1. Britton’s and Wilson’s BREAKING NEWSletter
January 9th-13th
ELA:
 We are going to read a nonfiction text titled Sonia Sotomayor. We are going to finish revising and editing our rough drafts. In grammar, our skill for the week is verbs and adverbs.
Vocabulary:
Unexpected: “not expected.” If something is unexpected it is surprising. You did not expect, or think, that it would happen.
Abandon: “leave and not return.”
Industrious: “hardworking.” Comfy: “comfortable.” Successful: If you are successful, you do what you set out to do or do something well.
Unsuccessful: “not successful.” If you are unsuccessful, you do not accomplish what you set out to do.
Math:
Our math skill this week, Monday thru Wednesday is interpreting graphs. We start fractions on Thursday.
Announcements:
Honors Program this Friday, January 13th at 8. Parents are invited.
Yearbooks are on sale for $35. Get yours now. Yearbook signing party at the end of the year.
Join Remind by to This is how we send out reminders/announcements.
I can statements: I can tell time to the last minute and calculate intervals of time. I can visualize from a passage. I can ask and answer questions about a passage. I can reread for information. I can recognize a pronoun.
Test Dates:
Math: Assessment this Wednesday, Jan. 11thover Graphs.
ELA: Reading Comprehension Assessment on Friday, January 13th
Please encourage your child to practice skills on mobymax.com as much as possible!
Math Homework
Mon. – Review Practice page
Tues.- Test tomorrow. Review Study Guide.
Wed.- Review Practice page
Thurs. – Review Practice page
Be sure to encourage your child to read each night. They should be reading at least 20 minutes. Ask your child about what they are reading and what is happening in their book. They love to share their reading knowledge with you!
ELA Homework Packet due THURSDAY  .

2. Britton’s and Wilson’s BREAKING NEWSletter
Math
I can:
read and interpret a graph.
multiply and divide using 0’s, 1’s, 2’s, 3’s, 5’s, 6’s, and 10’s.
Helpful Websites:
I can statements: I can tell time to the last minute and calculate intervals of time. I can visualize from a passage. I can ask and answer questions about a passage. I can reread for information. I can recognize a pronoun.
ELA Standards
I can:
Ask and answer questions about a text
Determine the main idea of a text and explain the key details and explain how they support the main idea
Determine the meaning of words and phrases used in a text
Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details in writing.
Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations in writing.