Miss Pellin's Post
February 8th through February 12th

On Thursday, February 11th we will celebrate Valentine's Day.  If students choose to pass out Valentine's Day cards, they should get a card for everyone in the class.  There are 19 students in the class.  

Happy hundredth day of school!  Today the students enjoyed using an app to see what they will look like when they are 100 years old!

We will not have school on Friday, February 12th or Monday, February 15th.  Please plan accordingly.

The Twenty-fourth Week at School:

Science: We will focus on social studies.

Social Studies:  We will begin studying Chicago.  Students will learn about the Chicago flag this week.

Math:   We will finish the study of unit 4.  Unit 4 study guides are due on Wednesday, February 10th and the unit 4 test will be on Thursday, February 11th.  Students will have a divide by 6 timed test on Tuesday, February 9th.  They will have two and a half minutes to complete 26 problems.   Students who pass on Tuesday, February 9th will receive the full amount of points (13/13).  If students don't pass the test on the first day, they will take the test the next day and receive 12/13 if they pass.  Students will continue taking the test each day until they pass and one point will be taken off each day.  

Spelling:  Students should complete the six activities using the spelling menu.  The test will be on Thursday, February 11th.  The activities will also be due on Thursday, February 11th.  

Reading: This week students will focus on an argumentative writing paper.  Students will pick a type of animal teeth which they would like to have.  Then they will come up with supporting reasons (facts) about why the animal teeth would be beneficial.   In addition, we will work in our Daily 5 stations on various reading strategies while reading good fit articles and/or books.  During our read to self station, students will read a good fit fiction book of their choice and complete a book report similar to the mystery good report.  The book report will be due on Friday, February 19th.  

Things to Remember:

Tuesday 2/9:  There will be a divide by 6 test.  
Thursday 2/11:  There will be a math test and a spelling test. We will have a Valentine's Day party!