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NEWSLETTER MRS. TURNER FEB. 25-29

ABSENT- I will be back at school on Tuesday. I hope everything is going well

ART LESSON- Many thanks to Erin O’Reilly’s mother for our art lesson.

EARLY RELEASE- Mark your calendars for Tuesday, March 4th. Students will be dismissed at 12:20.

ACCELERATED READER- Remember, we are more than half way through the nine week period. Make sure you have a plan to earn 12 points by Friday, March 14th.

LITERATURE CIRCLE BOOKS- All literature circle books (Shiloh or The Best School Year Ever) should be finished by Friday and students should take an AR test over the book.

SUBJECT MATTER
SPELLING- Core Words- five, himself, usually, money, seen Bonus Words- mountain region, Brasstown Bald, Blue Ridge, Appalachian Range, habitat, Piedmont, ecosystem, environment, populated / Cloze Review on Thursday / consonant fractions / ABC order / adding suffixes

ENGLISH- multiple meanings/ pronouns / summarizing / letter writing

READING- “City Green” / comprehension test on Thursday / Activities to go along with the story / Finish Literature Circle book / Author visit

WRITING- Continue with cursive handwriting / Persuasive writing

MATH- Continue learning how to measure to the nearest inch, ½ inch , and ¼ inch. The students need LOTS of one on one help with this. Please supervise math homework. / Finish customary system and introduce metrics / Continue to review basic math facts / problem solving

SCIENCE- Study environments and changes in ecosystems / Earth lesson with Mr. Contreras on Wednesday