Sunday, December 15, 2013

December 16 - 20

We've finally had our first snowstorm!  I hope that everyone was able to stay warm and safe over the weekend.  We have one more week to go until Winter Break.

Writing Assignment due Wednesday!
We have a few things that need to be completed this week.  Students have an essay, My Favorite Colony, that they have been working on for a couple of weeks.  This is due on Wednesday, December 18.  We have had a lot of time to work on this in class and the students have been encouraged to take it home if they felt necessary.  Fifth graders need to begin to make these decisions about their work at this point.  

Math
We are continuing to work on Unit 5.  Part of this is converting fractions to decimals to percentages.  This can be tricky work at times.  Luckily, many of the students have been putting in daily time on their Xtramath work.  This multiplication work will help this to go much more smoothly.  

Class Party
The class voted and decided to have a party on Friday, December 20.  We will have a short discussion in class about this.  I will be sending home a note about this.  It would be much appreciated if you could donate something.  

Over Break...
It is important that your child continue to work on Xtramath, reading, coolmath.com, and any other work that will help your child come back to school ready in January.  Have a safe and wonderful break!!