Classroom News for the Weeks of March 27

News and Upcoming Events: 

• Orchestra is Monday. Remember to bring your instruments.
• 3/31 Cesar Chavez Birthday - School Closed
• 4/10- 4/14 Spring Break School Closed
• Thank you to Meha's mom for coming and teaching the students about Bollywood film and dance!
• Thank you to everyone who donated cleaning and health supplies to the classroom and for the design projects. We really appreciate it! If you were the sender of the Amazon box (I didn't see a sender's name attached) filled with goodies, it arrived and thank you! 

We Still Need:
 kleenex, paper towels, and disinfecting desk wipes. 

• masking tape - any size, any color
• clear tape in individual dispensers
• aluminum foil
• wax paper
• string
• straws (any size)
• Paper towel rolls
• egg cartons
• packing peanuts
• fishing line
• wire
• cotton balls
• Q tips
• Berry baskets
• bottle caps/ corks
• Any other interesting junk you have lying around - it's welcome :)

Thank you!!!


What's Going On This Week In Class:

Math: 

Comparing and Ordering Fractions; Adding and subtracting like fractions

Reading:

This week we will read Chps. 12-16 of By The Great Horn Spoon. Related lessons: Answering comprehension questions in complete sentences

Reading non-fiction and integrating information from multiple sources

Reading Fluency:
Review of decoding large words; closed syllable patterns

Writing:

Writing historical fiction (Letters home from the gold fields of California); Personal biographies

Arts:
Drama:  Ramayana rehearsal, using a rubric to guide us (Focus, Enthusiasm, Gesture, and Content).

Visual Arts: Illustrating out student-authored books

Social Studies/ Science:

No SS this week
Science: PBL project: Mousetrap 2.0 Final Presentations

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!