Ms. Harris' Weekly Update
January 16th-19th
What's Going On This Week:
Ms. Harris' Science: This week we will review our unit on Plants and Animals. Students should have a study guide to complete each day to help review. Our unit test on Plants and Animals is on Tuesday, January 23rd.
Ms. Harris' Social Studies: This week we will continue with our unit on the American Revolution. I will give students a study guide for their unit test on Thursday. The unit test will be Tuesday, January 30th. This Friday, students will have to repeat from memory the quote they were given from the Declaration of Independence. This will count as a quiz grade. I am also sending home directions today for a Social Studies project. The students will create an ABC book (either in print or online) with each letter representing something that ties into the American Revolution. This project will be done mainly at home, with a few days of class time provided. The final ABC book will be due on February 2nd.
Mrs. Thurston's Math/ELA: This week we are starting our new unit, Reading History – The American Revolution, specifically starting to research history. This week we will finish our writing unit, Bringing History to Life, specifically focusing on informational writing.Spelling tests will be given this week starting on Tuesday and ending on Friday. Your child has a tab of their scheduled test day in his/her spelling notebook. Spelling homework is due on their test day.In math this week we will review fractions. The fractions test will be on Friday.
Ms. Harris' GT Math/ELA: This week we will wrap up our unit on Fractions. Students will take a unit test on Fractions this Thursday 18th. Math Stars will start next Monday. THANK YOU to everyone who volunteered to help out with this great program. In ELA, we will be analyzing Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream speech" and write our own rap about it. In writing, there is no spelling this week. We will be publishing our Snowed In Stories, which will be due next Monday, the 22nd. In last week's weekly update, I mentioned a novel study. Because of scheduling, we won't be starting the novels until next Monday. I will send home more information shortly about when they will be due.
Ms. Harris' Social Studies: This week we will continue with our unit on the American Revolution. I will give students a study guide for their unit test on Thursday. The unit test will be Tuesday, January 30th. This Friday, students will have to repeat from memory the quote they were given from the Declaration of Independence. This will count as a quiz grade. I am also sending home directions today for a Social Studies project. The students will create an ABC book (either in print or online) with each letter representing something that ties into the American Revolution. This project will be done mainly at home, with a few days of class time provided. The final ABC book will be due on February 2nd.
Mrs. Thurston's Math/ELA: This week we are starting our new unit, Reading History – The American Revolution, specifically starting to research history. This week we will finish our writing unit, Bringing History to Life, specifically focusing on informational writing.Spelling tests will be given this week starting on Tuesday and ending on Friday. Your child has a tab of their scheduled test day in his/her spelling notebook. Spelling homework is due on their test day.In math this week we will review fractions. The fractions test will be on Friday.
Ms. Harris' GT Math/ELA: This week we will wrap up our unit on Fractions. Students will take a unit test on Fractions this Thursday 18th. Math Stars will start next Monday. THANK YOU to everyone who volunteered to help out with this great program. In ELA, we will be analyzing Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream speech" and write our own rap about it. In writing, there is no spelling this week. We will be publishing our Snowed In Stories, which will be due next Monday, the 22nd. In last week's weekly update, I mentioned a novel study. Because of scheduling, we won't be starting the novels until next Monday. I will send home more information shortly about when they will be due.
Discovery Place Field Trip is Friday
If students did not order a school lunch, they will need to bring a bag lunch Friday. Chaperones please meet us at Discovery Place at 9:30. We might be late with traffic, but our first session starts around 9:45. Students are encouraged to wear their yellow FMES shirts.
100th Day of School is Wednesday 24th
Permission Slips for Matthews Playhouse Field Trip Go Home Tomorrow
On March 2nd we are going to Matthew's Playhouse to see the play, "Freedom Train" about Harriet Tubman. We can take only 1 chaperone with us on this field trip. If you are interested, please let me know and I will pick one name at random. The cost of the trip is $13. You can start paying Wednesday and all money is due by January 31st.
Other Information:
- Literacy Night is Thursday 6-7:30 pm. There will be two sessions down on the 4th grade hall: 6:10-6:40 and 6:50-7:20.
- Our "One School One Book" Program will kick off Thursday with a pep rally during school.
- Friday 26th: Spirit Day and School Store