Miss Pellin's Post
January 12th to January 16th

Remember that on Monday, January 19th there will not be school due to Martin Luther King's birthday.    Also, there will be an early dismissal at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 16th.  Please plan accordingly.  

Due to the cold days our MAP testing has been pushed back.  Our class will take their reading MAP test on Tuesday, January 13th and their math MAP test on Thursday, January 15th.  Please talk to your child about trying their best! Also make sure they eat a good breakfast and get plenty of sleep.  Thank you!

Six Flags’ Read to Succeed logs are due on Friday, January 3oth.

The Nineteenth Week at School:

Science: We will continue the study of matter in chapter 11.  

Social Studies: We will begin the study of chapter 3 on customs and immigration.  Also, Culture Day will now be celebrated on Wednesday, January 28th and Thursday, January 29th.  Each student should be prepared to share something about his or her cultural heritage with the class.  Please take a look at the Culture Day packet which will be sent home on Wednesday, January 14th.  The Culture Day planning sheet which will also be sent home on Wednesday and will be due on Tuesday, January 20th.  

Math:  We continue the study of topic 6 on multiplication.  This chapter focuses on multiply by 3, 4, 6, 7, 8.  

Students have already started taking timed multiplication tests.  Students have started with multiplication by 2's.  They have 3 minutes to complete 24 problems.  Students will have 5 days to pass each multiplication test which they  take daily.  If they pass in less than 5 days then they will move on to a new fact.  Students should be practicing their facts every night.  They will be tested on facts in the following order:

-2's
-5's
-10's
-3's
-4's
-5's
-6's
-7's
-8's
-9's
-11's
-12's

Spelling:

There will not be spelling this week.  Instead we will study prefixes, root words, and suffixes.  There will be a prefix quiz on Wednesday, January 14th.  

Reading: We will continue our unit on traditions.  This week students will read The Keeping Quilt and discuss the traditions in the story. Students have already received a weekly words list.  They will be tested on the weekly words on Wednesday, January 14th.   

English: Students will begin writing an autobiography.

Things to Remember:
Tuesday 1/13:  Students will take the reading MAP test.  

Wednesday 1/14:  There will be a weekly words quiz and a prefix quiz.

Thursday 1/15:  Students will take the math MAP test.
Friday 1/16: It is an early dismissal day.  

Monday 1/19:  There will be no school due to Martin Luther King's birthday.
Tuesday 1/20:  The Cultural Day Planning Sheet is due.