Monday!

Glad to see almost all my kids here today! :) Hoping to make it a great week! :)

FYI:
*Literacy Letters DUE TOMORROW
*Winter Party at 1:30 on THURSDAY
*No School on Friday
*Movies! We need Lunch Bunch movies! If you have any G rated movies and you can let your child bring them in for a short period that would be great! We are also in need of a movie for Thursday.  Something wintery but not with Christmas or Santa in the movie.  Any ideas?! Happy Feet??

**Please let me know if your child will not be here on Thursday so they can still get their gift from me!!!

Science LO: I can identify uses for fossil fuels. 
Activity: We learned about fossil fuels and how they are natural resources.  Along with this, we talked about our environment and how to conserve energy.  Students watched a couple cool Brain Pop videos with this.  Then as small groups, students started designing our new school as an energy efficient school.  The ideas the kids were coming up with were great! Excited for them to present tomorrow!
No HW

Reading LO: I can identify important statements in scientific texts.
Activity: Students read from a scientific text on different types of earth materials we use in every day life.  Then we dissected how to really understand all the information a scientific text gives us.
No Vocab. this week
HW: literacy letter

Writing LO: I can use research to help in my writing.
Activity: Students continued to look up information about our Secretary of State.  We will eventually be writing her a persuasive letter to actually persuade her to come and speak with out 4th grade! Hope it happens!
No HW

No SS today

Math LO: I can analyze patterns found in the real world.
Activity: Students worked on word problem patterns today and found how it can actually be useful to know how to analyze patterns!  Students did a great job. 
*We also reviewed some of our geometry terms from Calendar Math by making a Snowman Geometric picture.  They are coming home today for you to see.
No HW
*Challenge Group - quiz over 5th grade Algebra on Wed.

RtI Reading
New Cars and Stars groups