The

Mathews Weekly
February 9, 2018

Reminders &
Notes From the Teacher This Week’s Focus
* Don’t forget conferences this week!
Reading-
School is out at 11:30 on Wednesday
* Story: Life on the Ice
and Thursday, and conferences will
* Mini Story: A Raven
begin at 12 (to give me time to clean
* Target Skill: Main Idea and Details
and prep). Please don’t be late!
 Infer/Predict
* Literal and Nonliteral Meanings
* We filled up our class marble jar! There is
no required binder homework this week as Spelling Focus: Compound Words
their reward!
Writing-
* Informational Writing (publishing)

Math- Testing and conferences…

Student of the Week Social Studies-

Grace Berube
Holidays and National Monuments (wrapping
up)

There’s just no end to the Science- Light: Note From Mrs. Roman:
Make Your Own Instrument
amazingness of Grace! She We will be making our own instruments from
is so kind-hearted and shows household items on Thursday 3/1. Please
friends exactly what it bring in household items such as: tissue
boxes, plastic containers, shoe boxes, rubber
means to be thoughtful and bands, dried rice or beans, paper towel or
kind. She is a perfect toilet paper rolls, string, or anything else
you’d like to use for your homemade
instrument.
Upcoming Events
Vocab Words-
February 14-15: Half Day 1. shelter 6. region
 Parent teacher conferences 2. colony 7. unexpected
February 19: No School 3. constant 8. gliding
March 9: Principal’s Breakfast 4. wilderness 9. overheated
5. climate 10. layer
Jamba Juice