Week of 2/6

Happy February! We've got a busy week coming up! Report cards come home tomorrow, and we'll also take our math quarterly benchmark test. Students will take the social studies benchmark test on Thursday; a study guide came home last week. I am confident that students will do a great job if they use strategies that we've learned and if they show their thinking (math)! 

Here is an overview of our week:

Language Arts: 
Skills/strategies: We will continue to explore various types of functional texts such as recipes, brochures, fliers, project instructions, etc. Students will learn to use text features to help evaluate and comprehend the text. 


Please be sure that your child is reading nightly. Studies show that daily reading shows significant growth in vocabulary development and overall achievement. We want our kids to LOVE books and become lifelong readers, so we must work together to foster that love of reading. 

Math:
After benchmark testing is complete, we will continue to explore fractions. So far, we've reviewed fraction basics and learned about improper fractions and mixed numbers. We will explore fractions further by finding equivalent fractions, comparing fractions, finding fractions on a number line, and identifying decimal/fraction equivalents. Remember that I always send home the math notebook when there is math homework so that students have a reference to use when completing homework. We often make anchor charts in class that include the steps for whatever we are working on. 
Remember to use the portaportal site to review math concepts at home: http://www.portaportal.com/ 
I sent the login information via email in the beginning of the year. If you need it again, just email me: devon.day@nn.k12.va.us

Virginia Studies:
We are studying the "New Nation" - things that were happening after the American Revolution. This week we will be delving more into Westward Expansion. I will send home the notebook daily so students can continue to review notes since it's a lot of information to learn. Be sure to have conversations about what they're learning to help it stick! :) Stay tuned to the agenda for upcoming assessment dates!