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

Important Announcements:

• We had a great turn out for our Writing Celebration on Wednesday.  If you missed it, please ask your child to share his/her informational writing piece found in the google drive. They turned out great and they are proud of their pieces!
• Your child will be bringing home a form for our upcoming spring conferences on Monday.  Conferences will be help on March 31st.  Please read and respond accordingly at your earliest convenience.
• This week your child will be writing a 3rd quarter reflection.  The students will be thinking about their academic habits and behavior as they write.  Your child's reflection will be shared with you, and I will let you know when it will be coming home. 

Word of the Week: envy (recommended by Alyssa)  I was very envious when you told me you were going on a cruise.

Dates to Remember:  

Monday:   Chess @ 3:30
                    Mr. Stevens' Book Battle @ 3:30
Tuesday:   Service Team @ 3:30
Wednesday:  PTO Meeting @ 6:30
Thursday: Choir @ 8:00
                     Mad Science @ 3:30
                                                            

What's Happening in Our Room.... 

Reading Workshop:

• The students will be reading an article from Newsela.com this week explaining the results of Super Tuesday.  
•  The students will begin to practice responding to specific reading questions that will help prepare for the upcoming MAP test.

Writer's Workshop:

•  The students will be reflecting and writing a 3rd quarter reflection this week.  We will also be reviewing capitalization rules and creating creative sentences modeled from our weekly mentor sentence.
• Spelling words will be given on Monday and tested on Friday, March 18th.

Math:

• The students are rocking decimals!  They have learned how to convert fractions to decimals, order decimals and convert tenths to hundredths to add the fractions.  ( 3/10 + 40/100 =  30/100 + 40/100 = 70/100).
• We will review on Wednesday and be tested over chapter 10 on Thursday. 

Social Studies:

• The students will be learning about slavery and the Underground Railroad.