DATES:
 
Wednesday Feb 24th..........Beach Day
Friday February 28th........5th grade field trip: Symphony /Aquinas visit
Monday and Tuesday March 3 & 4...CONFERENCES.
Friday March 7th.........................NO SCHOOL


Friday March 21st....................11:40 dismissal
Friday March 21st...................PTO Fun Night

April 25th will be a school day, NOT a day off.
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HOMEWORK: Math and Reading Homework is due on Monday.
                                
    Junior Achievement:  Julie Burch was in on Friday to present a third lesson for junior achievement. Friday we discussed what kind of skills are in demand -what businesses want from their workers. Students learned that these are the STEM skills: Science, Technology,  Engineering and Math. Businesses also desire workers who have good communication skills, are creative, and are able to work with others.


MATH:  Check out the Math Tab for fraction tutorials!!
   This week in math, students have been reviewing multiplying and dividing fractions. We will continue to review and complete a study guide this coming week. The test will be on Thursday. The math tutorials under the MATH TAB would be beneficial for students needing help.

READING -   
Click on the "Reading" tab for practice comprehension passages
  Students continue working in their book clubs. They are reading and discussing their novels with each other and me. I have been pleased to see how involved they are and how they are asking me to confirm their thoughts by giving me their ideas and evidence! Wow! Students have some focus comprehension questions, vocabulary inferencing work, grammar work, and strategy practice.
    We will be focusing on nonfiction as well each week.

WRITING:                    
  Students chose a person from history to research and write a biography. Students are reading a book about their person of choice. Additionally they will research a website as a source. They have a notes outline to use as well as a checklist of standards we are focusing on. One of these is sentence fluency. We practiced with a couple activities focusing on sentence fluency and the students have a graphic organizer to refer to as they incorporate this into their writing.
 
SCIENCE:   
We have been learning about why the moon has it's different phases as well as about the solar and lunar eclipses. A total lunar eclipse occurs during the night when their is a full moon and the Earth blocks the sunlight reflected by the moon. A total solar eclipse occurs during the day when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, and its shadow blocks the light coming from the sun.

 

SPELLING:
  Students took the lesson 20 test on Friday. List 21 will go home Monday.
You can also find it under the spelling tab. The skill is the homophones their, there, and they're.

If your child wants to play games/do practice tests, go to: Spelling City