.... 

Reading Workshop:

• The students will begin book clubs next week, and we will preparing for them this week.  The students will learn book club expectations and how discussions will take place.

Writer's Workshop:

•  The students are finishing up their informational writing pieces.  This week, they will focus on editing and finalizing each google slide.  Mark your calendars for Wednesday, March 2nd!  We will have our Writing Celebration from 9:00 - 9:45.  Invitations will be coming home later this week!

Math:

• The students will learn how to subtract fractions with regrouping and multiply a fraction by a whole number.  They will review on Wednesday and be tested over chapter 9 on Thursday.

Social Studies:

• The students are continuing to learn about pioneer life.