Monday, January 11, 2010

Here's today!

Today for our explorer project, we learned how to organize and keep track of our information as we are finding it. We learned how to use encyclopedias and book resources. Please try to get your child to your public library to d osome independent research outside of school. Librarians are always willing to help kids learn about how to use the library as a resource!! This will be such a useful skill for the years to come!

Also, your child brought home the Ozzie's Reading Club form today to keep track of reading they do. They need to read 100 minutes a week for the 8 weeks in order to earn the tickets. This really translates to the 20 minutes of reading we ask that they do each day anyway. I will have a calendar for the month to pass out tomorrow and that will just be a way for you to keep track of it.

Here is our homework for the day:
Fluency - your child should read the passage to you. Take some time to discuss the questions by Thursday.
Literacy - summary is due tomorrow (test will be on Thursday)
Math - survey question and categories (except kids who took the ACCESS test today!

Reminders for the week;

dinner night at Culver's tomorrow - use the blue flyer or tell your cashier that you are from COwlishaw!

THURSDAY night is our 5th grade Family Math Night. Come hang out and play some casual math games for fun. Raffle prizes and estimation jar games!!

No school Friday - it is a teacher work day!

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