1. Britton’s and Wilson’s BREAKING NEWSletter
March 20th– March 24th
ELA:
We are beginning Unit 8, which is titled Determining Important Ideas. We will make inferences, visualize, and identify the important ideas of various expository nonfiction articles. We will revise, edit, and publish our nonfiction animal books during writing.
Vocabulary:
Ban: “forbid something or prevent someone from doing something.”
Permit: “allow something to happen or let someone do something.”
Valuable: “very important or useful in some way.”
Task: “job, chore, or other particular thing you have to do.”
Unwind: “relax.”
Stressful: “causing worry or tension.”
Math:
Our math skills this week will be shapes and perimeter.
Announcements
We hope you enjoyed your break!
Report Cards go home on March 23rd.
Our Honors Program is on March 24th at 9 a.m. Our lunch will be in our classroom.
Flower Power – Fundraiser to raise money for playground improvements. Buy a flower for your classroom, 25 cents each. The class with the most flowers wins a party!
Ms. Britton and Mrs. Wilson would appreciate any donations of Kleenex. Thank you in advance!
Join Remind by to This is how we send out reminders/announcements.
I can statements: I can tell time to the last minute and calculate intervals of time. I can visualize from a passage. I can ask and answer questions about a passage. I can reread for information. I can recognize a pronoun.
Test Dates:
Math -
ISP (Short Test) on Thursday.
Please encourage your child to practice skills on mobymax.com as much as possible!
Math Homework –
Mon. – Review for state test and shapes
Tues. – Review for state test and shapes
Wed. – Review for state test and perimeter. Test on attributes of shapes is tomorrow.
Thurs. – Review for state test and perimeter
Be sure to encourage your child to read each night. They should be reading at least 20 minutes. Ask your child about what they are reading and what is happening in their book. They love to share their reading knowledge with you!
ELA Homework – Homework packet is due on Thursday.

2. Britton’s and Wilson’s BREAKING NEWSletter
Math
I can:
recognize the attributes of shapes.
find the perimeter of a shape.
multiply and divide using 0’s, 1’s, 2’s, 3’s,4’s, 5’s, 6’s, 7’s, 8’s, 9’s, and 10’s.
Helpful Websites:
I can statements: I can tell time to the last minute and calculate intervals of time. I can visualize from a passage. I can ask and answer questions about a passage. I can reread for information. I can recognize a pronoun.
ELA Standards
I can:
Ask and answer questions about a text
Determine the main idea of a text and explain the key details and explain how they support the main idea
Determine the meaning of words and phrases used in a text.
Write routinely about various topics and for various amounts of time.