Ms. Mitchell's Magnificent Learners

February Happenings

 Math:  In math we have been working on the relationship of decimals to fractions. We looked at place value charts to show that any number after the decimal point is 'part of a whole'. You can help your child continue to practice this standard with money... relating $2.42 as 2 whole dollars and 42 pieces of the next dollar. We will continue to review these standards in guided math but we are moving on to equivalent fractions and adding/subtracting fractions. Ask your child to bring their MIN (Math Interactive Notebook) home to show you what we have been working on! 

   Language Arts: 
Students will continue to read and write for information. We just finished our 4 week 'Survivor' lessons in the media center and now we will choose a topic to research. We will focus on using common contextual features (paragraphs, topic sentences, concluding sentences, glossary, etc.) and organizational features (chronological order, cause and effect).

  Social Studies
We mastered all of the events leading up to the American Revolutionary War and now we are in the middle of it. Last week we learned about the Battles of Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, and the Second Continental Congress. This week we will be focusing on the Declaration of Independence, Battle of Sarasota, Valley Forge, and Yorktown. Our test will be on Friday. 

Important Dates
1/31  PTA meeting
2/6    Counselor Appreciation 
2/9    Box Tops Due (also send in Campbell's Soup labels and soda tabs)
2/10  School Dance (6-7 is for K-2nd grades, 7:30-8:30 is for 3rd-5th grades)
2/13  Jump Rope show to kickoff Jump Rope for Heart Fundraiser
2/14  Happy Valentine's Day
2/16   Art Show (5-7 PM)
2/20   No School
2/25  KEHLEY'S 25th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION (2pm-5pm)
2/29  Leap Day! 

 

Is it Really January???

Welcome back! We had a busy day today reviewing old standards and introducing our new ones! 

 Language Arts: This nine weeks we will be learning how to 'write to inform'. During January we will go to the media center for our 'Survivor' lessons on how to research. Then we will research a topic and write a research paper. Students will gather their information through encyclopedias, books, and approved websites. We will also be reading for information this nine weeks. 

 Math: Today we reviewed place value of whole numbers (ones through millions) and then we jumped right into our 3rd nine week standards of decimals. We will work with the tenths and hundredths. This week we will be showing models of decimals, comparing equivalent decimals, and ordering decimals. We will continue to review long division so it doesn't get rusty:)

 

 Social Studies: We are starting our new unit on the events leading up to the Revolutionary War which include The French and Indian War, The British Imperial Policy (Sugar Act, Stamp Act, No taxation without representation), Sons of Liberty, and the Daughters of Liberty. Then we will move on to the Townshend Act, Boston Massacre, Committee of Correspondence, Boston Tea Party, Quartering Acts, First Continental Congress, and Intolerable Acts. Oh, the wondrous work of our forefathers!

Dates to Remember
1/10 Science pre-test
1/11 Math pre-test
1/12 Spelling Bee
1/13 ELA pre-test
1/16 No School~ MLK day
1/19 Skate Night
1/24 Chick-fil-A Night