Mrs. Burland's Bulletin
November 20th- December 1st

We will not have school on Wednesday, November 22nd, Thursday, November 23rd, and Friday, November 24th due to Thanksgiving! I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

The end of the first trimester is today, November 17th. Grades will be completed by early next week and an email will be sent out when grades are finalized. 

The Upcoming Week at School:

Social Science: We have completed all four mysteries in our Mystery Science unit 1 titled, The Power of Flowers. There will be a test on Tuesday, November 21st. There is not a study guide for this test. Students should look over the short assessment pages on the four mysteries, along with their activity pages. They should also study the vocabulary page we completed as a class. Vocabulary is a large portion of the test. The students have been captivated by the videos and activities and if they have been listening, they will do great! I will give students time to study the vocabulary on Monday and we will play a review game. When we return from Thanksgiving Break, we will begin a new Mystery Science unit on weather!

Math:  We will finish the study of unit 3, module 2 on comparing, composing, and decomposing fractions and mixed numbers. Students will take a mixed multiplication test on Wednesday, November 29th. There will be 40 problems with facts ranging from x0 to x9. Students will have 3 minutes to complete the test. Each problem will be worth a half point, totaling 20 points. There will not be retakes. They have received two practice tests.

Spelling: Students should complete 3 activities from their homework sheet and turn them in on Tuesday, November 21st, which is the Tuesday before Thanksgiving break.  Some of activities listed cannot be turned in.  Please initial next to the activity name so that I know the activity was completed if needed.  The spelling test will also be on Tuesday, November 21st. Students will receive a new spelling list on Monday, November 27th. 

ELA:  We will finish the study of myths while looking at the plot elements: exposition, conflict, rising actions, climax, falling actions, and resolution. We will also finish the study nouns and begin studying adjectives.  Students will write a persuasive letter to a farmer on why they should let their turkey go!

Students should continue reading 20 min. each night and fill out their November reading logs.

Things to Remember:
Tuesday 11/21: The 3 spelling activities are due and there will be a spelling test. There will also be a science test.
Wednesday 11/22: No School
Thursday 11/23: Happy Thanksgiving!
Friday 11/24: No School

Wednesday 11/29: There will be a mixed multiplication test.