March 1st - Happy March!!

Announcements and Reminders

• Friday, March 2nd - Guest Scientist from National Geographic
• Friday, March 2nd - 2 Hour Early Dismissal and Mid Term
• Week of March 5th - State Science Testing in morning (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday)
• Week of March 5th - Spring Book Fair
• Thursday, March 8th - Mid Term Reports home in Thursday Folder
 

Math

We are continuing to work with fractions and using them to find area of figures with fractional sides.  We are also looking at increasing or decreasing areas by fractional amounts.  Mrs. Barnes visited our room this week while students were working and was impressed with their use of math vocabulary as they discussed the problems and situations they were trying to solve using fractions.

Writing 

We are finishing up our opinion pieces on Columbus Day.  The students are also applying their knowledge of opinion writing as they respond to writing.  Overall, I am very pleased with their ability to state an opinion and support it with facts and elaboration.  Check out the Weeds reading packet that was returned in today's Thursday Folder.  The back page has a recent opinion piece written by your student. 

Reading 

We are looking closely at science texts this week and reviewing main idea/detail.  Check out the comprehension questions in the Weeds reading packet to see how your student is doing with this skill.  

Science/Social Studies

We are having fun with experiments and activities to help us understand properties and states of matter.  Ask your student about the balloon in the bottle experiment!