Weekly Update - February 23

Take a look at what we've been up to this short week!

Rational Numbers

This week in our rational numbers unit, students focused on rational numbers skills such as...

• comparing fractions
• finding equivalent fractions
• adding and subtracting fractions
• multiplying fractions

Please remember to practice math facts nightly!  Online Practice Buddies are also assigned as optional homework!

Geometry

Week 7 is now assigned in your child's Google Classroom.  Week 7 will focus on classifying triangles.

Science

The Ninjas wrapped up their Weather and Water unit with Ms. Hof!

Social Studies

This week we discussed Black History Month and why we celebrate it!

Reading

This week in reading we continued to research a new time period that our next book club books will be set in.  Readers reviewed how to identify main idea and how to preview a text.

Remember to read 30 minutes nightly!

Writing

As we are researching our new time periods, writers are focusing on their note taking skills.  I have taught how to take notes using the boxes and bullets strategy.

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• 2/28: Six Flags Read to Succeed forms due
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