Monday at 2 pm in the cafeteria is the PTA parent meeting.

Tuesday at 1 pm Gleaners will be at Miller.

Wednesday is Count Day.  Please have your student in school and arrive on time!!!

Thursday at 4:45 in the cafeteria is Math Night.

Today is the start of the 3rd card-marking. Parent-Teacher Conferences will take place only for those students who are not working at their fullest potential. Letters home and phone calls will be made to schedule any parent meetings.

A summary of the units of study for each subject is below.

Reading:

Unit 7 Continuation: During this five week unit, students will learn that realistic fiction is a classification of literature containing stories that could happen in the real world, in a time and setting that is possible, and with characters that are true to life, yet drawn from the writer’s imagination. Students will learn that realistic fiction genre can be divided into different categories using aspects of theme (e.g., survival friendship diversity, tolerance, environmental preservation, courage, freedom, justice).

Math:

Unit 6: In this unit, students will explore the relations among segments, rays, and lines as well as the geometric figures that can build from them, including angles, polygons, and frames for prisms and pyramids. Although our math unit has changed its focus to Geometry standards, please remember students should be still studying their math facts at home, as we will continue with our multiplication quizzes each week. 

Science:  Unit 3 – Structure and Function of Living Things

In the first cycle of this unit students investigate how physical and behavioral characteristics help organisms meet their survival needs. Initially they investigate the functions of plant parts and relate how these functions and characteristics (e.g., leaf, shape, thorns, odor, and color) assist plants in their survival in specific environments.

Writing:

During this two week unit, students will plan, write and publish short research projects that build knowledge about topics.  The structure of informative texts will be reviewed: introducing and developing a topic, grouping facts and definitions, and providing concluding statements or sections.  Editing and publication will be a focus.

Social Studies:

The Government of Michigan: In this unit students extend their civic perspective from second grade local government to state government. They begin with an examination of the purposes of government and ways in which the government of Michigan works to fulfill those purposes. By exploring the concept of representative government, students learn how the power of government resides with the people.

Spelling List

List 17- silent /wr/ & /kn/

Our words are:  write, wrap, knot, know, knife, court, recognize, message, branches, and judicial.

Our homework is as follows:
Monday
Read- 30 minutes
Writing Calendar-Tell about something that drives you crazy!!
Spelling-5x each

Tuesday
Read- 30 minutes
Writing Calendar-Free write.
Math-practice math x/division cards.

Wednesday
Read- 30 minutes
Math-practice multiplication facts with cards.
Writing-tell about an important African American other than Martin Luther King.

Thursday
Read- 30 minutes
Writing Calendar-Tell about what you know about groundhog day.
Spelling-5x each rainbow write. Study for test.

Math-Instruction Math Book pages 258-259.

Friday
Read- 30 minutes
Writing Calendar-Tell about someone you would like to have a party for.

Saturday and Sunday
Read 30 minutes

Students may also go on Myon and MobyMax to practice reading and math!!

**Practice multiplication and division facts everyday!

This week will be the last week of the second card-marking, and with that comes various testing. Unfortunately, the district also mandates that we complete NWEA testing as well. Please read below for the exact testing dates for each subject.

Tuesday: NWEA Language Arts Test

Wednesday: NWEA Reading and Math Unit 5 Test

Thursday: Science Sound Unit Test

Friday: Half day.  Spelling

As always, if you have any questions or concerns please contact me.

Spelling List 16-Our patterns this week are /scr/, /shr/, /spr/ & /thr/.

Our words are thread, shrug, spring, sprint, scream, children, details, evidence, respect,  and liberty.

Our homework is as follows:
Monday
Read- 30 minutes
Writing Calendar-Tell me about an animal you are afraid of.
Spelling-5x each use fancy or funky letters.

Math- review for test and practice multiplication facts with cards.

Tuesday
Read- 30 minutes
Writing Calendar-Draw and write about a pair of magical shoes.  What would they do?
Math-Review for Unit 5 Test.

Wednesday
Read- 30 minutes
Math-practice multiplication facts with cards.
Writing-Tell about what you like to do on the weekends.

Science- Study for test.

Thursday
Read- 30 minutes
Writing Calendar-Tell about your favorite neighbor.
Spelling-5x each rainbow write. Study for test.

Math-Instruction Math Book pages 258-259.

Friday
Read- 30 minutes
Writing Calendar-What would it be like to live in China?

Saturday and Sunday
Read 30 minutes

Students may also go on Myon and MobyMax to practice reading and math!!

Miller will be having a movie called Zootopia.  It will begin at 4:30 p.m.  Students must have a parent with them to watch the movie.  The movie is free and snacks will be available to be purchased separately.

Spelling

List 15-Our spelling patterns are /pr/, /tr/,/fr/ & /dr/.

Our words are drain, pry, prim, fry, tried,

 equation, knowing, per share, define, identify.

Our homework is as follows:

We are off of school on Monday because it is the Martin Luther King holiday.  Students enjoy, but keep reading and practicing your math multiplication skills.