Thank you to the Books for Kids program for the generous book gift to each student in our school! Our school began a week of DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) where all students and teachers in the school are encouraged to stop what they are doing during assigned times and read! Share with a family member the different material you read (or were read) today. We will be participating in DEAR all week. What books do you recommend Mrs. Calvert read for DEAR? Why is this a great book to read?

Homework: 
Continue to read a fiction novel for your next Best Book Project.

Reminder:
-March calendar coming home today.
- We are having a pizza lunch on Wednesday March 16! Notice and order forms are being sent home today. Please return your order and money to the school by March 10.

Thank you to the Books for Kids program for the generous book gift to each student in our school! Our school began a week of DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) where all students and teachers in the school are encouraged to stop what they are doing during assigned times and read! Share with a family member the different material you read (or were read) today. We will be participating in DEAR all week. What books do you recommend Ms. Makowski read for DEAR? Why is this a great book to read?

Homework: 
Continue to read a fiction novel for your next Best Book Project. This project will be introduced in class shortly!

Terrific job completing your swimming lessons this week! You showed excellent perseverance in the pool.

Have a wonderful weekend!
 

Terrific job completing your swimming lessons this week! You showed excellent perseverance in the pool.

Have a wonderful weekend!
 

In our novel study, The Breadwinner, we have been discussing how to identify and infer reasons for a character's actions or feelings based on evidence from the story.  In your opinion, share with a family member why the family did not leave Afghanistan when they were able to. What do you think they should have done? Be sure to support your thinking with specific examples from the story.

Homework: 
Play Betweeners with a family member.  Use playing cards instead of dice. How do you know that your decimal is 'between'? Explain your strategy.

Reminder: 
- Sports Club is today from 3:15 to 3:45.
- Last day of swimming lessons are tomorrow (Friday Feb. 26).

Room 2 has a classroom compost! Share with a family member the different items we are composting for this science experiment. What observations have you made in this experiment? How has the food items changed over the past couple weeks? What did you notice about the temperature of our composted items?

Homework: 
Play Race to Zero subtraction game with a family member! What strategies do you have for subtracting?

Reminder: 
- Sports Club is today from 3:15 to 3:45.
- Last day of swimming lessons are tomorrow (Friday Feb. 26).

Room 5 has been engineering our electricity projects!  Our project proposals and budgets have been submitted and approved.  Explain to a family member what you have learned about the perspective of an engineer in the planning phase of a project. Be sure to share your posted proposals from D2L. What challenges are you encountering now you are in the construction phase?

Homework:
Please go on the following websites posted on the blog, under Grade 4/5 Fractions. You will be comparing and ordering equivalent fractions, decimals and percents:

http://www.mathplayground.com/Decention/Decention.html

Reminder:
Sports Club is tomorrow, February 25, 3:15-3:45