Happy Tuesday!

I hope you had a great 3 day weekend!

Creekside blood drive
Creekside will be hosting a blood drive after school on Thursday, January 30th from 3-7 PM. Sign-up to donate here: https://donate.indiana.versiti.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/133657 

Math Study Guide
The chapter 5 math study guide is going home tomorrow.  Remember that I don't collect these for a grade, but they are a great way to review at home before the test.  The math test will be Thursday, January 30th.

Division Cards
I will be sending home division flash cards very soon--this week or next.  These will be just like the multiplication flashcards--practice at night and sign the line on top of their reading log.  When they are ready to quiz, just send them back in.  If they pass, I will send the next baggie home.  Every 4 quizzes, they earn a brag tag.  One thing is harder this time--instead of passing each number (ex-all the x2 cards), the cards are scrambled up.  There will be a parent letter sent home with the first baggie of cards.  Thanks in advance for your help at home!

Spelling Test
Due to the  4 day week and the field trip Thursday, we will only do 3 days of Superkids this week.  So the spelling tests will be on TUESDAYS for a while.  Our test over the new words will be Tuesday, January 28th.

BLESSING BAGS
This event was huge last year and we got great feedback.  SO we are doing it again!  We are starting to collect items for the bags.  We will put the bags together on Valentine's Day during specials.

Book order
If you are interested in adding to your classroom library, the January book orders are due back by January 24th.  You can also order online!

Early Release Don't forget tomorrow is Wednesday!  That means Early Release day!  Dismissal will start at 1:40 Math Here is what we are working on in math this week: multiplication facts fractions doubling facts helper facts finding missing factors Superkids Here is what we are working on in Superkids this week: words with the schwa sound (a u sound that is spelled with an a) memory words: against, away, apart, above, across, around, among, below, before, behind, beside, between pronouns and contractions comprehension Suffixes: -able, -ible punctuation Super Magazine--Color Crazy High Ability Here is what we are working on in our high ability unit this week: connections reading analyzer poetry Venn diagrams Writing Here is what we are working on during writer's workshop: personal narratives cursive: u, e Upcoming Dates Here are some upcoming dates to add to your calendar! 1/22--DIBELS MOY testing 1/23--Disney on Ice Field trip