February 26 --March 2

 Dates to Note: 

Monday: Word Build Unit Five
Tuesday: Part One of the Released Math SOL
Wednesday: Part Two of the Released Math SOL

Friday: Word Build Quiz

Camp Albemarle!! 
Calling all volunteers! Please visit this link and sign up for one of the many things that need to be done to make our trip successful!
Camp Albemarle All-Star Volunteers

Word Study Update

This week, each group will be building words with the prefix 
Purple Book: DIS + S
Yellow Book: S (verb).

Reading Update

We will continue our work on inferencing and also will be introducing fact and opinion. While this seems like an easy skill, many of the questions are tricky and ask for facts within the text. 

Math Update

We have wrapped up our work with place value. We will be giving a released SOL for two reasons. First, will use the JUST THE PLACE VALUE portion of the assessment to provide us a test score for the Place Value unit. Second, we will look at the assessment as a whole, to provide us information on our student's strengths and weaknesses. This will drive instruction for the remainder of the year. You can help your child at home by practicing computation and measurement conversions. 

Content Update-Continuation from last week!

Mrs. Canalichio's Homeroom: Ecosystems

Mrs. Elsie's Homeroom: Electricity

Ms. Shifflett's Homeroom: Virginia's Native Americans

February 19- February 23

 Dates to Note: 

Monday, February 19: Word Build Unit Four

Friday, February 23: Word Build Quiz

Camp Albemarle!! 
Please make sure you have returned the camp form that came home last week. If you need another copy, let your child's teacher know!

Word Study Update

This week, each group will be building words with the prefix 
Purple Book: DIS
Yellow Book: re +ed.

Reading Update

This week we will be working on the strategy of inference. This is where students use information from the text, combine it with their background knowledge and figure out what the text did not say. 

Math Update

We are working hard on adding and subtracting larger numbers. Here are some practice problems you can do at home!

Content Update-Continuation from last week!

Mrs. Canalichio's Homeroom: Ecosystems

Mrs. Elsie's Homeroom: Electricity

Ms. Shifflett's Homeroom: Virginia's Native Americans

February 12-February 16

Dates to Note: 

Monday, February 12: Word Build Unit Three

Wednesday, February 14: Valentine's sharing in homerooms

Friday, February 16: Word Build Quiz

Camp Albemarle!! 
Our overnight trip to Camp Albemarle is scheduled for April 19th and 20th. We will need MANY parent volunteers in order to hold this event. Please stop by the office and make sure your volunteer paperwork is in place!

Word Study Update

This week, each group will be building words with the prefix IN.

Reading Update

We are continuing our work on Author's Purpose. You can help at home by reading with your child different pieces of text and discussing why the text was written; to inform, to persuade, or to entertain. 

Math Update

We began unit five at the end of last week. This unit surrounds the place value system and really delves into number sense. You can help at home by having your child estimate sums, differences, products, and quotients of numbers. 
Here are some other activities you can try: 

Content Update-It's time to switch!

Mrs. Canalichio's Homeroom: Ecosystems

Mrs. Elsie's Homeroom: Electricity

Ms. Shifflett's Homeroom: Virginia's Native Americans

February 5--February 9

Dates to Note: 

Monday, February 5: Word Build Unit Two

Friday, February 9: Word Build Quiz

Camp Albemarle!! 
Our overnight trip to Camp Albemarle is scheduled for April 19th and 20th. We will need MANY parent volunteers in order to hold this event. Please stop by the office and make sure your volunteer paperwork is in place!

Word Study Update

Word Build was a great success last week. This week students will be working at their own level with independence. 

Reading Update

We are taking a break from Making Meaning and spending a week or two on some reading skill focus. This week, we are tackling Author's Purpose. You can help at home by reading with your child different pieces of text and discussing why the text was written; to inform, to persuade, or to entertain. 

Math Update

We began unit five at the end of last week. This unit surrounds the place value system and really delves into number sense. You can help at home by having your child estimate sums, differences, products, and quotients of numbers. 
Here are some other activities you can try: 

Content Update-NEW UNITS!

Mrs. Canalichio's Homeroom: Virginia's Native Americans

Mrs. Elsie's Homeroom: Ecosystems

Ms. Shifflett's Homeroom: Electricity