Week of January 12

Reading: We will continue our poetry unit this week. We will be focusing on concrete poetry and a type of poem called a “Selfie Poem!” We will be studying a variety of genres of poems and keeping a poetry notebook.

Writing/Language:   We will continue working on our action plan write up by working on the last two sections- 3) The benefits of our project and 4) A description of what we did during our project.

Math: We will continue in our unit on fractions this week by converting between mixed numbers and improper fractions and adding/subtracting mixed numbers.

Science/Social Studies: In science we will finish and review our unit on electricity for our test Thursday! We will then begin magnetism. In social studies we will continue battles of the American Revolution.     Anchor Down these Assessments/Due Dates Science Electricity test- Thursday Capitalization rules test- Friday SS Battles test- Next week! 100 Book Challenge Goals: Good-  211 steps Better- 380 steps   Captain of the Week:   This week’s Captain of the Week is Graham Blackwood! He has been on his best behavior and is a great role model for others! Graham displays the character traits of: curiosity, respect, creativity, and initiative.  To see what we are learning throughout the week, follow us on Twitter @glay_jessica Reminders from the Marina: *Graded papers will go home tomorrow! *Science Fun Night- January 12 at 6:30 *Chic-Fil-A Spirit Night- January 15th *MLK Day- NO SCHOOL- January 19th *Report cards go home- January 20th *School Spirit Day- January 23rd