Next Week

Happy Friday!

We had a very productive week, as it was the first full week we have had in some time.  We finished up our winter MAPS testing on Wednesday with the reading portion.  I was so proud of how our students did and the progress they are making.  Keep in mind that this is not the only data we use in terms of monitoring their progress.  We also use fluency scores, reading levels and spelling inventories to be sure they are making adequate progress.  Results for all of these will be shared at February conferences which are right around the corner!

Next Week Plans:

Reading: We will be completing our lessons focusing on sequence of events.  The students practiced reading closely for signal words to help them tell the order of events in the story.  Our next few lessons will focus on informational text.  We are going to spend some time next week examining different types of informational texts and its features.

Writing:  We have been working so hard on our final drafts for our fictional narratives.  If theirs was not turned in today, it is due on Tuesday.  We will be moving on to informational writing next.

Math:  They will be completing Unit 7 on division. Here are some practice questions they can do to help them be prepared for the test.

1. The reading club is going to the library.  Seven students can ride in each van.  The club will fill as many vans as possible, and the remaining students will ride in their teacher's car.  If 31 students are going to the library, how many students will ride in the teacher's car?

2. Howard cut a 13-inch-long piece of string into 4 equal parts.  How long was each piece?

3. George received 385 baseball cards from his friends.  He gave 199 of them to his brother.  He plans on evenly splitting the rest into 6 envelopes.  How many will go into each envelope?


Reminder... There is NO school on Monday.

New reading and math fact logs went home today and are due next Friday.

Have a great week!