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February 25 Wax Museum Script due and Read Across America Week begins March 1 Wax Museum, Topic 13 Math test, Spelling test March 4 Quarter 3 Book Club March 22 Community Service Day March 29 Field trip to the Pony Express Museum April 8 and 9 ELA State Assessments April 16 and 17 Math State Assessment Math: We will finish up in Topic 13 this week. Topic 13 is over Fraction concepts such as multiplying fractions by a whole number, decimal place value, comparing and ordering decimals, and equivalent fractions and decimals. This is our last Topic over Fractions! We can do it! Here are some great games to practice their math skills for this topic at home: http://mrnussbaum.com/docrb1 http://mrnussbaum.com/placevaluepirates1/ http://mrnussbaum.com/death-decimals/ ELA: This week we will continue in Unit 7 in Benchmark Advance. Our essential question for this unit is: How do communities evolve? Student Objectives: Read and analyze personal journals, diaries, and informational text about the past. Share ideas with peers Build vocabulary knowledge Write informational, narrative, and opinion texts. We will also continue in our new class novel, Bound for Oregon. This book is about a family that takes the trip to Oregon! Writing: Students will continue to finish up their Personal Narratives during their Daily 5 time. During our writing block time in class, we will work on our Oregon Trail journals. Ask your child what they encountered on the trail each day! Spelling: Students received their spelling lists last Friday. They will test over these words on Friday, March 1st. Vocabulary: Thermal Energy: Thermal energy is the energy that comes from heat. This heat is generated by the movement of tiny particles within an object. The faster these particles move, the more heat is generated. Electrical Energy: Electrical energy is defined as an electric charge that lets work be accomplished. An example of electrical energy is power from a plug outlet. Electric Circuit: A circuit is a complete path that electricity can flow through. Social Studies: We will continue to integrate social studies into reading and writing with our Bound for Oregon novel and Oregon Trail journals. Science: This week we will continue in our Physical Science unit. This is a long unit with a lot of fun experiments! Students will learn about Energy Waves: Waves and Information. Book Club: Our Quarter 3 book club will be reading Fish in a Tree. This book club is optional. If your child will be participating, please let their teacher know. We will meet during lunch to discuss the book. The date for this is Monday, March 4th. So, next Monday, please have your child bring in a sack lunch and their book for the meeting! Wax Museum: The Wax Museum will be on Friday, March 1st. Please book this date if you are able to attend. It will be from 1:00-2:45 in the 4th and 5th grade pods. Final scripts are due Monday, February 25th and the Wax Museum will be on Friday, March 1st. We have made a change to wax museum for this year. Please bring in loose change and you will drop a coin into the students coin collection cup to make their character come to life. All the proceeds will go to the Ronald McDonald House. Read Across America Spirit Week: February 25th-March 1st Monday: PJ day! Tuesday: Wear a shirt from vacation! Wednesday: Dress wacky! Thursday: Wear your favorite hat! Friday: Wear red, blue, purple, or green!
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