Second Week of A Snow Day! Yay!

Hello, Parents!

Wow, ANOTHER SNOW DAY! The students are getting lucky this year! 
Report cards are going home tomorrow! Please take out all papers and sign the Report Card Envelope twice (Once on the first-trimester line and another time on the MSTEP line.)

I want to thank all the families who contributed to the Canned Food Drive this year! We came in 3rd place, raising 170 dollars! Plus, we met our goal of 300 food items/dollars by December 10th, so I will give the students a special treat on Friday, December 20th.

Here are some announcements for the next trimester:
Students need to wear their ID Cards and DOG Tags every day, but they are allowed to keep them 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. 

AR: Students will try to meet their goal of 15 AR points for the 2nd Trimester. The AR Test can only be taken at school. Students will also get an AR Comprehension grade, which should be between 80% and 100%.

Late/Absent Work: Students will have homework, and they will have absent work if they are not at school. All homework is written in the planner, and we put our daily work agenda on Google Classroom. If you have yet to go onto Google Classroom, please do so soon so you know what is happening in class. I take 10% off for students who turn in late work since it is not turned in on time. Also, for absent work, students have as many days as they were absent plus one day to complete it. For example, if your student is absent on Monday and returns to school on Tuesday, their absent work will be due on Thursday. 

Planners: Please sign the planner every day!

Math: We started Unit 3, which is all about fractions and how they relate to division. We are planning to test on Part of Unit 3 in the middle of next week. I have included the Family Letter for the unit and the answers to the home links in our Google Classroom. Also, if your student is absent, all the lesson videos are on Google Classroom. 

Reading/Writing: Students are learning about Text Structure. We will be testing on Thursday! Students will have classwork, which is all on Google Classroom.

AR: Students also work on reading for AR every day. From now on, students will take their reading binder home and to school every day. Students are also working on Power Up (Lexia) and reading for AR points. 

Science: Students are learning about the Earth’s Spheres. 

Social Studies: Students are learning about four regions. 

Homework: Homelink 3.6 and Math Boxes 3.6, Cause and Effect Text Structure HW Worksheet, read for 20 minutes and fill out reading log

Parent to-do list:

• Sign Planner
• Sign Reading Log
• Take out all fo Report Card papers and sign the report card twice, turn in on Monday

​If you have any questions, then please email me at [email protected].
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!
Mrs. Orrico

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