100 Days and Counting heading into Valentine's Day Weekend Mini-Break

 Good Afternoon,

This year we may have not been able to do a traditional Valentine's Day exchanges and celebrations, but the class made the most of the time we were able to just be together. With it being cold all week, we had indoor recess, and a lot of time is spent with each other so I am just reminded how thankful I am that we are able to all be here in school learning together.

Week in Review:

  • Math - Students had a quick quiz on telling time, and began to transition to working with graphs and data. I gave the students an extra credit opportunity that if they see a graph over the long weekend, to take a picture and have it emailed to me for a future class treat!
  • Writing - Writers wrote more literary essays this week (even one on a short Disney film Dante's Lunch), and began to self assess and work with partners to identify the techniques that great writers use all the time in essay writing!
  • Reading - Readers celebrated all of their learning with a reading celebration! They have done some excellent thinking work in the character unit whether it be theories or comparing, etc. readers minds were hard at work while reading.
A Look Ahead:

  • No school Monday, February 15th.
  • Penny War all Next Week!!
    • Student Council is sponsoring a Penny War from February 16th-19th to raise money for Pillars Warming Shelter. Students can bring in pennies to earn points for their own class and silver coins to subtract points from other classes.  
  • Friday, February 19th - Dress Like your future job!
Hope everyone enjoys the long weekend!

Mr. VW




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