Hey, it's a Saturday Update!

Hello Everyone,

Because of previous plans for tomorrow's Super Bowl, I am posting an update a day earlier.

A big thank you to all of the chaperones who came to the Minneapolis Institute of Art yesterday! Your participation allowed students to be in much smaller groups and therefore, see much more of the museum than they would have otherwise. It made the trip much more enjoyable and educational for the class!

Writing: Your student has a homework assignment over the weekend to complete the beginning paragraph of their descriptive essay. They are writing about either a person, place or thing that is important to them. For the beginning paragraph, we practiced making a connection with the reader to introduce your topic. Please lend your student any assistance here coming up with ideas.

Math: We took the Unit 5 Math Test on Thursday. I am in the process of grading them now, and students should receive them back to make corrections and get a parent's signature before the end of next week. You can expect to see your student bring home a new Unit 6 parent letter and answer key, and we will soon start working on Unit 6, which centers around Data Analysis and Adding/Subtracting Fractions. If your student is having trouble with homework, I would encourage them to bring home their Student Math Journal, which we use for classroom learning. But, it may remind them of the process/skill we learned during class that they can apply to their homework. If they bring it home, it would then be very important to remember to bring it back to class the next day.

Social Studies: All but two groups have given their Native American Power Point presentations. I have been impressed with the level of information they collected and with the quality of their power point work. Please ask your student about what slides he or she presented as a part of their team.

Spelling: There will be a spelling test given on Monday. Students will get a new list on Friday.

**Teacher Apology**   After reading last week's post, I realized I made a few typos resulting in grammatical errors. I apparently was not being a good role model, as I have stressed to your students, the importance of proofreading assignments that they are turning in, to make sure their sentences make sense. I guess I need to take my own advice. Thanks for understanding (haha).

Thanks,
Mr. Norman