Kleenex, Lysol, Clorox Wipes (PLEASE!!!) Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Hamlin’s Newsletter February 18-22 Important Dates  Tuesday, February 19- Boosterthon Kickoff Friday, February 22- Benefit on the Bay- PTO Adult Fundraiser & PTO Food Sales February 25-March 1- Dr. Seuss Week Wednesday, February 27- ELA benchmark 8:00am Friday, March 1- Writing Benchmark 8:00am Monday, March 4- Boosterthon Fun Run! Tuesday, March 5- Math benchmark Important News Benchmark 3 window will open next week. Please see the dates for each benchmark. Dr. Seuss week is also coming up. Here is the dress up calendar: Mon-One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish- wear red or blue Tues- Cat in the Hat- wear a hat Wed-Wacky Wednesday- wear mismatched clothes Thurs- Green Eggs and Ham- wear green Fri- The Sleep Book- wear PJ’s Math This week, we will teach comparing decimals, while reviewing adding tenths and hundredths. Our test is Friday. Please refer to the study guide to help your child prepare. Language Arts This week, we will focus on distinguishing complex vs. simple problems in a text using our “Number the Stars,” novel. We will be reading chapters 13-16 throughout the week. We will also continue our opinion writing unit. The students will take their 3rd benchmark the following week, so we will be reviewing all of our skills throughout the week to prepare. . Science We will start a unit on fossils and students will discover how fossils get in rocks and learn about what they tell us about the past. There will be a lab book check on Friday and summative exam next Friday (March 1) Social Studies None  Tests/Quizzes Math- Decimals Summative and Daily math quiz (Friday) Science- Lab book check (Friday) ELA- Spelling (Friday) Social Studies- None Spelling Words Wouldn’t, its, too, world, earth, second, it’s, United States, really, among, hundred, probably, beautiful, systems, fact, third, quite, carry, distance, although, they’re Wish List A bag of your child’s favorite candy for our brag box Kleenex, Lysol, Clorox Wipes (PLEASE!!!) Contact Information Phone- (601) 992-5279 bra223@rcsd.ms Jenne.boucher@rcsd.ms