February 12, 2026
Dear Parents,
Your child is bringing home his/her recorder today. It is being sent home so that your child can practice throughout the week. However, when it is not being used at home, it should stay in your child's backpack. Each Tuesday is orchestra day and your child's recorder needs to be at school.
Also, regarding recorders, the students have a link on Schoology with music they can practice on their recorders at home. The link is found on the "Orchestra" file. If your child is having trouble accessing the music by it giving an error message or it asks to start a free trial, do not start a free trial. Either have your child click the link or the box with the arrow coming from it found near the top right corner of the screen. That will open up a new tab. Then it will display it properly.
On another note, your Corrected Work Envelope this week contains information about a multiplication challenge called the "60 Second Sweep". This is an extra challenge offered to students who pass their multiplication tests, 2's - 10's. Please read the information on the sheet and let me know if you have any questions.
As a reminder, if your child brings valentines to distribute tomorrow, please be sure he/she brings one for each member of the class. We currently have 21 students.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Mrs. McLoud
This Week's Agenda:
Language Arts
Reading Focus - "Somebody/Wanted/But/So Comprehension Strategy" for Fiction Stories (Rescheduled)
Reading Story - The Perfect Pet
Spelling Focus - Guide Words
Mountain Language
Writing Focus - Information Writing (Using Research)
Introduction to Cursive - Lower Case "h", "k", and "r"
Read Aloud - The World According to Og the Frog, by Betty Birney
Math
Both Groups - Multiplication Testing
McLoud Group
End-of-Module 3 Test
Understanding Area as an Attribute of Plane Figures
Decomposing and Recomposing Shapes to Compare Areas
Model Tiling with Centimeter and Inch Squares as a Strategy to Measure Area
Relate Side Lengths with Number of Tiles on a Side
Topic A Quiz
Forming Rectangles by Tiling with Unit Squares to Make Arrays
Valentine Multiplication and Division Pictures
Fishman Group
Understanding Area as an Attribute of Plane Figures (Rescheduled)
Decomposing and Recomposing Shapes to Compare Areas
Model Tiling with Centimeter and Inch Squares as a Strategy to Measure Area
Relate Side Lengths with Number of Tiles on a Side
Forming Rectangles by Tiling with Unit Squares to Make Arrays
Social Studies
American Hero Research (Final Draft Pages)
Landforms (Bookmaking)
Health/Safety/P.E
Star of the Week - Noah Gonzalez
"How can you show kindness to a person with a disability?"
Health Test Review and Test
P.E./Psychomotor
Kindness Week/Valentine Distribution and Game
"Feelings" Circle (Fridays)
Arts
Orchestra
Designing Valentine Bags
Notes/Reminders/Info. Date
Gas Trap Investigation Sheet Due 2/17
Timed Multiplication Test 2/19
New AR Points Deadline 3/3