Weekly Newsletter

Talk about a busy week!  With gearing up for the Walk-A-Thon, burying ourselves with fractions, decimals, and percents, Makerspace, STEAM Bus, and finishing our read aloud- we have earned our weekend!  I should also mention that we have raised OVER $2000 for our "Miles for Moms" fundraiser!  The service coordinator at First Steps was absolutely blown away when I talked to her.  We are so proud of these kids!

Science

   This week we focused on communication with waves and devices that we use to communicate. 

   Next week we will discuss technology and how it’s changing.  We will also review the unit and take a short quiz.

Writing

   This week we began to publish our editorials on The Oregon Trail.  We discussed adding voice and using precise word choice.  On Friday, we took a break from our editorials and learned how to proper “Thank You” notes to send to those who donated to our service learning project.

   Next week, we will take our opinion writing post-test.  We will watch a video, read articles, and take notes on a certain topic.  Then, students will independently write an essay using a rubric as a guide.  

Math

    This week we focused on word problems with fractions.  Students used what they knew about fractions and percents to answer different problems about pizzaJ.  We also learned a new decimal game and practiced adding decimals.

    Next week, we will focus on changing fractions to decimals.  We will also work on ordering decimals with numbers through the thousandths.

Reading:

    This week we finished our read aloud, Mighty Miss Malone.  Oh, how bittersweet it was to finish!  The kids loved this book and sparked some great discussions in our class.  Our mini-lessons focused on capitalization and using commas and quotation marks in direct speech. 

   Next week, we will focus on commonly misspelled words and keep track of those in our Interactive Notebooks.  We will also read some fun poetry/picture books during read aloud to help us gear up for our next writing unit on poetry!

Here are some fun pics from our Makerspace today!

School Reminders:

·        March 22^nd- Jefferson City Field trip

·        March 22^nd- Spirit Club (grades K-5)

·        March 27^th - 31^st - SPRING BREAK

·        April 7^th- Runge Field Trip

·        April 12^th- PTA Meeting at 6:30

·        April 14^th- St. Louis Field Trip (more information to come later)

·        April 29^th- Flash’s Big Top Circus (more information to come)

·        May 1^st-May 4^th- MAP testing