Update!

Here's an update on what's happening here in Ms. Angel's room:

Reading: Students have successfully finished their Newbery books and projects. Next up, Fantasy! Students received their new Fantasy books this past Monday. I was happy to see how jazzed the students were about their new reads. As they read, students should be filling out their flipbook as they read. Click on the image below to see the assignment that is associated with this unit. The students received a paper copy of this on Monday, along with their pacing guide for the book. The book and flipbook are due March 7th and the 2-5-8 Menu assignment is due on March 14th.



Math: Fractions, here we come! We finished up our 3rd Math unit on a high note. The class averaged 95.59% on the Math test! Congratulations, Math Wizards. We did a very short unit on Geometry that consisted of polygons and different shapes. As it was a mini-unit, we took a quiz as our final assessment. Now, it's moving on to fractions.

I've been really pleased with how well the students are picking up on fraction concepts. Those students who are struggling have been terrific at seeking out help when necessary. This is a wonderful life skill to develop!

Writing: Students have been busy working on different letter formats, such as friendly, business, and a letter of request. We will be sending our letter of requests off to the companies, requesting information or service.

In addition, students have been learning about Black History Month. One of the ways we did this was to read quotes from notable African-Americans that paved the way through history. The students took one of the quotes and formulated a story, poem, essay or account in which the quote could apply. We are still working on these drafts.

Science: We have just finished working on our Human Body unit. Our test was this past Monday. Grades for these will be posted by this weekend. Our next unit is Pollution. I can't wait for us to dive into it! Remember to THINK GREEN!

Social Studies: We have moved into the Colonial Times! We are delving into the New England, Middle, and Southern colony lifestyles. The students are actively creating persuasive posters to convince people to come to their colony.

Other news:

Students are seeing a change in seating in the lunchroom. Due to an increase in poor choices and attitudes from some of the students, it has been decided that the students will now sit by class. At this point, this arrangement will be in place indefinitely. One of the factors is that we want students to recognize that they are a part of a whole; their actions can change the course of the entire school community.

Conferences are next week Monday through Thursday. I have sent home confirmations with each student. If you are unsure of your conference time, please do not hesitate to contact me. I will gladly send home a reminder.

Thank you and enjoy this long weekend with one another.