1. Britton’s and Wilson’s BREAKING NEWSletter
February 6th – February 10th
ELA:
We are going to read and discuss functional texts (texts that help us do things in every day life). We are beginning our expository nonfiction unit in writing.
Vocabulary:
Require: “need”
Serve: “give someone food or drink”
Prefer: “like better.” If you prefer something, you like it better than something else.
Vertical: If something is vertical, it is positioned up and down rather than from side to side.
Horizontal: If something is horizontal, it is positioned from side to side rather than up and down.
Tip: “piece of advice or useful information.”
Math:
Our math skill this week is equivalent fractions.
Announcements:
Jump Rope for Heart is Feb. 15th at 1:30. Bring in your donations now!
Yearbooks are on sale for $35. Get yours now. Yearbook signing party at the end of the year.
Make up day for our snow day is Feb. 17th.
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: 1st Fact Fluency test for this 9 weeks is Feb. 10th
ELA: Cold Read Assessment on Friday, February 10th
Please encourage your child to practice skills on mobymax.com as much as possible!
Math Homework
Mon. – Review and Equivalent Fractions
Tues.- Review and Equivalent Fractions
Wed.- Review and Equivalent Fractions
Thurs. – Review and Equivalent Fractions. Fact Fluency Test tomorrow
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:
Recognize equivalent fractions.
multiply and divide using 0’s, 1’s, 2’s, 3’s,4’s, 5’s, 6’s, 8’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
Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.