Next Week is Read Across America Day and Dr. Seuss's birthday. We will be celebrating all week with different activities and dress up days at IGEMS! 

Monday: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish---- WEAR RED and BLUE

Tuesday: Fox in Socks---- Wear CRAZY socks

Wednesday: The Sleep Book---- Wear PAJAMAS

Thursday: Thing One and Thing Two---- Choose a friend to dress like Thing One and Thing Two (Dress alike; wear paper plates on shirts with Thing One and Thing Two written on them)

Friday: Cat in the Hat---- Wear your Favorite HAT

Any questions, please let me know! Mrs. Bast will be sending a note home tomorrow as well!

Click below for online Dr. Seuss games!
http://www.technologyrocksseriously.com/2015/02/dr-seuss-rocks.html#.Vs3H2H0rK1t

Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers

We are working on adding and subtracting mixed numbers in math right now. The kids are doing pretty well, but we're still getting tripped up in a couple of spots. For the homework tonight, I had them do it in class and then I corrected it. I would like them to fix their incorrect answers and return it.

Common Errors

Adding Mixed Numbers - Most students have an easier time adding than subtracting. The mixed numbers sometimes has an answer with a whole number that has a fraction greater than one (improper fraction). They need to rewrite this as a mixed number with a fraction. Example: The answer to an addition problem is 11 5/4. Their final answer should be 12 1/4.

Subtraction Mixed Numbers - This is illustrated above. Most students are regrouping, but some are moving over 10 instead of a whole fraction. In the example above they need to add 4/4ths not 10/4ths. Some students aren't adding the initial fraction to the whole fraction. From above, they need to add 1/4 and 4/4 to equal 5/4 before subtracting.

Spelling Words

The student's spelling words are coming home tonight. I am not sure what happened on Monday, but I totally forgot to do the pretest. We ended up taking it today instead, and they should have a list today.

Sorry about that!

Valentines Day Party

Quick Calendar Items

Feb. 9 - The halftime cheerleading performance is tonight around 6:30.

Feb. 10 - My class has their social studies test tomorrow. Many have books they brought home to study.

Feb. 12 - Our Valentine's Day party will be on Friday afternoon.

Feb. 15 - Yearbook orders are due. I am sure we can get more sheets in the office if needed.

Feb. 26 - No School! It's a ways away, but something to look forward to!

Math Test

We will be having our math test for Unit 5 on either Thursday or Friday of this week. I am hoping we'll be ready to go by Thursday so they don't have to do it on the day of their Valentine's Day party.

The students will be able to use a conversion chart for their test, which is the same one they brought home a couple of weeks ago. 

The test will also have a section that deals with area and perimeter, which we are finishing up this week.

Notes

A Note From Ms. Hrubes: Masking Tape for our circuit board projects. If you have any extra, we'd love to take it off your hands! :)

 

Yearbook Forms - The forms to buy a yearbook went home tonight. The yearbooks are $15 this year and the forms to due on February 15.

Quick Notes

Language Arts Test and Spelling

We will have our language arts test this week. I have it split into two days and the plan is to do it on Tuesday and Wednesday. If the weather doesn't cooperate we'll do Wed.-Thurs.

Since we have a test during the week we won't have a full language art unit. There will not be any spelling this week.

February Reading Calendars

The February Reading Calendars went home tonight. If students forgot to turn in their January calendars they can still do that tomorrow. I added the class list on the back of the Feb. Calendar for Valentine's Day Cards.

 

Valentine's Day Notes

Our Valentine's Day party will be on Friday, February 12th this year. We'll do it right at the end of the day. The Valentine's Day committee (Brady, Dom, Jayden, Makaya, and Sophie) are making plans, but I can share a few things. If you can get those made by the end of the week or Feb. 9 at the latest it'll give kids time to deliver their cards.

Boxes

The class voted to make their Valentine's Day boxes at home this year. Many said that they have old boxes from last year. The designs up to the kids as long as they have their name on it.

Valentine's Day Cards

If students bring in cards they need to bring one for everyone in class. As I mentioned above, I put our class list on the back of the February Reading Calendar. Several kids have asked about adding treats, and I am okay with small treats although they will probably take them home instead of eating at school. The party committee are planning snacks.