December 10th- December 14th 
Mrs. Burland's Bulletin

The class is looking forward to attending Elf on Tuesday, December 18th. If you have not already, please send in your child's permission slip.

The students had so much fun performing their myth reader's theater. I was so proud of their hard work! I will add the videos to Seesaw! 

The Upcoming Week of School:
Social Science: We will continue our unit titled, Balancing Forces. This week our investigations will be focused on, "What objects do magnetic forces act on?"

Math: We will study Unit 3, Module 3 on decimals and then Module 4 on fractions and decimals. Students will complete  a checkpoint this week on fractions and decimals. Look for a study guide to come home. There will be a test in the week of December 17th.   I have added videos and games in Google Classroom for fractions and will do the same for decimals. Students will take a mixed multiplication test on Thursday, December 13th.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 Thursday, December 20th. 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 Thursday, December 20th. 

ELA:  We will finish our snow globe writing project. Then we will begin our second reading unit titled, Culture and Traditions. The first story students will read is The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco. It tells the story of a special family quilt that started in Russia and made its way to the United States in the early 20th century. They will also read good fit articles and books during our Daily 4 stations. 

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

Things to Remember:

Thursday 12/13: There will be a mixed multiplication test.

Tuesday 12/18: We will go see Elf.
Thursday 12/20: There will be a spelling test and 3 activities are due.
Friday 12/21: Students will go bowling.  Winter Break starts after today.