TeamLuby Update Week of March 31, 2014

Spring Street School

Mrs. Lubys class



Spruce Up Spring Street on
Saturday, April 5 from 9 -11 AM many of us
will be working together to clean up and
rake the gardens and the playground areas
of SSS after this long and cold winter!
Come on over and help for an hour or so!
We could use some help making posters for
the event. If your child loves to make
postersMonday 8 8:30 AM in the
classroom!
Are you holding those Box Tops at home?
Now is the time to send them in
so Room 208 can have an
opportunity to host Hoot next
month!
Red Sox Opening DayMonday in Baltimore!
Fenway Park Opening DayFriday!!
Feel the spiritwear Sox colors!
Trimester 2 report cards go home in
Monday folders 3/31. Please return only
the envelope.

Reminders: PE Tuesday/sneakers;
Music Wednesday/recorders

Math Club Tuesday, April 1 Unit 9
review; number patterns
Mon., 3/31 Tri 2 report cards
Tuesday, 4/15 Early Release Day
Monday, 5/12 Early Release Day
Friday, 6/6 Professional Development
Day no school

Homework
Date Assigned Due Date
Read 20 minutes each night! Choose a
different genre expand your horizons!
Scootpad 3-31 4-5
(Math and ELA ASSIGNMENTS)
Kidblog all about nouns!
Math TBA
Reading Comp TBA
Descriptive Writing - TBA

Midwest States and Capitals Quiz 4/16

Language Arts
Post-ELA MCASwe continue with
our Welcome to the Future article and
paired text poem making predictions; we
will also analyze key ideas in a readers
theatre play.

Writing

We have returned to our penny
debate essays and it looks like the class is
split as to whether we should keep
producing the penny! Hmmma class debate
may be the way to get to the root of this
discussion! We then head back into
narrative writing!
Excitement is building as the
children are ready to present their Greek
myths to other classes!

Math
This week we will complete Unit 9
that included a wide range of concepts
from fractions, decimals, percents, mult.
and div. of decimals! Application is the key
to finding percents and figuring out sale
prices! The assessment will be early in the
week. After that we begin Unit 10
reviewing fractions/decimals with money,
patterns and symmetry.
FAMILY LETTERS can be found on-line
this year! As in past years, they contain unit
vocabulary, activities, and selected homework
answers. You can find these newsletters at:
hLLp://everydaymaLh.uchlcago.edu/parenLs/4Lh-
grade/famlly-leLLers/ If you cannot access them,
please let me know.

Social Studies
Farming is an important economic
activity of the Midwest Region and is also
important to the rest of us! This week we
look at the different farming areas
wheat, corn, and dairy belts. If time
permits we will begin manufacturing!
States and capitals materials go
home this week to practice for the 4/16
quiz. Link to Sheppardsoftware on
TeamLuby Resources.

Science - from the desk of Mrs. Liporto
The magnetic forces are still at work
in the classroom. This week we will be
testing the force of magnetism that exists
between two magnets in an exciting
experiment called Breaking the Force!
Later in the week we will use various tools
to be magnet detectives. Students will
tape two magnets inside a closed box and
then other groups will have to determine
where in the box the magnets are hidden
without opening it.

Class Tidbits!

Happy Birthday!
Milena 3-30
Rose 4-20
Rahul 4-27


*Specials*
Art: Monday, 9:15-9:55 AM
Physical Education: Tues., 10:45 11:25 AM
Music, Wed, 11:25 12:05 PM
Health: Thursday, 10:45 11:25 AM
Chorus: Friday 10:00-10:40 AM
Media: Every other Wed. 9:10-9:30 AM
As always, your comments are welcome.
Please drop me an e-mail at school or at
home.
Barbara Luby