Week 25 (March 7-11)

 *Our virtue for the month of March is Encouragement .  Each Monday, we celebrate "Moral Focus Monday" with lessons devoted to our school virtue. 
*Spelling words are introduced each Monday and the students are tested on Fridays.  Please take time to review these ten words throughout the week for mastery.
*Agendas and Take-Home Folders should go home and back each day. Please sign daily. 

Academic Opportunities at Home:
*https://student.frontrowed.com  (Login: First Name and Last Initial, Password: 7h5xwm)
*https://mobymax.com/signin (School Code: mi3748, students have individual codes)
*MAP Math/MAP Reading (Activities aligned to NWEA RIT scores)
*READ, read, READ, read!  :)
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*Big THANKS to Amber Shepard for copying for our classroom!
          
Monday, March 14: Music Program at Christ Memorial Church, 6:30
Tuesday, March 15- Friday, March 25: Swim Lessons at the Aquatic Center 9:45-10:30
March 21-25: Interim 3 Testing
Thursday, March 31: End of Q3
Friday, April 1- 8: Off, Spring Vacation
Friday, April 29: No School, PD Day

MATH next Week (March 7-11)
 Chapter 5: Focus on Mathematical Practices, Quick Quiz/Fluency, Review and Chapter Test on Thursday! 

READING next Week (March 7-11)
Amazing Words: celebrate, grateful, rarest, genuine, cherish, delicate, loot

High-Frequency Words: about, enjoy, give, surprise, worry, would

**Spelling Words March 7-11: way, day, gray, train, tail, may, mail, play, rain, afraid

   Mama's Birthday Present: Drawing Conclusions

Adjectives

      EBLI Lessons

Science
  We are studying ECOSYSTEMS and Food Chains. 

Real life examples of our peace/piece homophone lesson!

Week 24 (Feb. 29- March 4)

 *Our virtue for the month is Courage .  Each Monday, we celebrate "Moral Focus Monday" with lessons devoted to our school virtue. 
*Spelling words are introduced each Monday and the students are tested on Fridays.  Please take time to review these ten words throughout the week for mastery.
*Agendas and Take-Home Folders should go home and back each day. Please sign daily. 

Academic Opportunities at Home:
*https://student.frontrowed.com  (Login: First Name and Last Initial, Password: 7h5xwm)
*https://mobymax.com/signin (School Code: mi3748, students have individual codes)
*MAP Math/MAP Reading (Activities aligned to NWEA RIT scores)
*READ, read, READ, read!  :)
.
*Big THANKS to Amber Shepard for copying for our classroom!
          
Monday, March 14: Music Program at Christ Memorial Church, 6:30
Tuesday, March 15- Friday, March 25: Swim Lessons at the Aquatic Center 9:45-10:30
March 21-25: Interim 3 Testing
Thursday, March 31: End of Q3
Friday, April 1- 8: Off, Spring Vacation
Friday, April 29: No School, PD Day

MATH next Week (Feb. 29- March 4)
 Chapter 5: Count with Groups of Ten, Numbers Through 120, Add and Subtract Tens, & Add and Subtract Multiples of Ten

READING next Week (Feb. 29- March 4)
Amazing Words: cycle, insect, flurries, fragile, develop, rearrange, emerge, vessel

High-Frequency Words: done, know, push, visit, wait

**Spelling Words Feb. 29-March 4: her, first, bird, girl, burn, were, shirt, fur, hurt, sir

  I'm a Caterpillar: Fact/Opinion

Verbs: am, is, are, was, were

     EBLI Lessons

Science
  We are studying ECOSYSTEMS and Food Chains. 

100 Day! Thanks Samson!

Week 23 (Feb. 22-26)

 *Our virtue for the month is Courage .  Each Monday, we celebrate "Moral Focus Monday" with lessons devoted to our school virtue. 
*Spelling words are introduced each Monday and the students are tested on Fridays.  Please take time to review these ten words throughout the week for mastery.
*Agendas and Take-Home Folders should go home and back each day. Please sign daily. 

Academic Opportunities at Home:
*https://student.frontrowed.com  (Login: First Name and Last Initial, Password: 7h5xwm)
*https://mobymax.com/signin (School Code: mi3748, students have individual codes)
*MAP Math/MAP Reading (Activities aligned to NWEA RIT scores)
*READ, read, READ, read!  :)
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*Big THANKS to Amber Shepard for copying for our classroom!  Thank you to the Stradley family and Banker family for supplying treats for Valentine's Day!
         
Monday, March 14: Music Program at Christ Memorial Church, 6:30
Tuesday, March 15- Friday, March 25: Swim Lessons at the Aquatic Center 9:45-10:30
March 21-25: Interim 3 Testing
Thursday, March 31: End of Q3
Friday, April 1- 8: Off, Spring Vacation
 

MATH next Week (Feb. 22-26)
 Chapter 5: Mixed Practice with Teen Problems, Small Group Practice with Teen Problems, Teen Problems with Various Unknowns, Problems with Three Addends, Quick Quiz/Fact Fluency.

READING next Week (Feb. 22-26)
Amazing Words: gardener, sprout, shade, destroy, nature, dim, sprinkling, humongous

High-Frequency Words: afraid, again, few, how, read, soon

**Spelling Words Feb. 22-26: plan, planned, help, helped, drop, dropped, call, called, ask, asked**

 Frog and Toad Together: Author's Purpose

Verbs for Past and Future Tense

    EBLI Lessons

Science
  We will be wrapping up our study on the STATES of MATTER and moving into ECOSYSTEMS and Food Chains. 

Happy Valentine's Day! ❤️

Bring in Valentines by Thursday. Our bags are ready! ❤️

Week 22 (Feb. 16-19)

 *Our virtue for the month is Courage .  Each Monday, we celebrate "Moral Focus Monday" with lessons devoted to our school virtue. 
*Spelling words are introduced each Monday and the students are tested on Fridays.  Please take time to review these ten words throughout the week for mastery.
*Agendas and Take-Home Folders should go home and back each day. Please sign daily. 

Academic Opportunities at Home:
*https://student.frontrowed.com  (Login: First Name and Last Initial, Password: 7h5xwm)
*https://mobymax.com/signin (School Code: mi3748, students have individual codes)
*MAP Math/MAP Reading (Activities aligned to NWEA RIT scores)
*READ, read, READ, read!  :)
.
*Big THANKS to Amber Shepard for copying for our classroom!
*THANK YOU to the parents that are generously donating in our Valentine's Party!  We couldn't do it without your help! 
        
Friday, Feb. 12: No School, PD Day
Monday, Feb. 15: No School, Winter Break Day
Monday, March 14: Music Program at Christ Memorial Church, 6:30
Tuesday, March 15- Friday, March 25: Swim Lessons at Aquatic Center 9:45-10:30
March 21-25: Interim 3 Testing
Thursday, March 31: End of Q3
Friday, April 1- 8: Off, Spring Vacation
 

MATH next Week (Feb. 16-19
  Chapter 5:  Unknown Partners with Teen Totals, Subtraction with Teen Numbers, Mixed Practice with Teen Problems. 

READING next Week (Feb. 16-19)
Amazing Words: features, natural, tumble, nibble, wriggle, mature, swoop, crumple, nudges

High-Frequency Words: away, car, friends, house, our, school, very

**Spelling Words Feb. 16-19: fix, fixes, class, classes, wish, wishes, kiss, kisses, bus, buses **

The Class Pet:  Fact/Opinion

Verbs

EBLI Lessons

Science
We are on the topic of FOOD Chains and FOOD Webs and how energy is transferred through food. 

Week 21 (Feb. 8-11)

 *Our virtue for the month is Courage .  Each Monday, we celebrate "Moral Focus Monday" with lessons devoted to our school virtue. 
*Spelling words are introduced each Monday and the students are tested on Fridays.  Please take time to review these ten words throughout the week for mastery.
*Agendas and Take-Home Folders should go home and back each day. Please sign daily. 

Academic Opportunities at Home:
*https://student.frontrowed.com  (Login: First Name and Last Initial, Password: 7h5xwm)
*https://mobymax.com/signin (School Code: mi3748, students have individual codes)
*MAP Math/MAP Reading (Activities aligned to NWEA RIT scores)
*READ, read, READ, read!  :)
.
*Big THANKS to Amber Shepard for copying for our classroom!
        
Friday, Feb. 12: No School, PD Day
Monday, Feb. 15: No School, Winter Break Day
Monday, March 14: Music Program at Christ Memorial Church, 6:30
Tuesday, March 15- Friday, March 25: Swim Lessons at the Aquatic Center 9:45-10:30
March 21-25: Interim 3 Testing
Thursday, March 31: End of Q3
Friday, April 1- 8: Off, Spring Vacation
 

MATH next Week (Feb. 8-11)
 Chapter 4: Focus on Mathematical Practices, Review & Assessment over Place Value Concepts

READING next Week (Feb. 8-11)
Amazing Words: attempt, time line, flatter, lovely, event, famous, correct, common

High-Frequency Words: any, every, were, enough, own, ever, sure

**Spelling Words Feb. 8-11: bank, rink, sunk, trunk, blank, pink, bring, sang, wing, rang **

Characters, Setting, Plot, Main Idea & Details, Sequence, Compare/Contrast - Ruby in Her Own Time

Verbs

   EBLI Lessons

Science
   We are studying the topic of MATTER and learning about solids, liquids, and gases and how they change states.