Celebrate with us! Crazy hair day has been moved from January 29th to February 5th. I can't wait to see your fun hairstyles. Colored hair is okay for this event.

LANGUAGE ARTS: This week, students will work on Vocabulary Packet #4: mal (bad or wrong). This will be due on Friday. The students are making great progress as they learn about working cooperatively in Literature Circles. We will continue with our literature circle novels, The Time Bike and The Last Treasure Map.

MATH: We are working in Module 5 in the book. Students will have homework on Tuesday and Thursday nights this week. Please look for several pieces of graded work coming home in this week's Monday folder.

THEME: We will begin a new unit of study: the circulatory system. Our work this week will focus on learning about the human heart. On Friday, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science will be with us in the classroom to present The Healthy Heart. The students will watch a dissection and be able to ask questions of the expert. In February, we will begi ...

Book orders went home in today's Monday Folder. Please note that they are due back on Tuesday, January 22nd. Please feel free to send them in or bring them to conferences!

We will conclude our study of inventions on Monday, and will embark on our next Science topic: the human body. I know we have several doctors and dentists who are 5/6 parents. We will specifically study the nervous system, the circulatory system, and respiratory systems. We will also learn about how a healthy cell functions. Can you help us? We would love to have models, posters, and guest speakers to enrich our classroom discussions! Please let me know via e-mail!

LANGUAGE ARTS:  Welcome back from the Winter Break! This week, we will return to class with the introduction of Literature Circles. Students will learn about the important jobs and roles they will take on as members of small groups. We will begin to read our literature circle novels, The Time Bike and The Last Treasure Map. We will also have a vocabulary packet this week, due on Friday. 

MATH:  Welcome back from Winter Break! We left off playing the student-created math games with Mrs. Root's math class. This week, students will each have the opportunity to present their work to the class and to "sell" their game, based on the rubric provided to the students in early December.&l ...

Thank you all for the lovely gifts and wishes for the holidays. I am looking forward to seeing you all again on Monday!

Students have been completing their 2nd trimester novel projects in class this week. On Monday, they wrote two one-paragraph essays and created three vocabulary stars. On Tuesday, they did a Tic-Tac-Toe project which involved the creation of three hands-on projects. On Wednesday, they had class time to continue to work on any incomplete sections of their project. About half the class still has work to do, so we will continue this on Thursday. If your student is done, he/she should bring a book to read while the rest of the class finishes. We will celebrate on Friday!

Students voted to do a Secret Snowman gift exchange at our holiday party on Friday. Please spend approximately $5 so that the gifts are of similar quality and value. The gift should be wrapped and include a gift tag with the TO portion filled out, but the FROM portion left blank. Ideas were shared in class yesterday. A gift card to a popular spot is a pretty safe idea. Please contact me directly if you are low on funds and need a little help with this.

LANGUAGE ARTS:  This week, students will complete an in-class project relative to their semester novel. These were novels that the students selected and had approved at the beginning of the trimester. On Monday, students will write essays during class. On Tuesday, they will complete a hands-on project. On Wednesday, they will play a vocabulary game using their word stars. We will wrap up the week with a party on Friday.
 MATH:  Students continue to work in small groups to solve problems. This is an integral part of our class, and students receive an in-class grade for the effort and quality of work they produce during these activities. This will not always be evidenced by a work product coming home in the Monday folder.  Students will receive homework on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Please also make sure that your student has his/her materials available in class to work on their math game project. These are due Friday the 21st at the beginning of ...