Test will be Tuesday, February 7th News From Rooms 310 & 313 February 6 - 10, 2017 Marlow Elementary 912-728-3262 Specials Mon: Art(P); Tech (S) Tues: Music(P); PE*(S) Wed: PE* (P); Art(S) Thurs: No School Fri: No School *Wear Tennis Shoes Notes Students should review their Interactive Notebooks nightly Please continue to send in your box tops. You may send them in a Ziploc bag. Thank you! Parent/Teacher Conferences will be on Thursday, February 9th. Marlow Media Center will host the Spring Book Fair from Feb. 8 - 17. Parents may shop from 12 - 5:45 on Thurs., Feb. 9th and from 2:30 - 3:30 on Thurs., Feb. 16th. Miss Rebecca Stewart (S) rstewart@effingham.k12.ga.us Mrs. Melissa Phillips (P) mphillips@effingham.k12.ga.us Twitter: @MelissaMES313 Instagram: @mrs.phillipsmes313 Mrs. Jennafer Busbie jbusbie@effingham.k12.ga.us Upcoming Events Feb 6: Mrs. Phillips out all day Feb 7: Unit 5 Math Test Feb. 8: 3rd 9 Weeks Progress Report Feb. 9: Parent/Teacher Conferences 12-6 pm Feb 9-13: Student Holiday Feb. 14: Phillips HR Book Fair 12:30-1:00 Feb. 15: 4-H Feb. 15: Mrs. Phillips out ½ day Feb. 23: 1st Grade A&E/PTO Feb. 23: Class Picture-wear school uniform Math This week in Math Unit 5, we will continue learning about fractions and decimals. We will focus on the following concepts: Review for Unit 5 Test Comparing and ordering decimals Decimals relating to money Homework Mon- Review homework and study for test Tues - None Weds - None Test will be Tuesday, February 7th Science We will continue our study of plant and animal adaptations. English Language Arts This week we will practice the following skills: Similes Metaphors Prepositional Phrases Opinion Writing Inferences Citing Evidence Comparing & Contrasting Text Comparing Visual Elements and Poetry Social Studies This week we will watch the movie Johnny Tremain to compare it to the events of the American Revolution and George Washington’s Socks