Week of January 20th

Reading: We will continue our poetry unit this week. We will be focusing on writing our own limericks. We will be studying a variety of genres of poems and keeping a poetry notebook.

Writing/Language:   We will finish our action plan write up and start making our poster presentation to share with the class how we changed the world!

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

Science/Social Studies: In science we will begin our unit on magnetism. In social studies we will finish and review battles of the American Revolution in preparation for our test Friday.     Anchor Down these Assessments/Due Dates SS Battles test- Friday Poetry vocabulary test- Friday Be looking for a magnetism project next week!     100 Book Challenge Goals: Good- 222 steps Better- 400 steps Captain of the Week:   This week’s Captain of the Week is Trenton Smith! Trenton always has a great attitude in class and tries his best. He displays the character traits of: sense of humor, curiosity, respect, and cooperation.  To see what Trenton is learning throughout the week, follow us on Twitter @glay_jessica Reminders from the Marina: *Report cards go home- January 20th *School Spirit Day- January 23rd *2nd Quarter Awards- Friday, Feb. 23 at 8:30 *PTA Meeting- Feb.  2nd at 6:30 *Late start day- 2 hr delay for students- February 18th