Yes, I promised myself I would have this done BEFORE the checklists came out with "updated" written on them!!!

We have had an eventful, full week! Starting with President's Day AND a snow day, they were wound up on Wednesday! After settling down, we had a great rest of the week!

Language Arts: Today was our first mock MSA for Reading. The students did a great job staying focused... it can be very hard to sit still when you're waiting for the time to be over.

Next week we'll be going over our practice packets and doing some other practice with writing BCR's.

We'll also be starting our "Novel" unit next week.

Math: In my math class we'll be doing some practice MSA problems, along with division and fractions.

Science: We'll be discussing different types of soil and then we'll be looking at some fossils while comparing them with other fossils (this is always a favorite!!).

Word Study and Spelling: Your child got a list this week. We won't test on those words until next Friday. There will be homework each day next week.

Please read the note coming home on Friday in the large manila envelope. We do this every year and it really means the world to the kids!

Not much to tell you about... MSA skills are really our focus right now. I really hope having the mock MSA's helped your child be more comfortable with the testing procedure.

Have a great weekend!
Faith Humerick