This week January 17th- 20th.......

Brrr...I hope everyone was able to stay warm this past weekend in the ice storm!!! I am looking forward to a great week ahead. Here is what is happening this week in room 34.

This week we are beginning our DARE program! Once a week, Officer Ryan will visit and teach students about drug and alcohol awareness. For more information, read below or visit http://www.dare.org.

D.A.R.E. envisions a world in which students everywhere are empowered to respect others and choose to lead lives free from violence, substance abuse, and other dangerous behaviors.

Today, permission slip for our field trip to The Sheldon, "The Jazz Story" are coming home. We will be attending February 7th. We will depart at 9:15 and return by 11:30. Please return the form by February 3rd.

Mr. Brian Wyss, the middle school band director, will be at Concord this Friday to present information about the middle school band program. 

Science- We will be studying the inner and outer planets. 

Math-  Today, we learned a new method to get the LCM, GCF, and lowest terms of 2 numbers called the Ladder Method, have your child show you today! This week we also working on comparing fractions and writing fractions as decimals and percents.

Writing- We are working hard in our literary essay unit as we reflect on our flash drafts from last week, set goals and work towards them as we begin our next bend in the unit. We will be working in small groups to study a short text, write to grow ideas, analyze how characters respond to troubles, and develop stronger thesis statements!

Reading- In our fantasy unit, we will be thinking metaphorically and learning real life lessons through our fantastical characters.

Social Studies- We will continue to dive into the 13 colonies with a focus on the New England, Middle and Southern colony regions.