1. We have 86 Panther Paws and We have 86 Panther Paws and Reading: This week we read Exploding Ants and learned about graphic sources. Next week our focus skill is making generalizations. Math: This week classes worked with decimals and fractions. Social Studies: This week we continued our economics unit. At the end of this unit we will be creating goods to sell in an economics fair! It should be a lot of fun! Language Arts: This week we published our opinion piece for our portfolio and focused on using commas. Next week we will discuss On Demand Writing and work with combining, reducing, and expanding sentences. Science: This week we started learning about ecosystems and food chains. Reading: This week we read Exploding Ants and learned about graphic sources. Next week our focus skill is making generalizations. Math: This week classes worked with decimals and fractions. Social Studies: This week we continued our economics unit. At the end of this unit we will be creating goods to sell in an economics fair! It should be a lot of fun! Language Arts: This week we published our opinion piece for our portfolio and focused on using commas. Next week we will discuss On Demand Writing and work with combining, reducing, and expanding sentences. Science: This week we started learning about ecosystems and food chains. Hello! To wrap up our Economic Unit, the 5th grade will be participating in an Economics Fair on March 17 th. They have created businesses that will manufacture products that they will sell to the rest of the school at the Economics Fair. The students will be supplied with resources (yarn) by their first investor (me) to create bracelets. The groups may also seek other investors (their families) to provide other resources. Some examples are: more yarn, rubber bands for the Loom bracelets, looms, beads, etc. They are also brainstorming ways to offer incentives, so you may get some requests for mints or bags of candy, which is okay to provide. All money raised will benefit Plano's Jump Rope for Heart. This is in honor of Ms. Gahafer's mom who has been on the heart transplant list since March 10, 2014. Please let me know if you have any questions about this event, and thank you so much for your help! This has been a very fun Read Across America Week! We dressed up every day, watch the talent show, and participated in the book character parade! Next week we will again focus on language skills instead of spelling. Class needs: EXPO Markers and Kleenex This has been a very fun Read Across America Week! We dressed up every day, watch the talent show, and participated in the book character parade! Next week we will again focus on language skills instead of spelling. Class needs: EXPO Markers and Kleenex Our Week In Mr. Graupner’s Class 3/4/16 Recognitions! -Congrats to Alexis for earning a positive office referral this week!! -Happy Birthday! -Mallory 3/16 -Sani 3/14 -Aiden3/22 3-9-16 Pictures Contact PTO to volunteer 3-16-16 Career Fair: Contact Mrs. Lindsey if you know someone who would like to present 3-17-16 School in Session 3-18-16 School in Session 4-22-16 Spring Fling Recognitions! -Congrats to Alexis for earning a positive office referral this week!! -Happy Birthday! -Mallory 3/16 -Sani 3/14 -Aiden3/22 3-9-16 Pictures Contact PTO to volunteer 3-16-16 Career Fair: Contact Mrs. Lindsey if you know someone who would like to present 3-17-16 School in Session 3-18-16 School in Session 4-22-16 Spring Fling