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NEWSLETTER MRS. TURNER MARCH 2-6

BOOK FAIR- Please stop by the Media Center this week and check out all of the new books offered at the Book Fair. It is open in the mornings before school and after school each day. We went for our preview today.

EARLY RELEASE- Students will be dismissed at 12:20 tomorrow for Early Release Day.

TALENT SHOW- We are very proud of Piper Runyon, Madison Yokley, ZuZu Nemeth, and Haley Waddell for representing our class in the school talent show last Thursday at Harrison High School.

ODYSSEY OF THE MIND- Noah Rushin and Haley Waddell did a great job at the O.M tournament this past weekend.

ACCELERATED READER- We have two weeks until the end of the nine week period. As of today, you have ______out of 10 points.

BUCKLE DOWN TEST- We have been working on Buckle Down Reading and Buckle Down Math in class. We will take the Buckle Down post tests on Wednesday, March 25th (Reading) and Friday, March 27th (Math) Please try the online CRCT tests at home each week. They are great preparation for the real thing.

SUBJECT MATTER
SPELLING- Core Words- upon, family, later, turn, move Bonus Words- apostrophe, possessive noun, contraction, mislead, forehead, agreeable, difference, quickest, invention, childish / Review possessive nouns and contractions / Cloze Review on Friday

ENGLISH-Continue studying tenses and types of verbs / Punctuation in conversations / Unit 3 Review on Friday

READING- Introduce vocabulary for “Lester’s Dog” / Comprehension Test on Friday / Buckle Down activities / Read AR book

MATH- Review time and multiplication / Continue to practice measurement…Students need LOTS of one on one help with measuring to the nearest inch, half inch, and quarter inch. They also need help measuring to the nearest centimeter. A worksheet is coming home tonight that students need to complete with a parent. We will be taking the Math Post Test over Unit 3 on Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday and Friday will be devoted to reviewing whatever students didn’t know on the post test.

SOCIAL STUDIES- Read about and take notes on Thurgood Marshall / Start Ch. 8 over the levels and branches of government / Read about Lyndon Johnson