Week of 3/21/16 - 3/24/16

Spring Officially Begins on Sunday! Our school is kicking off Spring Break with "Think Spring Spirit Week":

Monday 3/21 Spring Training Day - Cubs vs. Sox - support your favorite team and wear something Cubs or Sox.

Tuesday 3/22 Hat & Shades Day - wear your sunglasses and hat to school.

Wednesday 3/23 Think Spring Day - wear spring colors (yellow, pink, light blue, green, etc.)

Thursday 3/24 Comfy Clothes Day - wear your most comfortable clothes to school - including pajama pants if you wish.

Friday 3/25 - No School

"IVAN the Gorilla" Student: Jack took IVAN home this past week and spent some time with him. He will write in IVAN's journal how they spent the week together, add a photo or drawing, and share their experiences with the class.

COMING UP:

Spelling:  The Homework Menu (6 activities) and Test are due/will be on Thursday 3/24/16 (right before our Spring Break).

Reading & Language Arts:  Our final reading unit is "Stand Up for What You Believe In". We're reading The One and Only Ivan together. We are discovering the characters, setting, plot, and solution through close-read and comprehension strategies.
During Daily Independent Stations, students are working on...
Read to Self: reading a fictional book (matching their Fountas & Pinnell reading level) and completing a book report template (I hope to have these finished by 4/11/16 in class)
Word Work: sorting spelling words, working with verbs and pronouns
Work on Writing: writing and revising their Leprechaun Trap explanatory writing piece, writing to Dubai Pen Pals
Listening to Reading: listening to audio books on Tumblebooks.com

Keep Reading for 20 minutes daily! March Reading Logs are due Tuesday, 4/5/16.

Social Science:  We've finished the first section of an Chicago and its Early History. There will be a quiz covering this first section on Monday, 3/21/16. A study guide was sent home this week. If students complete the study guide, they may use it for their quiz.

Mrs. Lopez & Mrs. Forsman's Math Class:   

We're finishing Unit 6 "Geometry". Students brought home the Unit 6 Study Guide Practice Sheet (which closely resembles the Unit 6 Test). We will send home the Answer Key this week to check their work. The Unit 6 Test will be Thursday, 3/24/16. We're taking a break from multiplication facts until after Spring Break. The next fact will be x7's.

IMPORTANT DATES:

3/25 - No School (Non-Attendance Day)
3/28 - No School (Spring Break begins)
4/4 - Classes Resume

Have a great week!
- Mrs. Lopez