The Weak Ahead 2/9-2/13

Students have spelling packets and reading logs due on Monday, 2/9. They will also take their spelling test and get their spelling packet that will be due the following week. Since there is no school on 2/16, the following week, spelling and reading logs will be due on Tuesday, 2/17. 

Friday, 2/13 will be our class Valentine's Day party. I sent home a letter last week that listed some of the guidelines for bringing valentines. The letter also had the name of every student in our class. Please make sure that if your student brings valentines, they bring one for everyone in the class. Also, if your student is planning on including any treat in the valentines they hand out, they must be store bought. We can't distribute homemade food at school. 

One final note about Valentine's Day. On Tuesday, we will be getting together with our buddies to make containers to hold valentines. Your student does not need to bring a container from home to store their valentines. 

Tuesday in math students will be taking their mid module test over the geometry concepts covered so far in module 4. On Monday, we will have a review day to prepare for the test. After the test we will continue with lesson 10 in Module 4 on Wednesday.  

Our final book group meetings will take place on Tuesday, 2/10. Each child is reading a historical fiction book that takes place during westward expansion of the 1840s and 1850s. In preparation for this final meeting each child should finish reading their book and also complete all four pages from their packet. Check in with your child and see if they are prepared for their final book group meeting.

Conferences will take place after school on Wednesday, 2/25 and all day Thursday, 2/26. Please go to the link below to sign up for a time. If you need to schedule by phone, please call the office at 503-259-7830.


Upcoming Dates
  • Monday, February 9th - Spelling Packets/Reading Logs Due - Spelling Test
  • Tuesday, February 10th - 4th Book Group Meeting/Mid Module Math Assessment
  • Friday, February 13th - Class Valentine's Day Party
  • Monday, February 16th - Presidents' Day - No School
  • Wednesday, February 25th - Conferences (3:05pm - 8:00 pm)
  • Thursday, February 26th - Conferences (8:00 am - 8:00 pm) - No School
  • Friday, February 27th - No School

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