Week of February 17th

Reading: We will be looking at different genres of literature such as fables and tall tales and discussing their morals. We will also be discussing author’s purpose.

Writing/Language:   In preparation for the ACT Aspire writing test, we will continue looking at on-demand writing. In addition, we will begin writing our own tall tales! We will also be reviewing homophones and verb tenses.

Math: We will continue in our unit on fractions this week with multiplying fractions by fractions an converting tenths to hundredths.

Science/Social Studies: In science we will continue in astronomy with the reason for the seasons and moon phases. In social studies we will continue our unit on government by discussing the 3 branches of     government and checks & balances.     Anchor Down these Assessments/Due Dates Greek & Latin Root Word Test (Number words)- Wednesday Astronomy test #1 (Planets, sun, moon, seasons, day/night)- next Tuesday     100 Book Challenge Goals: Good- 266 steps Better- 500 steps Captain of the Week:   WOW! EVERYONE has been our Captain of the Week once!! I will be looking this week for a student who goes above and beyond to start our 2nd round of Captain of the Week!   PS- Twitter still isn’t working. L Reminders from the Marina: *Boosterthon Fundraiser kickoff- February 17th *Late start day- 2 hr delay for students- February 18th *PE Club & Chorus perform at Wofford- February 19th *School Spirit day- Friday, February 20th *Boosterthon Fun Run- Wed., February 25th at BSMS *Read Across America week- Week of March 2nd