Week 25 Update

Just a quick update on a few important things happening over the next few weeks... 

Report Cards

Today (2/22) your student will have their progress report and Friday folder as usual. This is the last one for a few weeks as I start to work on report cards. Report cards will be coming home on Friday, March 8th.

Read-a-thon

In your Friday Folder you will see a sheet about the upcoming Read-a-thon to help raise funds for our school and classroom libraries. The PTA is sponsoring this event. Next week is full of spirit days to help spread the word.

• Monday, 2/25- Fox in Socks. Wear silly or mismatched SOCKS.
• Tuesday, 2/26- Green Eggs & Ham. Wear GREEN.
• Wednesday, 2/27- Horton Hears a Who. Random Acts of Kindness
• Thursday, 2/28- Cat in the Hat. Wear your favorite HAT.
• Friday, 3/1- Favorite Things. Dress as your favorite story CHARACTER.

Math Test

The Module 4 math test is on Friday, March 1st. This will be the first math grade of the 3rd trimester report card. 

Class Economy

Our next Pay Day is on Thursday, February 28th. Our next Class Auction will be on Monday, March 4th.

Science Fair

Please see my email with all the latest information about the upcoming science fair. This is 100% optional and is open to anyone wanting to participate.

Mohr PTA

Thank you to our PTA who sponsors many events at Mohr. Check out all they do... HERE

Week 21 Newsletter

We were very busy this week!

On Monday we finished reading Blood on the River by Elisa Carbone, which is always my favorite book to read. It fits in perfectly with what we are talking about in Social Studies, learning about the original 13 Colonies. The founding of James Town in Virginia is full of dramatic events. I think it was a big hit for everyone in our class.

We also had our very first literature test, seeing how well students remembered the story, and important key details. This test will be sent home in next week's Friday Folder.

On Thursday we had our Mid Module 4 test. I was impressed with how well everyone has been understanding multiplying whole numbers by fractions. The test results will also be sent home in next week's Friday Folder.

Check out the PHOTOS tab above... I've added pictures from the Blackhawk Museum field trip and our holiday party!


UPCOMING EVENTS:

• Wed, Jan 31
• Unit 4 SS Test (Life in the Colonies)
• Pay Day
• Thurs, Feb 1
• SS Notebook Check (Units 3 & 4)
• pages all up to date including page #, date, title, and all necessary information
• Auction
• Fri, Feb 2
• Blood on the River hyperdoc due (Google Classroom)

Week 16 Newsletter

This week we started our nonfiction writing with Feature Articles! Over the next few weeks students will be researching a topic of interest, gather facts, and writing informational articles. This is always one of my favorite writing pieces of the year!

We are also finishing up our Unit 3 in social studies, where we have been learning about the struggle between Native Americans and European settlers for land and resources. We will have our Unit 3 Test on Wednesday, December 13th.

Next Friday, December 15th is our field trip to the Blackhawk Museum in Danville. Students will be able to see many artifacts from Native Americans and the Westward Expansion of the United States.

Holiday Can Food Drive - December 11th - 15th

Our class is participating in the Friends Helping Friends annual Holiday Can Food Collection.  With your donations, we will be able to put tubs of food together that will be donated to local families during this holiday season :) Our class is collecting Brownie Mix, Cake Mix, and Frosting. Thank you for your support!!!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

• Wed, Dec 13
• SS Unit 3 Test
• Fri, Dec 15
• Blackhawk Museum Field Trip (9:15am-12:15pm)
• Mon, Dec 18
• Band & Strings Concert (1:15pm-1:55pm)
• Fri, Dec 22
• Dec. Pay Day (Class Economy)
• Holiday Party
• Minimum Day (8:15am-12:30pm)
• Start of Winter Break

Weekly News: Week 21

This week Mrs. Davidson visited and we created self-portraits, but the challenge was to not pick up our pencil. We tried to complete our picture with one continuous movement! Students then chose to fill in their portraits with patterns in red, yellow, and blue. They turned out pretty great!

On Thursday we took a science test with Ms. Britto and the Mid Module 4 test! It was a busy day but taught us a lot about studying and prioritizing. A great skill to learn for middle school. The Mid Module test is available in OARS to review. Just sign in with your child's information.

We also had our first week of "Mentor Sentences." We are using great sentences from literature to learn more about author's voice, grammar, punctuation, and much more! This will be a weekly event from now on, with quizzes on Fridays.

Upcoming Events:

• Tuesday, January 31st
• Pay Day
• Wednesday, February 1st
• Auction
• Thursday, February 2nd
• Blood on the River open book test

• Monday, February 6th-Wednesday, February 8th
• Outdoor Ed Pigeon Point
• please report to the front of the school with bags packed and ready at 7:45am. Buses leave at 8:00am
• we should return on Wednesday, February 8th by 3:00pm. Mrs. Wolfinger will know the exact time we depart on Wednesday and our expected arrival time.