February 25-March 1

In MUR...
This week we will continue a genre study on MYSTERY. We are reading a story from Sherlock Holmes called The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb.
We will also have our lesson 11 Wordly Wise test on Friday so we will be working with our words as the week continues.
There is no spelling homework/words this week.
Please check Infinite Campus grades regularly at home so you can keep up with how your child is doing in class. 

In MUM...
This week we are working with parallel and perpendicular lines to start the week. Students will be expected to be able to identify both and also will be expected to draw both using a protractor, drawing triangle and ruler.
We will also get into quadrilaterals and polygons this week. Students will need to classify and identify several shapes including trapezoid, rhombus, square, rectangle, triangle, kite, parallelogram.
Students will receive math homework on Monday that is due by Friday. This packet will contain a few basic fact worksheets and will also contain a few pages on the topic that we are working on during the week. There may also be homework that comes home during the week, of in class work is not finished in class. This work will be due the following day.
Please check Infinite Campus grades regularly at home so you can keep up with how your child is doing in class. 

In Writing...
This week and last we have been working on writing a great paragraph. Students are writing about topics such as best friends, favorite holidays and school. Each assignment is done in class. We are really working on writing neatly with complete sentences, appropriate punctuation and capitalization, along with using great word choice and specific details.
We will also be spending 1-2 days per week in the lab working on our typing skills. The free website that we will use is http://www.freetypinggame.net if you would like to access it at home. Another great site that you can encourage your child to use at home is called http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/.

In History...
We are currently learning all about the American Revolution. We will wrap up chapters 11-20 on Thursday, Review on Friday, Quiz Monday (March 4th) and at home projects are due on March.
Please contact me if you have any questions about the projects. 


What we are reading for read aloud...
We are currently reading the story Bridge to Terabithia. So far so good!

Conferences

Conferences are next week! Make sure you sign up for a time to meet with your child's MUM and MUR teachers.

Valentine's Day

We will be having a little shindig at around three pm on Valentine's Day. Students can bring Valentines to pass out and treats if they want to. Can't wait!!!
We will also be decorating boxes on the 13th so save a shoe box/tissue box/any kind of box in the next week!