News and Upcoming Events:
BOOK PROJECT DUE DATES:
BOOK PROJECT DUE DATES:
- 2/27 Hard copies of typed stories are due in class
- 3/2 Hard Copies will be returned to students with my notes
- 3/6 Final revised stories due in class. Please turn in a hard copy and a copy on the flash drive.
Room 17 is in need of the following supplies:
- Paper towels
- No. 2 Pencils
- Baby Wipes
- Swiffer duster refills
- Liquid Hand Soap
Smarter Balance Testing:
* Your child can take the Smarter Balanced Practice (SBAC) test at home. This is a preview of the test your child will be taking later in the spring. For the real SBAC your child will take the test on an iPad with an external keyboard. At home you may use a tablet or a computer, although the tablet will allow the student to manipulate the screen in a manner closer to the actual test.
Log on using "guest" (Confirmation Code and State SSID) at SBAC Practice Test. No score is given for the practice test.
Log on using "guest" (Confirmation Code and State SSID) at SBAC Practice Test. No score is given for the practice test.
Reminders:
* Tardies - Please make sure your child is at school and in line by the 8:06 bell. We try to start the school day at 8:11 promptly. Thank you for your help!
* Please check your child's Homework Log nightly and sign or initial after the work has been completed. Remind your child that completed homework and the HW log are due in class daily.
What's Going On This Week In Class:
Health/PE:
Students are working in pairs and using a criteria chart to create an NBS Challenge: Design an NBS Dance
Math:
Math:
Multiplying Fractions; Fractions and Decimals
Multiplication Madness (Fact Practice)
Accelerated Math (Individualized Practice)
Reading:
Bud, Not Buddy - This week the students are working on self-selected culminating projects.
Scholastic News: Main Idea and Details; Features of Diagrams
Scholastic News: Main Idea and Details; Features of Diagrams
Writing:
Students will be writing an on-demand opinion piece this week based on a Scholastic News article.
Students will be writing about the theme of Bud, and describing how Christopher Paul Curtis builds to this theme.
Students are also working with partners to write instructions for their NBS dance.
Students will be writing about the theme of Bud, and describing how Christopher Paul Curtis builds to this theme.
Students are also working with partners to write instructions for their NBS dance.
Social Studies/Science:
Earth Science- Life Science: Animal Adaptations
Social Studies: Life on a California Rancho continued...
Arts:
Using the Visual Thinking Strategy to analyze art.
