What a FUN filled week! From celebrating crushing benchmark goals, to Market Day, and finally spreading love & kindness on Valentine’s day. We certainly made the most of our first full week after benchmarks! Thank you for helping us make these memories together and for spoiling classmates and me with Valentine goodies!
A LOOK INTO ROOM 8:
Reading- We reviewed making inferences an drawing conclusions as we analyzed a StoryWorks fiction passage called “Dad’s New Job”. The students used what they know and what they read to figure out things from the text that the author did not directly say. 
Writing- Students continued working on their Silent Movie projects. We are utilizing Adobe Spark to create a silent movie using the three types of quotes discussed in class. Next week we will begin acting out our scenes…I am excited to see the final products! 
Social Studies- We utilized the Social Studies Alive textbook to dive deeper into the Northeast region. We also completed our states and capitals quiz for the Northeast region. Students need to continue reviewing for this, as it will be on the final assessment!
Math & Science-Visit Miss Capano’s blog to read what students did in math and science this week!
A GLANCE AT NEXT WEEK:
- MATH: Number Patterns
- SCIENCE: Matter
- READING: Poetry, Figurative Language, Author’s Word Choice
- WRITING: Quotation Mark Usage
- SOCIAL STUDIES: Northeast Region of the United States
UPCOMING NEXT WEEK:
- Monday, 2/18: President’s Day – Full school day!
- Thursday, 2/19:
- Tuesday Talk
- Friday, 2/22:
- Aquarium Field Trip forms and money due. Please contact me if you are in need of financial support.
- Science Card Quiz on SOL 4.1B due
NEWS & REMINDERS:
- February Luncheon: PTO is sponsoring a luncheon on Monday, 2/18. Click here to sign up!
- Tigers Lead T-shirts: Each fifth grader is invited to purchase a unique t-shirt created by his/her leadership team! These will be work on VCU Market Day in March and Moving On Celebration in June. Click here for an extra copy. Orders due 3/1. Please contact me if you are in need of financial support.
- VCU Market Day: On March 26th, fifth graders will travel to VCU for an extra special Market Day with students from across the Richmond area and even state! Unlike our typical Market Days, students will work in teams and most of the preparation will be done at school. Students do NOT need to start preparing items at home. Expect details about this exciting FREE event and permission forms soon.
