From the desk of Mrs.Orton

                              Feb. 10, 2014

Thought: “Attitude is everything.
”- Anonymous

Upcoming Dates:

Feb.13^th- Dual Immersion Parent Mtng. 5:30-6:30

Feb. 14^th- Class Spelling BEE Test and

               Valentine’s Day Party

Feb. 17^th- President’s Day No School

Common Core Update:

Math-  Chp.6 with Fractions- Add and Subtract Fractions with Unlike Denominators. Knowing Times Tables is essential nowJ

Math Tutoring is available schoolwide afterschool M, T, Th and Friday from 3:30-4:00 from Mr.Jenkins in the library.

Writing-  5 Paragraph Essay – Our Direct Writing Assessment will be this month. Practice on Utah Writes at home if possible.

Reading- Reading: Informational Text Standard 7 
Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently. Class Story-“ Satchmo Blues” and “Tangerine” Book Report Genre: Mystery packet sent home today. Book must be 150 pages long or your student can read two books totaling 150 pages. Due: March 17th

Science- We are now trading with Mr.Greenhalgh- Topic: Matter and Mr.Coates-Topic: Electricity ** Thinking Ahead- I require the Science Fair/Poster as a homework assignment in Science. Start thinking about a topic you would like to learn more about.  SCIENCE FAIR- March 27^th

Spelling/Vocabulary- We will be practicing words from the 4^th-5^th grade list to have our class test on Friday.  The three highest scores will move onto the School Spelling BEE on Feb.21^st and the champions from our school will move onto the District Spelling BEE which will be held on March 13^th.  You are welcome to grab a printed copy from the office or you can go onto the East Elementary website and print out the Scripps List for 4^th-5^th grade to begin practicing!!

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT- Questions/Concerns- Please call 586-2840, send a note with your student or email at valerie.orton@ironmail.org