Updates for room 205!
Miscellaneous:
- January 31-Early Release, 12:15pm dismissal
- February 3 & 4-Winter Break
- February 14-This year we will not be having a traditional party with centers. We will be sharing Valentine cards, so please help your child create a Valentine card for each classmate. In class, we will be making a Valentine craft to hold our Valentines. Here is a link with the classmates’ names. Valentine Class List We want to make this day as fun as possible but still keeping our day consistent. We will be doing some whole group Valentine-themed activities to build our classroom community, so parent volunteers will not be needed. Thanks so much!
The M-STEP State testing for grades 3-5 will take place this spring. I wanted you to have information on the dates in advance so that you can schedule appointments around these testing dates.The dates for our M-STEP tests are as follows: Grade 3: May 5, 6, 7 (9am-12 pm)
Word Study: Contractions
Writing: Drafting our Our Informational Writing
Math: Beginning unit #4- Multidigit Addition and Subtraction
Homework:
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- MobyMax- 4 times a week for 5 minutes Monday through Thursday
- Study Island- One assignment with 10-20 questions Monday through Thursday. Your kids can do this assignment all in one night, or spread it out over the four days. I encourage you to sit alongside your child if they need help, or just to observe the work they are doing. Each Friday there will be a quiz on the homework material.
- If your child does not get a passing grade on the quiz I will send home a paper copy of the quiz for you to work through with your child. Please sign and return once you have reviewed the quiz with your child.
Reading: We are in the last bend of our Reading to Learn unit. It focuses on Narrative Nonfiction using biographies.
- Homework– The kids are doing a great job doing their 100 minutes of reading each week. Remember logs are due on Mondays!
Social Studies: We are at the beginning of our unit Economics of Michigan.
