Mrs. Burland's Post
April 1st to April 5th

Thank you so much to the parents and class for throwing such an incredible Baby Shower! From all the fun games, beautiful decorations, baby themed food, and thoughtful gifts, the shower was perfect! I appreciate the very generous gift card to Little Blue Barn Photography from the class! Also, I love all of the books and other thoughtful gifts from the students! I would like to express a special thank you to Mrs. Gajula and Ms. Adams for planning/running the shower! Also, thank you to Mrs. Rivera-Carrero, Mrs. Knippen, and Mr. Poynton for helping during the shower! Thank you to all the other parents who helped behind the scenes! It means so much to me!

Have a wonderful Spring Break!  School will resume on Monday, April 1st.

There will be IAR (Illinois Assessment of Readiness) starting on Wednesday, April 3rd.  This test will be similar to the PARCC test. Please make sure your child gets a good night's sleep, a healthy breakfast, and a good snack! Chromebooks need to be fully charged every night and ear phones should be brought to school daily! Please check with your child about whether they have headphones at school. Our testing schedule is below. 

Wed. 4/3: Math IAR Testing
Thurs. 4/4: Math IAR Testing
Fri. 4/5: Math IAR Testing

Tues. 4/9: ELA IAR Testing
Wed. 4/10: ELA IAR Testing

We had a great time at the Chicago History Museum! Thank you to our parent volunteers!

The Upcoming Week at School: 

Social Science: We will continue our Chicago unit this week. Our focus will be on the railways and the waterways. Our first test (on only the section of our Eyewitness Chicago packet we have completed) will be on Friday, April 5th. Students will receive a study guide on Monday, April 1st. All the answers to the study guide are in students' Chicago packets. 

Math:  We will continue unit 6 on Multiplication & Division, Data, & Fractions.  We will finish Unit 6, module 1, on division. We will also be taking the Math IAR tests on Wednesday (4/3), Thursday (4/4), and Friday (4/5).

Spelling: This week we will resume spelling. Students will receive their new lists on Monday, April 1st. The 3 activities will be due on Friday, April 12th. There will also be a test on Friday, April 12th.

ELA: We will begin our third and final unit titled, Stand Up for What You Believe In! We will begin reading one of my favorite books, The One and Only Ivan! Please feel free to read it, too, so you may talk to your child about it. It's a quick read! We will also continue our Daily 5 program. The March reading log will be due on or before Tuesday, April 2nd.

Things to Remember: 

Tuesday 4/2: The March reading log is due.
Wednesday 4/3: There is Math IAR Testing.

Thursday 4/4: There is Math IAR Testing.
Friday 4/5: There is Math IAR Testing. There will also be a Chicago Test. 

Tuesday 4/9 - Wednesday 4/10: There is ELA IAR Testing. 

Mrs. Burland's Bulletin
March 18th through March 22nd

                                             

We are coming up to the final week before Spring Break. We are visiting the Chicago History Museum on Tuesday, March 19th. We will learn all about our fair city, especially the Great Chicago Fire and the Colombian Exposition. Please make sure your child brings a totally disposable lunch on that day. We are so lucky to be able to see our beautiful city and take in the History Museum for free!

Happy St. Patrick's Day! "May the road rise up to meet you and the wind be always at your back." 

                                        

The students did a great job on their country presentations! I enjoyed learning more about where their family/ancestors immigrated to the U.S. from. 

The Upcoming Week at School:

Reading:  We will continue studying the strategy main idea and detail using good fit articles. We will also talk about summarizing. 

Spelling:  We will continue spelling the week students return from Spring Break. Students will get a new list on Monday, April 1st. 

Math:  We will continue the study of unit 6 on multiplication, division, data, and fractions. Students will take a mixed division test on Friday, March 22nd.There will be 40 problems with divide by facts ranging from 0 to 9. 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. 

Social Science: In social studies, we will continue the study of Chicago. Our focus will be early history and lakes. 

Things to Remember:

Tuesday 3/19: We will go to the Chicago History Museum!

Friday 3/22: There will be a mixed division test. There will be a class Baby Shower! 

Mrs. Burland's Bulletin
March 11th through March 15th

The class enjoyed the Junior Achievement Program with Mr. Blocker. The picture above shows the students building a city based on zones. 

                                                       

The Upcoming Week at School:

Reading:  Please make sure to look at the letter that was sent home about Culture Week! In a nutshell, this is what is expected from each student:

1. Pick any 3 chapters and practice reading them. Students will read these to the class.
2. Make something that shows your connection to the country (slide, poster, index card, video).
3. Bring in 2 items that represent your country (ie: music, food, instrument, pictures, book, souvenirs, flag photo, etc.)

I look forward to hearing each student present on their assigned date (3/11, 3/12, 3/13, 3/14, or 3/15). Students received a paper copy of their chapter books, so they can practice their presentation. I will be printing colored copies and binding them into books.

Spelling:  We will be taking a short break from spelling for the next week and will focus on prefixes and suffixes!  Students will receive a prefix/suffix study guide on Monday, March 11th. There will be a prefix/suffix quiz on Friday, March 15th. 

Math:  We finished the study of unit 5 on Geometry and Measurement. The unit 5 study guide is due on Monday, March 11th. The unit 5 test will be on Tuesday, March 12th.  Then we will begin the study of unit 6 on multiplication, division, data, and fractions. We will have a divide by 12 timed test on Thursday, March 14th.  They will have two minutes to complete 26 problems.  

Social Science: In social studies, we will begin the study of Chicago. 

Things to Remember:

Monday 3/11:  Country presentations will begin.

Tuesday 3/12: There will be country presentations. 

Wednesday 3/13: There will be country presentations. 

Thursday 3/14: There will be a divide by 12 test. There will be country presentations. 

Friday 3/15: There will be a prefix/suffix quiz. There will be country presentations. 

Mrs. Burland's Bulletin
March 4th through March 8th

Trimester 2 ended on Friday, March 1st. Teachers are still working on finalizing grades. You will be emailed when grades are completed next week. 

                                                       

The Upcoming Week at School:

Reading: This week students will finish their country chapter books. They are  due on Wednesday, March 6th. This week we will also focus on the reading skill main idea and detail. Students should turn in their February reading logs on Monday, March 4th, if they have not already done so. They will receive a March reading log. 

Culture Week: Please make sure to look at the letter that was sent home about Culture Week! In a nutshell, this is what is expected from each student:

1. Pick any 3 chapters and practice reading them. Students will read these to the class.
2. Make something that shows your connection to the country (slide, poster, index card, video).
3. Bring in 2 items that represent your country (ie: music, food, instrument, pictures, book, souvenirs, flag photo, etc.)

I look forward to hearing each student present on their assigned date (3/11, 3/12, 3/13, 3/14, or 3/15). Students will receive a paper copy of their research paper on Wednesday, March 6th, when the paper is due that they can use to help practice. For the time being, they can practice reading their paper from their Chromebook. 

Spelling:  We will be taking a short break from spelling for the next 2 weeks and will focus on prefixes and suffixes! 

Math:  We will study area and perimeter on complex shapes.  This week we will finish the study of unit 5 on Geometry and Measurement. Look for a study guide to come home this week. We will have a divide by 10 and 11 timed test on Thursday, January 7th.  They will have two minutes to complete 26 problems.  

Social Science: We will finish our Balanced Forces science curriculum. We are in the final chapter of the unit, chapter 5. It is titled, "Why does the train change from floating to falling?" In social studies, we will begin the study of Chicago.

Things to Remember:
Monday 3/4: Students should turn in their February reading logs.

Wednesday 3/6: The country chapter books are due.
Thursday 3/7: There will be a divide by 10 and 11 test.