1. News From Rooms 310 & 313 January 16 – 20, 2017 Marlow Elementary
Specials
Mon: No School
Tues: PE*(P); Art (S)
Wed: Tech (P); Music (S)
Thurs: PE* (P); PE* (S)
Fri: Art (P); TECH (S)
*Wear Tennis Shoes
Notes
Students should review their Interactive Notebooks nightly
Chorus will resume on Wednesday, January 25th
Please continue to send in your box tops. You may send them in a Ziploc bag. Thank you!
Parent/Teacher Conferences will be on Thursday, February 9th.
The MES Jr. BETA Club is sponsoring a Blanket Drive. Send in your new blankets throughout the month of January. Please see the back of the newsletter for more information
Miss Rebecca Stewart (S)
Mrs. Melissa Phillips (P)
Mrs. Jennafer Busbie
Upcoming
Events
Jan. 16: No school. MLK Jr. Day
Jan. 18: 4-H
Jan. 24: Multiplication Challenge
Jan. 25: Ecosystems Test
Jan. 26: County Spelling Bee 6:30 @ ECCA
Jan. 27: Spirit day
Jan. 27: Miss Stewart Out all day
Feb. 3: Miss Stewart Out all day
Feb 6: Mrs. Phillips out all day
Feb. 8: 3rd 9 Weeks Progress Report
Feb 9 – 13: Winter Break
Math
We will begin Unit 5 this week. We will focus on the following concepts:
Fraction denominators 10 and 100
Relating fractions and decimals
Visual models with tenths and hundredths
Homework
Tues- Complete Tues.
Weds- Complete Weds.
Thurs- Complete Thurs.
Test will be in early February!
Science
We will continue studying ecosystems, including: food chains & webs, producers, consumers, decomposers, and changes in ecosystems. Test January 24th
English
Language Arts
This week we will practice the following skills:
Similes
Metaphors
Idioms
Opinion writing
Citing evidence
Comparing & Contrast texts to graphics
Our first ELA test will be on Friday, January 20th. This will be a cold read test
Social Studies
We will continue our study of the American Revolution. Our test will be on February 1st.

2. Please join the Marlow Elementary Junior BETA Club as we give back to our community.
Tables will be in the MES Commons to drop—off your blankets.
From January 9th – February 3rd, the MES Junior Beta Club will sponsor a Blanket Drive. New blankets will be donated to “Senior Citizens Inc” of Savannah. These blankets will be delivered to senior citizens in and around the Savannah area.
Warm Our Hearts