Mrs. Burland's Bulletin
February 17th through February 21st

The pictures above show the Valentine's Day animal bags students made to hold their cards! Thank you again to our room mom, all parent helpers, and the parents who sent in treats! The students had so much fun!!!

We will not have school on Friday, February 14th or Monday, February 17th.  Please plan accordingly.

The Upcoming Week at School:

Reading: This week students will work on identifying the main idea and details using good fit articles.  

Starting on Friday, students will begin taking notes for an expository writing piece on a country where their family/ancestors have immigrated from. Before Friday, students should decide which country they would like to choose. 

Spelling:  Students will receive a spelling list and should complete three activities using the spelling menu.  The test will be on Thursday, February 27th.  The activities will also be due on Thursday, February 27th.  

Math:   We will continue unit 5, which focuses on Geometry & Measurement (Area and Perimeter). This week we will focus on studying polygons in module 2. We will have a divide by 8 timed test on Thursday, February 2oth.  They will have two minutes to complete 26 problems.  

Social Science: This week in science students will learn about genes in their Inheritance and Traits unit. 

Things to Remember:
Monday 2/17: There will not be school.

Thursday 2/20:  There will be a divide by 8 test.

Thursday 2/27: There will be a spelling test and the three activities are due. The February reading log is also due.