1. 2 nd – 6 th Rockstars January 6 - 10 Weekly Reminders 4th Grade Literacy – Happy New Year!!! In Literacy class students will continue to learn comprehension skills and strategies to become better readers. This week students will be able to identify and make generalizations (a broad statement based on several examples). Students will also continue to learn and strengthen their vocabulary and grade level sight work skills. 5th Grade Literacy - Welcome Back!!! In Literacy class students will build upon their prior knowledge of comprehension skills and strategies to become better readers. This week students will be able to determine the main idea and identify key details throughout a passage or story. Friday, January 10 th – Last Day of 4 th grade Swimming Lessons Monday, January 20 th - Martin Luther King Jr Day: No School 2nd Grade Math - My 2nd graders will be learning different multiplication and division strategies. They will also be solving real-world problems using multiplication and division. Thank you for working with your child on memorizing multiplication facts through 5. 3rd Grade Math - My third grade math class will be using related multiplication facts to divide. They will learn to divide a 1-digit number or a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number with or without a remainder. 2nd Grade Social Studies - The 2nd grade class will be studying about the Civil War and the events that led up to this war. 3rd Grade Social Studies - My 3rd graders will finish their study of the colonization of early America. 4th Grade Social Studies - My two 4th grade classes will be studying about Kentucky's years after statehood. 2 nd Grade Literacy I can develop oral vocabulary. I can compare and contrast to tell how parts of a story are alike and different. I can infer by using clues from the story and background knowledge. 3 rd Grade Literacy I can develop oral vocabulary. I can recognize that a plot contains a problem and solution. I can infer by using clues from the story and background knowledge. 2 nd Grade Science I can identify which plant parts make and store food. I can identify which plant parts make new plants. 3 rd Grade Science I can define force. I can explain how work is done. I can demonstrate how work is done.

2. Bowen Language Arts - In language, we will continue to work on informational writing and giving a response to others informational writing. This prepares us for our passage based writing that is required for K-Prep testing. Reflection is very important to the writing process and will continue to be a priority as well. Math - This week we will be reviewing what we have learned so far in math this year and begin a unit on fractions. Please continue to practice multiplication and division facts! Science: Welcome back! I hope you all have had a wonderful Christmas break! This week in science we will be learning about changes in our earth (fast and slow changes). Writer's Workshop Happy New Year! Welcome back! We are excited to begin another writing unit. This week begins our informative essay unit. We will be spending 3 weeks learning how to write an informative essay. We can't wait to get our pencils moving. Daily 5 Happy New Year! Welcome back! So excited to see what we will read in 2014. This week's focus skill is Main Idea. We will be finding the main idea in everything we read and write. Happy New Year! Rock On 2014! Linder 5th grade Social Studies I can explain key arguments made by Patriots for independence. I can explain key arguments made by Loyalists against independence. 6th grade Social Studies I can use Wiki and Wordle to showcase my country five themes of geography project. 5th grade Math I can use algebraic expressions to describe situations and solve real world problems. I can recognize, write, and evaluate simple algebraic expressions in one variable. I can write and evaluate inequalities.. Math, Math, Math! Math is everywhere! How did you use math over your Christmas break? Did you have to read a recipe to cook something for your friends and family? Did you spend any money? Did you calculate the amount of gas and how much it would cost to visit your family? Did you count your blessings? Did you count down the days until your return to the great Austin Tracy?