Friday, Jan. 30

IR: 40 minutes 

*Keep up the great work with BOTB books!  You should now be on your second book :)

Spirit Week next week!

Monday is Comfy Day (no pjs)

*See Cougar Mews for more info.

Valentine's Day Party: BR Roller Rink!!!  Permission Form coming home tonight (brown).  $1 and permission form due next Friday (Feb. 6)

*class list of names coming home Monday for card exchange 

Next Friday, Feb. 6 is a 1/2 day: release at 11:30am 

Thursday, Jan. 29

IR: 20 minutes

1st Battle Book done tomorrow

Social Studies: Chap. 7 test tomorrow 

Science: Proposals (blue) due tomorrow

Grammar: Punctuation Packet due tomorrow 

PTO treat tomorrow: 50 cents each

Box Tops due tomorrow

Wednesday, Jan. 28

IR: 20 minutes

(1st BOTB book done by Friday)

Science: Proposals due Friday

Reading: finish journals: find 3 words and decide what context clue type you used to figure them out

Grammar Week: Capitalization Packet due Friday

PTO treat Friday

Box tops due Friday

*We are in need of Kleenex

Tuesday, Jan. 27

IR: 20 minutes

(1st BOTB book done by Friday)

Science: Proposals due Friday

Reading: finish journals (if not done in class) Main idea (3 details to support), and text structure 

Grammar Week: Capitalization Packet due Friday

PTO treat Friday

Box tops due Friday

*We are in need of Kleenex 

Monday, Jan. 26

IR: 20 minutes

(1st BOTB book done by Friday)

Science: Proposals due Friday

Reading: finish journals (if not done in class) Main idea, 1 question, 1 prediction 

Grammar Week: Packet will come home tomorrow 

Awards Assembly tomorrow at 2:40pm in auditorium

*Report Cards coming home tonight.  Check Take Home Folders

Thursday, Jan. 22

IR: 20 minutes

Tomorrow we have gym :) If you have raised $5 for Jump Rope for Heart, bring it in! 

Social Studies: test on Underground Railroad tomorrow

Science: Science Fair contracts due tomorrow; proposals due next Friday

Spelling: Tic Tac Toe due tomorrow 

Paid OOU tomorrow

Awards Assembly on Tuesday, Jan. 27

Wednesday, Jan. 21

IR: 20 minutes

Social Studies: test on Underground Railroad on Friday

Science: Science Fair contracts due Friday

Spelling: Tic Tac Toe due Friday

Paid OOU on Friday 

Awards Assembly on Tuesday, Jan. 27

Tuesday, Jan. 20

IR: 20 minutes

Social studies: test on Underground Railroad on Friday

Science: Science Fair contracts due Friday

Spelling: Tic Tac Toe due Friday

Monday, Jan. 19

IR: 20 minutes 

*New book requirements for new marking period: Battle of the Books books.  Students should read these for their 20 minutes, but are more than welcome to continue reading other books outside of the 20 minutes :) BOTB books should come to school every day for independent reading. 

Science: Science Fair information coming home tonight!  

*White packet has dates and other important info.  

*Yellow sheet: Contract: due Friday

*Blue sheet: Proposals: due next Friday 

***Begin researching/planning your projects immediately.  

***Do not start experiments until proposal has been turned in and approved by Mrs. L.

*Please contact me with any questions!  I want to help!  

Spelling to come home tomorrow.

Friday, Jan. 16

IR: 40 minutes

*Students may still take AR tests Monday to count for their reading this marking period.

The 3rd marking period begins Monday.

Thursday, Jan. 15

IR: 20 minutes (100% of goal by tomorrow)

Grammar:  capitalization packet due tomorrow

Science test tomorrow

PTO treat tomorrow: 50 cents each: "Cuties" oranges

Wednesday, Jan. 14

IR: 20 minutes (100% of goal by Friday)

Grammar:  capitalization packet due Friday 

Science test on Friday

PTO treat Friday: 50 cents each: "Cuties" oranges

Tuesday, Jan. 13

IR: 20 minutes (100% of goal by Friday)

Grammar:  capitalization packet due Friday (one sheet per night)

Spelling is canceled this week.  Treat the capitalization packet as you would Tic Tac Toe.  

Science test on Friday

Monday, Jan. 12

IR: 20 minutes (or more)

100% of goal by Friday (end of marking period)

Have a good night!

Thursday, Jan. 8

IR: 20 minutes

90% of goal by Tomorrow 

Social studies test tomorrow: study notes

Spelling: Tic Tac Toe due Tomorrow

1/2 day tomorrow; dismissal at 11:30am :)

Wednesday, Jan. 7

IR: 20 minutes

90% of goal by Friday

Social studies test on FRIDAY: study notes

Spelling: Tic Tac Toe due Friday 

1/2 day on Friday: dismissal at 11:30am :)

Tuesday, Jan. 6

IR: 20 minutes

90% of goal by Friday

Social studies test on Thursday: study notes

Spelling: Tic Tac Toe

1/2 day on Friday: dismissal at 11:30am :)

Monday, Jan. 5

No school today, Monday, Jan. 5 due to weather! 

I'm looking forward to seeing all of you tomorrow!

(PS. I've read two books equaling 611 pages and plan to finish another today!  Hope you are reading, too!) 

Stay warm!