Weekly Update

We had a fun week full of celebration! We started the week with our 75 class compliment celebration....slime was the most common fidget toy, which was interesting and fun. Valentine's Day was great fun and I loved seeing the girls show their creativity in their costumes. Check out what everyone wore!

 In math this week, we learned how to add and subtract mixed numbers. The girls did well with this new skill and applied previous fraction concepts into this new computation. I plan to give them another quick check on Tuesday. We will work through some word problems in the morning and then take the quick check in the afternoon. Today I gave each girl a front and back practice sheet to help review, and here it is electronically in case they misplace it. 😉 To keep with our Mary Poppins theme, the girls completed another musical moment on the song, Jolly Holiday.

The girls are reading about key events in the 1910's. They spent time reading and learning about the unsinkable Titanic. They examined the survival rates of passengers and crew. Working through math equations they found out that the wealthy passengers received preferential treatment. This inequality did not set right with the girls. They learned that the first crossword puzzle debuted in this decade. Each girl created her own crossword puzzle using last week's Wordly Wise words.

The girls continued reading articles in Newsela about the contributions of Black Americans. The quizzes are tough and the girls are doing well working through this month long project. In addition to the Newsela project, they are researching individual women and working with paraphrasing. This is a tough skill and we will continue practicing. The girls made paper dolls of the prominent women they are researching.

Reminders:

• Vivienne and Emily are our carpool helpers next week
• I finished all of the mini-conferences with the girls and loved that one on one time with each of them.
• Grandparents' and Special Friends' Day- Please sign up here. 
• Maypole- A Fourthie Tradition!! All details are here (Fourthie site>Everything Else). 
• Band Sweatshirts - order form. 
• Please consider our play rehearsal schedule when making dental, doctor, etc. appointments for your daughter. Practice begins on 3/22.
• Wondering about "Growing Up Healthy" class? Mrs. Blanton has all assignments, lessons, etc. on a website. Take a look here.
• Final Assembly Information is here!
• Scavenger hunt