What's Happening in Room 30....

Important Announcements:

• Mid-Quarter Reports will be coming home on Monday!  Please review, sign and return as soon as possible.
• Several students are struggling with remembering to return their Week In Review form on Mondays.  This form includes their weekly reading and reflections for the week.  Please review, sign and help them remember to return each Monday. Not returning this form, is counted as a missing assignment.
• We still have one reading opportunity for you to visit our classroom and read a Book of the Month to the students.  If you are interested in this opportunity, please sign up.

Dates to Remember: 
Monday:  Jump Rope for Heart 
Friday:  Six Flags Read to Succeed Form DUE!

What's Happening in Our Room....

Reading Workshop:

• This week, the students will be working with their book clubs to complete a group project.  Each member has a specific task to complete and present to the class. The book club members will complete the tasks and present them on a poster board to share with the class.
•  The tasks include:  
• Decide on the book's theme and write a paragraph describing the theme while including text evidence to support the theme
•  A character study of a main character
• Write a summary of the book
• Create a time line of the main events of the story

Writing Workshop:

• After the students complete their research paragraphs, they will begin creating a presentation on google slides to share their information.  The students will include several different text features in their slideshow to enhance their presentation.

Math:

• Please continue to encourage your child to practice facts using flashcards, online games or Quicktables on ALEKS.  

• This week, the students will learn how to use 1/2 as a benchmark to compare and order fractions.  They will also learn the "shoe lace" method to compare and order fractions.  The students will be tested over chapter 8 next week.

Science:

• The students will do a conductor and insulator investigation this week as we continue to learn about circuits.

Social Studies:

• The students will do some follow-up Lewis and Clark activities and discussions this week.