Weekly Update 1/12

The new year is under way!  Here’s what we’re learning about this week…

Math
This week we will have the opportunity to explore benchmarks and relative sizes for length, time, liquid volume, mass and weight.  Your child will use ratio tables to convert units within the same measuring system (grams to kilograms, for example), and apply some of the place value and multi-digit computation skills they’ve been practicing to solve story problems related to measurement.

We are going to end the week with a two day project that gives your child an opportunity to apply some of their measuring skills in a new context – data analysis.  On Friday there will be the post test for Unit 4.

Social Studies

We are continuing our discussion about the events that led up to Washington gaining statehood.  Our focus is the differing points of view the U.S. government and Native Americans had about the land, the creation of the reservations and some of the wars that were a result.  We’ll also look at the new industries brought into the territory and how that led to the growth and develop of new towns and cities and eventually to statehood.

ReadingPlease visiting the "Reading" page for details.

Other Notes
We will have our spelling test this week!  Don’t forget to check out www.spellingcity.com/tbraford for fun games to help study!

We are starting up our Winter Benchmark testing this month.  We will be taking our Winter MAP tests next week on the 12^th and 15^th.  Please make sure your child comes to school on time and well rested so they can perform at their best.

Olympia Junior Programs (OJP) is back!  Students will soon be attending live, professional performances at the Washington Center for Performing Arts.  A packet with more information and the permission slip will be sent home on Tuesday.  Please return these ASAP!  Our class will attending “Laura Ingalls Wilder” on March 3^rd and “Schoolhouse Rock. Live!” on March 16^th.  Envelopes need to be returned, even if you can’t pay.

Also, don’t forget book orders are due Friday, January 23^rd!!!

Excelsior!
~Ms. B