What’s Coming up-Week of January 4-8, 2021

Parents,

Thank you for a great start to the year! I’ll admit that I am happy to close out 2020, but not the school year portion! It’s been a great year despite some things that were out of our control. Have a wonderful break and enjoy time with your family. I look forward to seeing everyone on our return to school on January 4th!

Cheers to the new year! 🙂

Matt

PS…See some shots from our day below!

Below are some things that we’ll focus on once we return:

Miscellaneous:

  • Welcome back ~ Monday January 4th.

Math: 

  • We will be continuing our unit involving multiplication and division of fractions.

ELA:

  • We will be transitioning in reader’s workshop and focusing on theme while working through book clubs. 

Social Studies:

We will continue our unit on Colonization and Settlement.

What’s Coming Up – Week of December 14-18

Hello Parents!I hope this week provided you some relief with our return to school! It is so great to have everyone back in the room and collaborating in person once again! Next week will be focused on wrapping up some units in preparation for our winter break. We’ll also be sprinkling in some fun activities to get us in the holiday spirit! On Friday, in lieu of a traditional party, we’ll have some fun and games and enjoy a holiday movie in the afternoon! Look for a permission email coming home soon!

Have a great weekend!

Mr. Cooley

Miscellaneous:

  • Georgetown Spirit Week:
    • Monday, December 14:  Cozy Holiday Socks and/or slippers
    • Tuesday, December 15:  Holiday Headgear: Holiday hats, headbands, hair and/or scarves
    • Wednesday, December 16:  Holiday Sweater Day -Ugly or Cute
    • Thursday, December 17:  Holiday Theme: Holiday Spirit Day- wear your red and green and white!
    • Friday, December 18: Holiday Theme: Long Winter’s Nap- Pajama Day- Holiday-themed if you have them!
  • We will be having a fun-filled day on Friday to celebrate the upcoming holiday. We will do fun activities in the morning and watch a movie in the afternoon. We are not asking for any donations.

Math: 

  • We will be wrapping up our multiplication of fractions learning with a test on Thursday, December 17th.

ELA:

  • We will be completing the writing of our narrative craft by publishing our memoirs throughout this week.
  • No reading log is due.

Social Studies:

  • We will conclude our unit called Three Worlds Meet which has examined the interaction between Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans in North America.