February 6th-10th

Team Urban finally won our first Spirit Day today for Inside Out Day.  That means that most of our students had the most participation today and we get to keep Lucy the Lion in our class for the remainder of the month. 

Today, (some) January Assessment Logs went home. The rest will go home on Monday. Please review them with your child and sign and return the log on Monday. One score you will see on the log that may be considerably lower than other scores is Topic 11 Post test for math.  Overall, this was a difficult topic on two-step word problems using all four operations.  We will continue to work on this concept for the remainder of the year. 

It's hard to believe that Spring Break is right around the corner. Please mark your calendars as February 24th is the last day to AR. Also, since second trimester conferences are optional, for many, we will be hosting Student-Led conferences during the week of March 13th - 17th. I will be sending out emails for individual private conferences if needed this trimester. More details on the specific date and time for student-led conferences coming soon.

Also, please remember that ILCS is a leadership school and service is something we value greatly. Your child is required to complete a service project and 8 hours of service. The project will be due the first week in May. 

Our class will be having a small Valentine's Day celebration on Tuesday, February 14th from 12-1. If you can contribute to the celebration, we would greatly appreciate your donation. Thank you to those families who have already made contributions. Please know that your child does not have to distribute Valentine cards, but if they choose to, they must include everyone in the class. 

ELA:
Begin reading Natural Disasters. Students will discuss how readers use text features and structure to better comprehend texts, and how writers develop a topic with facts, details and linking phrases.
Conventions: adverbs 
Writing: informative/explanatory   
Spelling: homophones   
1. to 
2. too 
3. two 
4. week 
5. weak 
6. road 
7. rode 
8. stair 
9. stare 
10. bear 
11. bare 
12. write 
13. right 
14. new 
15. knew 
16. their 
17. there 
18. they’re 
19. weather 
20. whether  

Math:
Topic #13: Equivalent Fractions

Science: Natural Disasters Gizmo

Homework
Due Daily: Math facts
Due on Friday: 80 minutes (4 entries) in Reading Log

Dates to Remember:
Monday, February 13th: No school 
Thursday, February 14th: Valentine Celebration 12-1
Monday, February 20th: No school
Thursday, February 24th: Last day to AR and end of 2nd trimester