Week 24

Hello Parents and Students, 

Homework and Reminders:

• Return signed Weekly Green Folder on Tuesday

• Daily 20 reading log due on Thursday 

• Check homework and sign communicator daily

• Wear House color on Thursdays

• Hawk Spirit Day every Friday (optional)

Welcome back! I hope you all enjoyed your break. I wanted to take the time to thank everyone for bringing in Valentine's to share with the class before break. The class had a great time exchanging with everyone and playing games together. A huge thank you to the parents who donated supplies and ran our party! Thank you for my gifts as well! 

Our Week at a Glance

Math: We will continue with Module 4 this week. We will be working on lessons 13-15. Students will formalize the use of multiplication to determine the area of a rectangle. They will complete grids to show the rows and columns of squares within a rectangular array and connect the number of rows and columns to the side lengths. Students transition to using area models and relate the side lengths to area by writing multiplication equations.  

Students will have a fluency test every Friday. They should be practicing their facts for at least 10 minutes each night. Click here for printable flash cards. 

Reader's Workshop: This week, we will begin our unit on Harriet Tubman. As a class, we will read the book on Epic about Harriet Tubman and take notes. 

Writer's Workshop: Students will be writing an informational paragraph based on their notes from our Harriet Tubman reading. 

Social Studies: This week, students will be working on week 8, which focuses on map skills. Students will learn more about oceans, continents, the coordinate grid system, and latitude & longitude. 

P.E.: Please dress appropriately on Monday for P.E. 

Weekly Reminders:

Daily 20 Reading Log: Please make sure your child is reading a "Just Right" chapter book. Picture books or books that are too easy will not be accepted for daily 20 reading. Your child should begin a book and continue reading it throughout the week. Please make sure they are writing the book title correctly and neatly in their folders. 

Weekly Folder: A parent/guardian signature is required weekly. Students will return the folder the next school day. 

Communicator: Each day, please read the communicator with your child, check off completed assignments, then sign the communicator.  

Thank you,

Mrs. Gibbins