Important Dates & Reminders

• 2/14- Valentine’s Day (Stay tuned for a letter coming home by the end of the week of 2/6)
• 2/20- Student Holiday
• Science Club is on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4-5PM. Information with spring clubs is forthcoming.

Language Arts

What are we learning?

• Poetry

Home/School Connection

• Students should select a school-appropriate poem and practice reciting it at home
• Log into Lexia for 20 minutes each night

Math

What are we learning?

Algebraic Reasoning

• Number patterns, identifying the concept of a variable, writing equations to represent given mathematical relationships, using a variable

Home/School Connection

Complete a few practice problems from homework packet that is sent home weekly

Science

What are we learning?

Magnetism & Electricity

Social Studies

What are we learning?

Ancient Cultures (Greece, Rome, China, Africa)

Schoolwide Expectations

Some of our students are getting comfortable and complacent, which is both a great thing, and an area of growth because it speaks to the level of comfortability with trust gained as well as the establishment of positive relationships. Please take a moment to reinforce the expectations at home. Some of the behaviors that have increased are:

• Talking while the teacher is talking 
• Talking over classmates (not being respectful) 
• Response time (students are moving very slowly when we ask them to transition from one thing to the next) 
• Keeping hands to self 
• Work ethic (We understand students are getting tired; however, we are in the third marking period and need them to push)