Announcements:- Welcome back! I hope you all had a relaxing and enjoyable holiday break with family and friends. Starting Monday, your student will hit the ground running as we complete a few units before the end of the semester. Please do check Skyward for any missing assignments and let me know if you have any questions.
- STAR Testing: Testing will be next week for our class. We will have our Math STAR Test Monday, Jan. 12th and the ELA STAR Test will be Wednesday, Jan. 14th. Please help to make sure your child has a restful sleep and a hearty breakfast before the test day.
-Math Study Group: Our first session will be THIS Thursday, Jan. 8th from 3:30-4:30pm. Looking ahead, we will have our second group Thursday, Jan. 15th. There will be NO group the following Thursday, Jan. 22nd due to the end of the quarter. As a reminder, if your student will be attending the study group, please write a note or email confirming this and informing me of where your student will be going at 4:30pm. Thanks so much!
* Mrs. McCormack for an engaging and informative presentation on French Christmas traditions!
* The whole class for a job well done on your Literary Essays! You all stepped up to the challenge and completed quality essays!
What are we learning???
Math:
We will spend Monday reviewing what was learned before the break, adding and subtracting fractions/mixed numbers. For the rest of the week, we will be improving our skills and gaining new strategies to multiply both fractions and mixed numbers. Part B test for Unit 4 will be Wednesday, Jan. 21st and the Written Response will be Thursday, Jan. 22nd.
Science:
This week, we will be diving into a mini-unit on inventions and inventive thinking. We will be looking at the process of inventing and recent middle school inventors! Students will be challenged to think independently, creatively, and productively. The students are so creative at this stage and I'm eager to see where their unique thinking will take us!
Spelling - This Monday, your student has received a NEW Homework sheet for Words Their Way. The requirements are still the same, but they have new options to choose from. Students will continue to meet with their groups on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday.
Writing/Reading - Before break, the students finished their first essay on character analysis. We will begin our second essay on theme. To effectively begin this endeavor, we need to review and practice finding themes in stories. This week, we will be completing several quick writes and reflections on themes of various picture books and short stories. The students will also use group discussions to determine appropriate themes for various stories. I plan on giving out their short stories that they will then use to write their essay on theme this Friday.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Ball
mball@gibraltar.k12.wi.us
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