Math: Unit Assessment is tomorrow! Give yourselves the best chance of being successful by studying old quizzes, formatives, worksheets, and your math journals.

Language Arts: We continued reading and discussing the characteristics of folktales today. The bulk of our time is spent in small groups working on summarizing. We should have a well composed summary completed by tomorrow. In addition, we are working on verb tenses for the month to build upon our possessive noun work in November.

Science: We have spent the last two days exploring how sound travels and what makes sound in cooperative groups.

I guess they're called the Saints for a reason...

Math: Homestretch for Unit 2! Quiz should have come home on Friday but if not, and based on the great majority not having them signed I suspect you haven't, please look them over tonight. Today, tomorrow, and Wednesday we will be conducting a review of on-grade content while providing some additional instruction of 5th grade concepts (prime factorization, GCF, and graphing functions). The unit assessment is Thursday and Friday.

Language Arts: We began our folktale instruction in whole group today by discussing the story elements of Coyote Steals the Blanket. We will contrast it with a modern day fantasy tomorrow. In writing, we've been researching a focused topic and should have an informational piece completed by the end of the week. It is my expectation that I'll conference with each student by next Monday and spend some time next week typing our final drafts in the lab.

Science: Our kits have arrived so we'll begin our sound unit tomorrow! Stay "tuned"!