Classroom News for the Week of February 25th

News and Upcoming Events: 

2/25 Orchestra students: Be sure to bring your instruments.

3/1 Report Card #2 sent home

Needed: Junk! Send in paper towel and toilet paper rolls, corks, plastic strawberry baskets, egg cartons, twist ties, light cardboard boxes that are easy for kids to cut apart (such as cereal boxes), packing foam, etc.

Fairy Tale Book Project Due Dates- 

On Thursday this week, your child will receive a sheet with detailed instructions for typing his/her story and upcoming due dates. S/he will also be bringing home written drafts done in class. Please review this sheet with your child. If you have questions or concerns after looking over this material and talking with your child, please email me right away at slc5001@lausd.net.

Due Dates:

2/28 - Typing instructions and drafts sent home

3/11- Bring in a typed copy of your story. Parents, many of the students are writing lengthy stories.  Your child may need some assistance in completing the typing. However, students should complete a healthy portion of this on their own. No other language arts HW will be assigned during this time to facilitate typing. Students should spend approx. 20 minutes each evening working on their typing. This will be helpful practice for them for the upcoming SBAC assessment.

3/14 You will receive this copy back with my feedback. Working at home, consider my feedback to do final revisions and proofreading of your story.

3/20 Your final copy is due in class.

This is a good time to make sure your child has access to a working printer and that you have ink.

What's Going On This Week In Class:

Math: 

Geometry - Problem solving to find the measurement of unknown angles and symmetry; Review of 2x2 multiplication and multiples of 10

Reading:

Scholastic News:Guided reading with paired texts; Reading historical non-fiction (Gold Rush)

Writing:

Drafting of original fairy tales

Arts:

Silent Auction Art; Sketching and planning book illustrations

Social Studies/Science:
Social Studies - Beginning of Gold Rush #2
Science - Energy Transfer; Introduction to new PBL project

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!

Homework:

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.