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1-23-12 Newsletter

Reminders:

Book orders Due Jan 27^th – online or check to school is fine

Jan 27^th – half day 11:15 dismissal

Students are responsible for bringing library books back to school one week after they are checked out to renew or return

This week’s topics:

·         Writing –Most are finishing their fiction piece or working on editing and revising.  We’ll also be sharing our work in class.

·         Café  –  author study  – With the help of Mrs. Correa, we’ll be creating a project to present to the class and then an independent project showing our comprehension of Kate DiCamillo’s books.     

·         Vocabulary – ruler, area, perimeter, claim, raw material, Northwest Passage, expedition, Columbian exchange

·         Spelling – abbreviations

·          Grammar – pronouns

This week’s topics:

·       How to use a ruler

·       Non-standard and standard units of measurement

·       Converting customary measurements to metric  measurements

·       Measuring perimeter

We’ll begin our next study in New York history this week.  The unit is all about Explorers coming into our area, why they came and what happened as a result.  We’ll be integrating our knowledge of Native Americans and using timelines to help us keep track of all the important dates and information.  It should be very fun!

Gung Hey Fat Choy!

Mrs. Foong joined our class this morning and shared her knowledge of Chinese New Year!  She was kind enough to share symbols of good luck and information about the lunar calendar.  Thank you very much Mrs. Foong.