Davis/Martin Peek at the Week
January 29- February 2
Dear Parents,
Our school is participating in a chess competition on Tuesday before school and during block. Students may sign up on Monday, but must know how to play the game already.
Girls' Club will be singing/visiting with local nursing homes on Thursday, February 8th. Girls will need to return their permission slips and $4 for lunch by February 6th. Students can practice the songs we will be singing by signing up for the Girls' Club Google Classroom using the code provided on the permission slip.
Night of the Arts is about a month and a half away. Students are beginning to work on their Genius Hour projects. We need your help in putting our silent auction baskets together! If you have an item to donate, you may bring it to school at any time and we will hold onto it until we get closer to March 8th.
Mrs. Davis - Gift Cards Galore
Mrs. Martin - I LOVE Books
Mrs. Davis & Mrs. Martin
THIS WEEK
IN LITERACY & SOCIAL STUDIES:
- Reading: Students will continue working on reviewing nonfiction text structures on Monday. There will be a quiz on Tuesday.
- Writing: Opinion essay - Would a cat or dog make a better pet?
- 5 A Day Language Review Week 11: quiz on Friday
Idiom - "jump on the bandwagon"
Root - per: through
Proverb - "Don't count your chickens before they hatch."
- Spelling: open and closed syllables continued - this week we will look at vccv patterns that have doublet consonants (better) and different consonants (number).
- Guided Read Aloud: The Wild Robot written by Peter Brown
SOCIAL STUDIES:
- Colony Creation - Students are working in cooperative groups and putting themselves in the shoes of past colonists. They will begin by deciding what European country they are leaving, why, and which of the thirteen colonies they will be traveling to. Groups will decide on supplies they will bring on their voyage. They will also pull "fate" cards that determine what will happen to them on their voyage, as well as in their colonies once they have landed. Throughout this project students will be blogging about their experiences as colonists. This project will finish up this week.
IN MATH & SCIENCE:
- Students will be continue to multiply fractions in Unit 3. We will focus on simplifying before multiplying, multiplying mixed numbers, reflect on fraction operations, and if we have time work on real world fraction math problems.
SCIENCE:
- We will play be studying Geological Processes. Topics next week will include: Plate tectonics, earthquakes, weathering, erosion, and the rock cycle.
HOMEWORK:
- Weekly Reading Log: 20 minutes of reading, 5 nights per week, passed out every Monday and due the following Monday. Please initial your child's log on the days he/she reads.
- Weekly Math Log: 1 round of Fact Fluency and at least 10 minutes of Math, 5 nights per week (please initial your child's log on the days he/she works on Moby Max), DUE on MONDAYS (this is averaged into your child's math grade). When your student has mastered his/her basic facts they will no longer be required to work on Fact Fluency.
- Students will most always have math homework every night through the week, Fridays and weekends off.
UPCOMING TESTS:
Tuesday 1/30: Nonfiction Text Structures Quiz
Friday 2/2: Language Week 14 Quiz
Friday 2/2: Spelling Quiz
REMINDERS
- Join our classroom Facebook page! Search Team Davis & Martin or enter the following url: https://www.facebook.com/groups/teamdavismartin/. We will upload photos from the week, as well as important information and reminders.
- If you are not a Facebook person, you can receive homework and test announcements from Remind. Follow this link to sign up for Mrs. Davis' homeroom and choose this link for Mrs. Martin's homeroom.
IMPORTANT DATES
Tues. Jan. 30th: Text Structures Quiz
Mon. Feb. 5th: Flag Education Presentation
Thurs. Feb. 8th: Girls' Club Field Trip
Fri. Feb. 9th: Mid-Quarter Reports
Wed. Feb. 14th: Valentine's Day Party
Thurs. Feb. 15th: DREAM Team
Fri. Feb. 16th: Make-a-Wish
Mon. Feb. 19th: President's Day - NO SCHOOL
Thurs. Feb. 22nd: Family Game Night (5:30 - 7 p.m.)
Fri. March 2nd: NEF Bowling Fundraiser
Mon. March 5th and 6th: ACT Interim Assessments
Thurs. March 8th: Night of the Arts
Wed. March 14th: DREAM Team
Thurs. March 15th: Movie Madness & Parent Teacher Conferences
Fri. March 16th - March 23rd: Spring Break
Fri. March 30th: Good Friday - NO SCHOOL