Happy February!

Happy Friday Families!

What a crazy couple of weeks we have had, but the students are working hard! 

In Math, the Unit 3 EFGH Math test went home yesterday. Test corrections are due on Monday for students who want to retake portions of the test who got a 70% or below. Remember, students must correct their test with a different colored pencil or on a separate piece of paper AND  get the Retake Ticket signed by an adult to retake it. 

For ELA, students are learning Text Structure. We will be testing the five text structures next week. I have put all the videos and helpful Google Slides for students to use as a study tool when we get closer to testing. 

For Science, students took the Go With The Flow Cycle 2 and the written response question on Wetlands. I have put most of the grades into Parent Connect. Please make sure you take a look! 

Remember, if you are absent, please look at Google Classroom. Most of the time, I put what we did on there. Plus, most science assignments are on Google Classroom, along with all the Math Lesson videos and novel study read-aloud videos. 

Here are some announcements for next week:

We have had many students not write in their planners correctly, which is causing some communication problems on what homework, which can also lead to students not turning in homework assignments on time. 

Therefore, please talk with your students about how they are doing with assignments and turning them in. Also, please make sure you are checking the planner and Google Classroom for all assignments.  

No School on Monday, February 19th

The 100th Day of School is on February 21st! Students can wear a shirt with one hundred things/items on it, or it could say one hundred.

Students need to wear their ID cards and DOG tags every day. They are allowed to keep them here at school. This protocol is essential since Maltby is so big that if all students have their cards and tags on them, we can identify them in passing times. 

Planners: Please sign the planner for Friday!
Math: We started Unit 4. Homelinks, family letters, and math videos are on Google Classroom
Reading/Writing: Students will work on reading for AR points and writing sticky notes while reading, and we will learn about Text Structure. We will be testing next week. There will be reading home next week, so please be aware of them. 
Science: We will be moving to our Scientific Method Project next week. Please look out for a permission slip for an at home project. 

Homework:  Read for 20 minutes, and fill out the reading log. Also, Math Corrections if your student is retaking the test.

Parent To-Do list: 

• Sign Planner
• Sign Reading Log 
• Sign a Retake Ticket if your child wants to retake the second part of the Unit 3 Math Test.

If you have any questions, then please email me at [email protected].

I hope everyone has a great weekend!
Mrs. Orrico 


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