* Room 401 News! *

January Announcements:
Thank you Margaret and her family for donating items to our store! Thank you Yanglan and her family for all the fabulous books for our class library. We are currently reading a LOT and Miss Lou is proud of all your group work this week.

Ms. Liu thanks you for all your thoughtful going-away cards. She loved them!

In the Spotlight: Nicole

What is happening in 401?

Math-Chapter 26 is all about shapes on a deeper and more geometrical level. Know the difference translation, reflection and rotation on a 4-quadrant graph.
RLA-It seems we love making questions with our groups. Excellent job on your critical thinking and intuitive skills! I love that all of you are participating more in class—especially when the students are conducting the discussion. If you send me 5 fun facts about Puerto Rico, I will post them on the blog for EC points!
Science-Unit C, Ch. 1 and 2 will be given together on Tuesday. Study guide is due on that day. We will resume Chapter 3.
Literature Circle: Fenner’s, Yolanda’s Genius
Friday Presents: Persuasive Speeches!

Garden Project Announcements:
*Thank you Dana for bringing in the hoe. We are starting to rid the weeds and pour the soil. Please stay away from those beautifully delicate tulips that are about to bloom!

Self-Discovery Writers: For the next couple of weeks, our group will continue to create their own writing projects on the reoccurring themes in 5th grade.
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Dates to Remember:
‡ Monday, January 29
*Geography Country Cap Quiz 1
*Continue Chapter 26

‡ Tuesday, January 30
*Science Unit C, Chapter 1 & 2

‡ Wednesday, January 31
*8:30 Assembly
*Math Chapter 26 Test
*Minimum Day 1:15 Release

‡ Thursday, February 1
*Unit 3, Lesson 4 Quiz

‡ Friday, February 2
*Spelling/Vocabulary Quiz #19
*Author Purpose Speeches

*Check out Nicole’s latest creation! Ask her if you want to help and you can also send her pictures to post on the website. Thank you Nicole and her dad! www.myschoolrocks.org

Say “hello” to your family from me AND “hello” to your virtual world. ~Miss Lou

If you have any announcements that you would like to add, comment below!