Martin's Memos
Volume 1, Issue 21: February 9, 2018
This Week
Parents,
Please read through the newsletter and let me know if you have any questions!
Thanks!
-Ms. Kate Martin
Pictures of the Week
Paraphrasing the Preamble
Comparing our Preambles
Ms. Martin's & Ms. Gierman's Classes
Our Donations!
Piano Time!
Piano Time!
Topics:
Writing: We finished our nonfiction essay/book and began our poetry unit.
Reading: We started our poetry unit! We will continue to have MAP reteach/acceleration groups for reading on Fridays.
Math: Purple: Continuing algebra/word problems unit. Blue: Finished unit on measurement and began our fractions unit. Orange: We continued our unit on Multiplying and dividing fractions/mixed numbers.
Social Studies: We began our government unit!
Enrichment: We gathered donations and prepped for our visit to Stonecrest!
Looking Forward to Next Week
- Math: Purple: Continuing algebra unit. Blue: Continuing fraction unit! Orange: We will continue our unit on Multiplying and dividing fractions/mixed numbers.
- Reading/Writing: We will continue our poetry unit!
- Social Studies: We will continue our unit on the government.
- Enrichment: We will create a product to show what we learned from our class enrichment project.
Self-Reflective Learning: Comparison to Others
- We should realize that everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. What might be your weakness could be someone's strength - and that's OK!
- We all have something to contribute!
- Focus on being a better you today than you were yesterday...your personal growth!
Book Drive!
Kindergarten Round Up
Valentine's Day Party
Reading Logs
Late Work
A late work policy will begin January 8th for my classroom. Students will receive -%5 off for each day any homework or project is turned in more than a day late. This means students will get a 1 day grace period. For example: If a project was due on Tuesday but was turned in on Thursday, it would be -5% off of the grade they earned. Keep in mind, absences a different situation. Students receive one day extra time for each day they are absent.
Lansing Field Trip
The Lansing Field Trip is scheduled for Friday, April 13. All 3/4 GT students will attend this field trip with the rest of the Woodland 4th graders.
We will be visiting the Impressions 5 Science Center in the morning and our Capitol Tours are in the afternoon. We will be leaving Lansing by 4pm.
More information and logistics to come.
General Information
- Homework
-Independent Reading: Minimum 20 minutes
-Literature Circles: Reading and "job"
-www.learnzillion.com: Assignments on Google Classroom
Math:
-Daily math homework M-Th
-www.khanacademy.com/mappers
- Please check your child's agenda nightly by initialing under "Parent Signature". I will also initial it in the morning to confirm they have written the correct information down.
- Friday Folders: They were sent home today! Please take out all the sheets and return the folder MONDAY.
- Bagel Sales! Pre-Order on Wednesdays of each week. All varieties cost $1, cash only. Bagels are delivered on Fridays.
- Order online at www.scholastic.com and use our class code R3CHK if you need books!
Upcoming Important Dates
2/21-2/23 Mid-Winter Break - No School
3/1 Kindergarten Round-Up
3/8 1/2 Day
3/9 1/2 Day
3/30 Good Friday - No School
4/2-4/6 Spring Break - No School
4/11 1/2 Day
4/13 Lansing Field Trip (All 4th Grade/GT Students)
5/11 1/2 Day
5/28 Memorial Day - No School
6/14 1/2 Day
6/15 1/2 Day - Last Day of School
Contact Me
Email: kate.martin@avondale.k12.mi.us
Website: katemartingt.weebly.com
Location: 6465 Livernois Road, Troy, MI 48098, United States
Phone: (248) 537-6900