Week of February 28- March 4

Odds and Ends:
We have officially started the third trimester! It has gone by so quickly!
Report cards will be sent home this week.
Parent/Teacher conferences begin this week. If you still want a conference and was not asked by a teacher, you can still request one.
If you have not already, please send a letter of encouragement, for the ISAT tests, sealed in an envelope to school on Monday. The letters will be distributed on Tuesday for the students to read.

Upcoming Events:
Science Test (Chapter 12: Energy) Monday February 28.
Book Orders are Due Monday February 28th!
ISAT testing begins this week. The schedule is as follows:
Monday Feb. 28: No testing
Tuesday March 1: Reading I
Wednesday March 2: Reading II, Math I
Thursday March 3: Reading III, Math II
Friday March 4: No school!
Monday March 7: No school!
Tuesday March 8: No Testing
Wednesday March 9: Math III
Please mark your calendars for March 15th for the Parent Connect meeting to learn more about how to interpret your child's MAPS scores.

Reading:
We will continue reviewing for ISAT's and taking the tests this week.

Spelling:
There will be no Spelling due to ISAT Testing.

English:
We are typing our final copies of the expository essays on laptops! We will also start Unit 6: Pronouns.

Science:
We have a test on Chapter 12: Energy, on Monday.
Later this week will will begin Chapter 14: Light/Sound, Lesson 1.

Social Studies:
We will start a new chapter in Social Studies the following week.

Math:
The class has started learning about probability. There will not be assessment on this chapter. We will also be focusing on reviewing for ISAT testing.

Please get a GREAT night sleep this week! Eat healthy and do your best!
YOU CAN DO IT!

Week of 2/22-2/25

Odds and Ends:
Don't forget: No school Monday February 21st!

Thank you to all our WONDERFUL Mom's who came to help during our Valentine's Day Party! We had so much fun!

A letter was emailed to families asking that you send in a letter of encouragement for your child. The letter can be sealed in a white envelope and addressed to Miss Millbrandt. I will distribute the letters when ISAT's begin.

Any Scholastic Book Orders are due on Monday February 28th.

We had a great in-class presentation on Matter! We saw things bubbly and change color!
Spring Pictures are Thursday February 24th.
If you did not need a conference and would still like to request a conference with me or any of your child's other teachers, it is on a first come first serve basis!

Upcoming Events:Egypt Test: Wednesday February 24th
Reading Class: African American photo Albums due on Wednesday February 23rd

Math: Chapter 16 and 22 Checkpoint Thursday February 24th.
Science: Chapter 12:Energy Test Monday February 28th.

Reading:This week in reading we will continue to focus on Prefix and suffix. Our photo album project is due Wednesday February 23rd. I can't wait to see how wonderful they turned out! We will also continue working on extended responses and preparing for ISAT's.

Spelling:There will be no spelling words for this week.

English:
We will start writing a rough draft of an expositor essay and finish up with typing the them on the school laptops!

Science:We will be reviewing all lessons in chapter 12:Energy. Our chapter test will be on Monday February 28th.

Social Studies:We are finished with EGYPT! We will play some in class review games to get students ready for the test on Egypt. The test is on Thursday February 24th.

Math:We are starting chapters 16 and 22 this week. We will have a checkpoint on Thursday. We are also working on T-charts!

Have a great THREE DAY Weekend!

Miss Millbrandt

Week of February 14-18

Odds and Ends:
Valentines Day: We encourage all students to bring in a valentine for each student in the class. We have 23 students. Please do not have candy/tattoos with the valentine. Also, please have your child sign the valentine cards, but do not write any other name on the card.(It will be quicker when passing out)
If you are interested in Six Flags tickets please keep reading and get you sheet in by February 17th.
A letter was emailed to families asking that you send in a letter of encouragement for your child during IAST week. The letter can be sealed in a white envelope and addressed to Miss Millbrandt. I will distribute the letters when ISAT's begin.
Our In-school field trip on Matter is February 14th we can't wait!

Upcoming Events:
Valentines Day/Party on February 14th
Matter Presentation on February 14th
Reading Class: Word Master competition scheduled for February 18th
Math: Graded Checkpoint on Friday February 18th

Reading:
This week in reading we will be focusing on Prefix and suffix. We will continue reading books about Influential African Americans and do a project on the book. We will also be working with extended responses.

Spelling:
There will be no spelling words for this week, instead we will be practicing our Word Masters words for Friday.

English:

We just finished friendly Letter Writing and we mailed our letters out! It was a blast. We hope that many people will write back so we can continue practicing writing. We will move on to expository writing!

Science:
We will be reviewing over CH12 Lessons 1 and 2 and starting Lesson 3 this week. The students have been working hard on categorizing types of Energy!

Social Studies:
We will be finishing up our in class book called Tut's Mummy this week. We will start reviewing all of Egypt.

Math:
We are finished with chapter 14. We are starting chapter 15. There will be a graded checkpoint on Friday February 18th

Have a wonderful weekend and stay warm!

Miss Millbrandt

Week of February 7-February 11

Odds and Ends:

I hope everyone enjoyed their 2 days off!
If you are interested in Six Flags tickets please keep reading and get you sheet in by February 17th.
Due to the snow day, our in class field trip about matter has been moved to Monday February 14th from 9:00-10:00 am. Again the cost of the field trip is covered from last years canceled field trip.

Upcoming Events:
Friendly Letter Test Friday February 11th.
Reading Class: Spelling test Friday February 11th.
Math Students: X8 test Friday February 11th.

Spelling:
We will be working on lesson 16 for this week. The final test will be on Friday February 11th.

Reading:
We are finishing our novel, Snow Treasure early this week. There will not be a final test, instead we have things that have been graded throughout the novel. We will transition from our novel to working on extended responses. We will also be reading several books about influential African Americans in connection to Black History Month. Please continue to read each night for 20 minutes!

English:
We will continue to work on friendly letter writing. There will be a test on friendly letters on Friday February 11th.

Social Studies:
We will continue studying Egypt! We are reading King Tut in class.

Science:
We have finished Lesson 1 of Chapter 12 Energy. We will move on to Chapter 12 Lesson 2 this week.

Math:
We are finished with chapter 21:Metrics. We will begin Chapter 14 Line Segments and Angles. Also, we will be studying X8 this week. Please keep practicing X8 with your child!