From the desk of Mrs.Orton

                              Feb. 24, 2014

Thought-“What a lot we lost when we stopped writing letters.  You can't reread a phone call.  ~Liz Carpenter

Upcoming Dates:

Please work on your MYSTERY BOOK REPORT and choose a SCIENCE FAIR TOPIC

Feb. 27^th- School Spelling Bee 2:30pm

Feb.28^th- AR Assembly

March 3-7^th- SEP WEEK School Dismissed at 2:30pm

March 17^th- Mystery Book Report Due

March 27^th- Science Fair

Common Core Update:

 Math- Testing in Chp.6 moving onto Chp.7 Mulitiplying Fractions   Tutoring is available schoolwide afterschool M,T,W and F from 3:30-4:00 -Library

Writing- I can honestly say that most of my class tried to do their BEST WORK on our Direct Writing Assessment-THANKS!

Reading-Reading: Informational Text Standard 9 
Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.. Class Story-“Evelyn Cisneros” and “Tangerine” Book Report Genre: Mystery packet sent home two weeks ago in an envelope. 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- Words with the long a- Good Luck this week to Reid, Leilani and Shelby in our school Spelling Bee!! Our class will be your loudest cheerleaders! Good Luck!

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