The B Hive for January 11th

The “B” Hive News January 11, 2015

Please help your student remember their homework log and math packet if they need to return one! Due Monday!	Ms. Stemm is with us full time now until April 22nd.  We are so excited to have her join our classroom and teach and learn alongside her!
NWEA Testing Most students finished testing last week, but we still have a few to go.  Later this week you will be getting some information home on the Winter NWEA test and the M-STEP (formerly the MEAP) that they took last year.  I will send a remind to let you know that it is coming home.	Immigration Unit We are one week into a very exciting PBL unit on immigration.  I hope that your student has shared the great work we’ve done so far.
Thought Partners Last week your student received their first thought partners.  These will be changing bi-weekly to give the student an opportunity to speak with different members of our class.  This can feel a little uncomfortable speaking with people outside of your comfort level, but they are doing an fantastic job.   Spelling Test will take place on Monday.  Tests will come home tomorrow night.	Weekly Focus Reading - teaching perspective and theme through Immigration read alouds.   Writing -paragraph writing Math - multiplication strategies PBL - analyzing primary sources Word Work - suffix “ure”
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