March 7 - March 11th

 

March 7th - March 11th

This week we will be focusing on Social Intelligence. We want to invite your student to wear maize & blue on Mondays to celebrate the Positivity Project. To check this out at home, you can access the P2 for Families at https://posproject.org/p2-for-families/  The password is P2. 

Nuts & Bolts

• We are in need of Clorox wipes and would love any donations! Thank you!!

• No School Monday, March 14th.

• As it starts to warm up, please make sure your student dresses for the weather and has a jacket for days that it could still be chilly.

• Kids should bring a full water bottle to school everyday as well as a healthy snack.

What to Work on at Home

To keep your student practicing the skills we are working hard on at school, please consider having them work on:

Reading- 20-30 minutes/day.

Spelling- Students will receive spelling words on Monday and take their test on Friday. Please make sure they study their words every night.

IXL Math Practice- Please have your child work on IXL fractions at home for 10 mins a day. 

Class this Week

Math- We are starting Unit 5: Fractions as Numbers. In this unit, students develop an understanding of fractions as numbers and of fraction equivalence by representing fractions on diagrams and number lines, generating equivalent fractions, and comparing fractions.

Reading- This week we will focus on Unit 8: Comparing and Contrasting We will work on finding similarities and differences in our texts this week. We will find these elements between characters, settings and the events in the story. 

Writing- Students will work on Comparing and Contrasting different stories by the same author. They will write about their comparisons and contrasts and then turn their writing into a Google Sheet! We are also exploring poetry.

Science- We are working on our final science unit, Stormy Skies. In this unit, students investigate and make predictions about the weather through careful observation of the clouds and wind. Students also learn to differentiate between weather and climate and use models to reveal global climate patterns.

Upcoming Dates to Know: 

March 9: Late Start. School begins at 9:20.

March 14: NO SCHOOL.

March 16: Late Start. School begins at 9:20.

March 23: Late Start. School begins at 9:20.

March 24: Science Night. More information to come on the Brown School Blog.

March 30: Late Start. School begins at 9:20.

March 31: Field Trip to Upton's Planetarium.

April 1: No School- Start of Spring Break.

April 4-8: No School- Spring Break.