NEWSLETTER MRS.T URNER MARCH 26-30
REGISTRATION FORM- The students are bringing home their registration cards today. Please look over all of the information and make any changes or add any missing information. Please SIGN THE BACK!!!! Return the form ASAP.
MEDIA CENTER- We will be checking out new library books tomorrow. Bring any library books that need to be renewed or returned.
ACCELERATED READER- Please remember that all students need 10 AR points this nine weeks. We will only have 7 weeks to actually meet the goal. Get started early! Do you know how many points you have so far?
ACCELERATED READER REWARD/ PJ DAY and POP and READ- All students met their AR goal for the third nine weeks. They voted to have PJ Day and POP and READ this Friday. We will be having some special Easter snacks, drinks, etc. so the students don’t have to worry about bringing snacks or drinks for Pop and Read. Just bring blankets, sleeping bags, pillows, etc and BOOKS!!!!!
HAT DAY- Students may donate $1.00 to Relay for Life on Friday and wear their favorite hat.
SPRING BREAK-Students do not have school April 2-6. Enjoy time with your friends and family.
CRCT- Please don’t plan any appointments from Wednesday, April 18- Tuesday, April 24. We will be taking the test every morning during that time. A special snack schedule will be sent home when we get back from Spring Break.
SUBJECT MATTER
SPELLING- We will be working on dividing words into syllables this week. An assessment will be given on Friday.
ENGLISH- We will be reviewing lots of previously covered material this week: common and proper nouns, singular and plural nouns, possessive nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and verbs, guide words, and multiple meanings. Students will be working on a multiple meanings packet throughout the week.
READING- Author’s purpose, genres, and poetry will be our focus this week. We will also read Time for Kids./ Pop and Read on Friday-get started early earning your 10 AR points!
WRITING- We are continuing to learn the cursive letters. Remember…don’t try to write in cursive until we learn the proper formation of each of the letters. It’s hard to break bad habits.
MATH- This week we will be using the Buckle Down books to review math skills. Each day will be a certain concentration: measurement, area & perimeter, problem solving, and long division. Each night we will review multi-digit multiplication in our practice books. What is the answer to a division problem called? Write the answer in the agenda.
SOCIAL STUDIES- Another landform assessment will be given this Friday. Students will be given the same sheet they used to label their landform maps. I will point to various places on a map up front, and they will have to place the correct number beside the correct landform on a piece of paper./ We will also be reading and learning about Cesar Chavez, Thurgood Marshall, and Lyndon B. Johnson.