We had a fabulous week! Expectations are higher in quarter 3 and I challenge everyone to give 100% effort each day!

Remember our 5 New Year’s Resolutions for 2018 in 5A!

1. We will write our full name in cursive on all assignments.
2. We will be respectful and kind to everyone we encounter.
3. We will use our time wisely. We will not sit idle in class!
4. We will exceed all 4 of the Wilder-Waite expectations.
5. We will be the role models of Wilder-Waite.

Project Impact Information:

We are now collecting coats for our coat drive. Please bring in gently used or new coats and the donations will go to The Dream Center. Thanks for helping us!

Many assignments are posted on our canvas page. Your child knows how to get into his/her canvas account. Ask them to show you what we have posted. This is also a great spot to find YouTube videos and Khan Academy videos about the topics we are studying. ALL of the study guides are also posted. Please let me know if you aren’t able to log in. 

Reading:

• Students are working hard on their literature circle books. Please ask them about their assignments, vocabulary, and book!
• Use the time wisely for the book project. This is worth 100 points! Students can be working on this assignment at home! Little time will be given to complete it in class.
• I chose the book for each student based on reading level and interest.
• Students will complete a variety of assignments and activities both in class with their groups, during guided reading time with me, and some work will be done independently.
• It is very important for each student to keep up on the assigned reading so that they can participate in the daily group discussions.
• This reading CAN be used on their reading log and WILL count for a fiction book on their quarter 3 reading expectations.
• Please encourage your child to keep reading. They MUST use a minimum of four different reading strategies on their weekly reading logs.
• Reading logs will be due next Friday
• All assignments are also posted on Canvas.
• Reading expectations are to read 4 books this quarter.  This does count for a reading grade and can help boost your grade at the end of the quarter. The more you read, the better reader you will be!
• If your child needs help finding a book, I am happy to help them. It is his/her responsibility to come to me and ask for help!

Writing/English: 

• Our new writing journal for next week will be a persuasive piece. Please encourage your child to do his/her best. These need to be detailed and complete since there is a week to work on them!
• We will begin learning about direct objects this month in language arts! We will also focus on combining sentences. This will help us with our revising and editing during writer’s workshop.
• During writer’s workshop, we will begin learning about opinion pieces. These are sometimes called persuasive writing pieces. We will complete two persuasive writing pieces during quarter 3 in addition to our journal writes and quick writes we will do weekly.

Math: 

• Math muscle are due on Friday. We will play bingo and students need to have this completed. This is a great review of all of the concepts we have learned so far this year.
• We will continue to review all of the math concepts/standards for the year each week with the 30 problem math review.
• This is due on Fridays. Please make sure your child takes his/her time on the assignment. If they don’t understand/remember a skill, please have them come to morning math.
• We will begin our new unit on surface area and volume. This unit will last several weeks and we plan to take the test in mid February.
• We will have some assignments that students will complete on FrontRow or Khan Academy.
•  Students are to complete 30 minutes of math websites a week. A great place to start is Xtra Math. Students may then choose from Khan Academy or Frontrowed.  The January math expectations are due on February 1st!

Science

• We will start a new unit on Mixtures and Solutions.
• The vocabulary and assignments will also be posted on Canvas.
• Students will do assignments in class. Most assignments will be hands on and there is a lot of collaboration with other students.

Social Studies

• We will begin Daily Geography again this week.
• Students will have Monday and Tuesday to finish up the project they were working on before break about the Civil War. These will be presented at the end of the week.
• This will act as their assessment of the chapter.
• We will then study Chapter 4:Reconstruction.
• There will be daily activities and assignments that will be done mostly in class.

WINN TIME: 

I’m excited to share that Miss Ferguson will be joining the Wilder-Waite staff this January as an interventionist. Our class will get to have Miss Ferguson in our classroom each day during our WINN time. She will work with a small group to help reinforce math and reading skills and concepts with students.

During our WINN time, we give each student “What I Need Now!” This will just get to continue with a second set of hands!

Shhh! Don’t tell! Let’s see how many read the blog! ***Would you rather be in a pool of marshmallows or a pool of M&Ms?

I’d rather be in a pool of M&Ms because I think they taste good , and I’d eat my way out!