Parent signatures are needed on a variety of school-home communication. This is to ensure that parents are receiving important information about their child’s progress. Items that need signatures are Report Card envelopes, tests, and planners. By signing and returning these items, you confirm to the teacher that you have seen these documents and are aware of your child’s progress.

The planner is important because it gives you a peek into your child’s day. The planner often has announcements, homework, and activities that have happened in class. It also lets you know how your child’s behavior is for the day. By reviewing your child’s planner and green folder everyday. you will be better able to monitor your child’s progress.

Also please make sure the following are brought to school:

Just a quick reminder that students should be doing one spelling activity per night. I collect the folders on Friday, and all 4 activities should be in there. I will then return the folders Monday with the past week’s graded work, test, and the new list and paper for the current week.

Please make sure to sign the activity column each week to verify that you saw that your child completed the assignments BEFORE they turn them in. Sign the test column to confirm that you saw the test AFTER I have graded and returned it.

Please do not sign ahead on the form. By signing the form weekly, you are able to have timely discussions with your student about his or her progress. It helps hold the child accountable for their grades by having to show you their work and know that the school and their family are working together as a team to monitor and support their learning.

Thanks for your support! Happy Learning!

As we are finishing up our unit on water and the properties of the 3 states of matter (solid, liquid, gas), we found and enjoyed this video and song. We just couldn’t help but start moving to it! I’m thinking we might have to make up a dance to this!

The Water Cycle

Today students took a practice test for Math Unit 5. Afterwards, we went over it and they had the opportunity to correct their answers and or copy sample answers. Here is the sample answers that we went over in class. Please encourage your student to show work even on the yes and no questions. On number lines, make sure that they label the numbers they land on and how big the jump is. The decomposing for subtraction is tricky because of having to break the 10’s to give to the 1’s. Also, The last story problem about basketball is more about why the strategy the girl uses is correct rather than getting the same answer. Is how she thought of 6+8 as 6+6=12+2 a good way to find her total? Please look at my examples. I hope they help.

We have been working on solving two digit subtraction with regrouping. We have done a ton of these in class. Here is the chart that we use to help us remember the steps.

• Step 1: Break apart into 10’s and 1’s.
• Step 2: Compare 10’s to 10’s and 1’s to 1’s. If the 1’s from the first number is larger than the second number’s 1’s, then go to Step 5. If the 1’s from the first number are smaller than the second number’s, then go to Step 3.
• Step 3: Break the 10’s apart from the first number and give 10 to the 1’s.
• Step 4: Compare the 10’s to the 10’s and the 1’s to the 1’s. The first number’s 10’s should be bigger than the second number’s and same with the 1’s.
• Step 5: Subtract the 10’s. Subtract the 1’s.
• Step 6: add the 10’s and 1’s together. That is your answer.

Today our district Technology Coach, Mrs. Gwizdz, visited and showed us some new skills on our Chromebooks using Google Classroom. Mrs. Gwizdz showed us how to complete an assignment using Google Slides to showcase our knowledge on Solids and Liquids. Today we created a Title slide, learned how to search and add an image to the background, and changed font colors. We then added a second slide and added an image to it and learned how to adjust the size of the image to fit our slide. We’re not done yet, but already the students’ skills are growing! Just ask them about it!

Hi Everyone! I hope everyone enjoyed the 3 day weekend. This week is an extremely busy and important week. Please be on time and make sure to get a good night’s sleep and eat a healthy breakfast to fuel your body and brain.

Wednesday – Late Start-class starts at 9:35 and NWEA Math at 1:00

Thursday – NWEA Math at 9:00. Writing Prompt Day 1.

Friday – Social Studies Test Unit 3. Writing Prompt Day 2.

Monday – January 25th will be Math Test Unit 5.

There will NOT be a spelling list this week due to all of the other testing. Spelling will resume 1/25.

Study guides for Social Studies and Math will be coming home this week.

On today’s math homework, students are suppose to do money problems, but I forgot to include the prices! The items cost as follows:

• Necklace is 65¢
• Notebook is 49¢
• Juice is 50¢
• Apple is 23¢

I am so sorry for the confusion and inconvenience!