Thank you!:
* A huge thank you to our Tuesday Volunteers: Krista and Mrs. Lee. They have been working with small groups of students to help differentiate the program in language arts. There is room for more! Please email me if you are able and willing to come on a regular basis (Tuesdays 12:50-1:30) and work with the students.
* And, thank you so much to our wonderful garden committee who volunteer in our classroom every Thursday morning!
Items Needed:
Your donations of the following items would be much appreciated!
- Paper towels
- Baby Wipes
Upcoming:
* Jazz in Schools Assembly - Thursday Feb. 27
* Typed tall tale stories - Scroll down for complete instructions.
* Please turn in your Six Flags "Read to Succeed" reading logs no later than Friday. February reading calendars are also due.
What's Going On This Week In Class:
Math:
Geometry: Topic 8 - Identifying and describing points, lines, planes, and different types of polygons.
Fact Practice: "Multiplication Madness" (daily, 1 min. multiplication fact practice). Please work with your child to help him/her memorize facts x1-x12.
Writing:
Revision and Editing Practice
Spelling Rules: Plurals
Reading:
We will be practicing close reading of a fantasy story from our Treasures anthology: The Cricket in Times Square, and answering text-dependent questions.
We will also begin reading the gold rush adventure, By the Great Horn Spoon.
Health:
Consumer Awareness continued: Analyzing Advertising and Making Healthful Choices
Visual Arts:
Creating Persuasive Ads
Social Studies/Science:
Social Studies: The Rancho Era in California
Physical Science: Electricity and Magnetism continued...
Typing your
book project:
FORMAT:
Please type your book as a Word document.
Font size: 14
Font type: Your choice, but it must be VERY legible.
Spacing between lines: 1.5
Margins: Left, bottom, and top margins 1.5 inches; Right
margin 1.0 inch
The title should be on your first page. Please center it.
You may use chapter or section headings. Remember to capitalize
every first letter in your title and chapter headings.
Indent your paragraphs.
There is no page limit.
Do not put page numbers on your pages.
Do not type your name on any of the pages. When you turn the
hard copies in (see below), please write your name in pencil on the top left
hand corner.
DUE DATES:
DUE DATE #
1 -Please bring in a typed copy (hard copy) of your story by Friday, March
7th. You may turn it in earlier
(and that is appreciated!). You will receive this copy back with my notes no later
than Monday, March 10th. You do
not need to bring the flashdrive.
DUE DATE #2 - On
Thursday, March 13th
your final copy (hard copy) and the
copy on the flashdrive is due. We will be printing off of your flashdrive on to
the publishers’ special paper at school on Thursday 3/13 and Friday 3/14.
After spring break we will begin illustrating the book.
Thank you
for your efforts!
SEE ME,
EMAIL ME, CALL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR PROBLEMS ASAP.
