Mrs. Lee's Weekly Update
News for the Week of February 20, 2013
MAPS testing
We will be taking Spring MAPS on the following dates:
March 5- Math
March 12- Math
March 19- Language Arts
March 22- Language Arts
Please be sure your child is present those days. Also, the computer lab tends to get chilly, so make sure your child has a light jacket.
Math Practice
One of our math standards this nine weeks is counting forwards and backwards to and from 120 in various patterns. Please practice this with your child at home. You can use the 120 chart in the homework folder to practice counting by 1's, 5's, 2's and any other combinations. Thanks for your with this.
What Are We Learning?
- Reading Workshop- real readers vs. fake readers, what does it mean to be engaged, rating level of engagement while reading
- Math Workshop- number patterns on 120 chart, knowing the number combination for 10.
- Social Studies- learning about famous Americans who contributed to American Democracy: Thomas Jefferson, FDR
- Writing Workshop- selecting a non fiction topic, generating questions to guide research, begin to research topic
Mark Your Calendars
Friday, March 1- Spring Pictures (must be prepaid, please return the form)
March 5, 12, 19, 22- MAPS testing
March 13- Late Start
March 14- Flakes, a musical at Sullivan Middle School 7:00pm
Chickfila night
March 22- Bingo Night