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Upcoming Events March 25 27: Book Fair See attache sheet !isting ates"times# $St% ents &i!! atten the 'ook (air &ith their )*+ c!ass# March 2,: Fie! -rip ./:00 1:001 2o!iet 3rea 4istorica! M%se%m $St% ent nee to 'ring a sack !%nch to eat at the m%se%m# March 27: S%per Fami!5 6ight ,:00 /:00 p#m# -he 6e& )eno7 8o!ice 9epartment is ho! ing their ann%a! :+ops +are; (oo rive %nti! 3pri! 4th# St% ents are aske to 'ring in nonperisha'!e (oo items to he!p (i!! the (oo pantr5# -he &inning c!ass &i!! receive a pi<<a part5 co%rtes5 o( the po!ice epartment#
Bent!e5 Schoo! %ses emai! to comm%nicate &ith (ami!ies# @( 5o% have not 'een receiving %p ates via emai! (rom Bent!e5 Schoo! p!ease !og onto 8o&erSchoo! to check 5o%r emai! a ress on (i!e# Ao% ma5 a!so ca!! the Bent!e5 o((ice to %p ate 5o%r emai! a ress# 8!ease o this so 5o% sta5 %p to ate &ith a!! o( the Bent!e5 ne&s#

2oin %s (or a (antastic evening at o%r ann%a! S%per Fami!5 6ight on March 27th from 6-8PM= -his is an evening that &e &ait (or a!! 5ear= +ome o%t an e7perience (ami!5 activities a!! over the '%i! ing# Stop in the !%nchroom to have dinner an dessert! Shop the 'ook(air (or a!! o( the !atest an greatest 'ooks that (ami!ies &i!! !ove rea ing# 3'ove a!!, get o%t o( the ho%se= 8!ease consi er entering a cra(t pro>ect ma e (rom rec5c!a'!es into o%r contest= ?e &o%! !ove to see the creative si e o( 5o%r (ami!5= -his is o%r 'iggest night o( the 5ear at Bent!e5 an &e hope 5o% can >oin %s=

Mrs. Farmer k(armerBn!s 122#org Language ArtsC 6e7t &eek &e &i!! 'e &orking on !esson 24 in Stor5to&n# ?e &i!! 'e rea ing an e7positor5 nonC(iction stor5 ca!!e DMangrove ?i! erness; in c!ass an 'reaking into sma!! gro%ps to rea other short stories that pair &ith the !esson# E%r rea ing ski!! &i!! contin%e to (oc%s on seF%encing stor5 events, an o%r grammar ski!! (or the &eek &i!! (oc%s on past, present, an (%t%re tenses# @n spe!!ing, &e &i!! 'e &orking on &or s &ith s%((i7es in com'ination .'!iss(%!!5, e((ort!ess!5, a itiona!, etc#1 @n &riting &e &i!! 'e &orking on &or choice an conventions# E%r rea ing"voca' an spe!!ing tests &i!! 'e on Fri a5, March 2/#

Mrs. Iaciancio >iaciancioBn!s 122#org

)ang%age 3rtsC 6e7t &eek &e &i!! 'e (inishing %p Stone Fo7# -he st% ents &i!! a!so 'e revie&ing concepts (rom the past (e& &eeks# @n rea ing, &e &i!! 'e &orking on character, setting, p!ot an seF%encing# @n grammar &e &i!! 'egin the revie& o( a!! t5pes o( ver's# -he st% ents &i!! 'e revie&ing main an he!ping ver's, action an !inking ver's, presentCtense ver's, s%'>ect"ver' agreement an past"(%t%re tenses# @n &riting the5 &i!! 'e &riting the seF%e! to Stone Fo7# ?e &i!! &ork on revision ski!!s an (oc%s on conventions# 8)E3SE remem'er to have 5o%r ki s go to &&&#spe!!ingcit5#com an practice their spe!!ing &or s# -his %nitGs &or s &ere F%ite i((ic%!t an practicing an st% 5ing &i!! tr%!5 he!p them# @ hope to see 5o% a!! at S%per Fami!5 6ight# 8!ease come o&n an check o%t 5o%r chi! Gs 'ook report, narrative essa5, an 'rai!!e (!o&er=== 3!! the pro>ects t%rne o%t great=

Mrs. Jones e>onesBn!s 122#org

Math ?e e7p!ore the re!ationship 'et&een (ractions, ecima!s, an percentages# St% ents &i!! 'egin '5 converting :eas5; (ractions an ecima!s# ?e &i!! then practice %sing a ca!c%!ator to rename (ractions as 'oth ecima!s an percentages# @mportant voca'%!ar5 inc!% es: ecima!, (raction, percent, an isco%nt# !cience -his &eek &e &i!! contin%e e7p!oring ho& EarthHs &ater a((ects o%r &eather# ?e &i!! revie& the &ater c5c!e an isc%ss &hat happens &hen &arm an co! (ronts meet# St% ents &i!! e7amine i((erent too!s meteoro!ogists %se to meas%re an pre ict &eather# !ocia" !tudies St% ents &i!! isc%ss the histor5 o( o%r region '5 e7amining some o( the changes that took p!ace as peop!e sett!e the Mi &est# ?e &i!! a!so e7p!ore ho& changes in transportation techno!og5 have a((ecte the gro&th o( the region#

Mrs. !ee"e# ksee!e5Bn!s 122#org

Math ?e &i!! 'e starting Unit I ne7t &eek# -his chapter (oc%ses on the !inks among (raction, ecima!, an percent names (or n%m'ers, &ith a specia! emphasis on percents# -he %nit 'egins &ith practice converting :eas5; (ractions to ecima!s an percents# St% ents &i!! a!so 'e %sing a ca!c%!ator to rein(orce (raction"percent eF%iva!encies (or (o%rths, (i(ths, an tenths# !cience 6e7t &eek the st% ents &i!! 'e revie&ing the &ater c5c!e# -he5 &i!! a!so 'e !earning ho& air masses (orm an ho& &arm an co! (ronts a((ect &eather# !ocia" !tudies -he st% ents &i!! contin%e to st% 5 the Mi &est region ne7t &eek# -heir st% 5 &i!! 'e (oc%sing on the reso%rces an (arming o( this region#

Mrs. $e"ch &e!chBn!s 122#org

Language Arts: 6e7t &eek &e &i!! intro %ce the )esson 2, spe!!ing &or s on Mon a5 &ith o%r test on Fri a5# E%r spe!!ing ski!! is &or s &ith si!ent !etters# ?e &i!! 'e rea ing the e7positor5 nonC(iction stor5 :9ragons an 9inosa%rs; an its paire se!ection :Sat%r a5 6ight at the 9inosa%r Stomp;# St% ents &i!! 'e !earning a'o%t irreg%!ar ver's an &riting a s%mmar5# E%r rea ing ski!! is main i ea an etai!sJ &e &i!! a!so 'e practicing paraphrasing an revie&ing (act an opinion# 3!tho%gh man5 st% ents have comp!ete their 'ook reports a!rea 5, some c!assroom time &i!! contin%e to 'e provi e (or them to &ork on reports in c!ass, so p!ease 'e s%re 5o%r chi! has 'oth their 'ook an packet each a5 in the c!assroom# !ocia" !tudies: ?e have taken o%r test on the So%theast an are moving on to the Mi &est# ?e &i!! 'egin '5 isc%ssing the !an (orms an ma>or 'o ies o( &ater o( the Mi &est, as &e!! as ho& the !an an c!imate make the region one o( the &or! Hs most pro %ctive agric%!t%ra! areas# !cience: ?e have 'eg%n +hapter 7: 4%rricanes an -orna oes# -he st% ents have 'een isc%ssing severe &eather an its impact on !iving things# ?e &i!! contin%e to e7p!ore h%rricanes, tropica! storms, ho& scientists pre ict h%rricanes, an sa(et5 proce %res in severe &eather#