Mrs.

Cook’s Surf Report

acook@mbusd.org Week of 3/20-3/24 mrsamycook.weebly.com
Math Parent Night: What We’re Learning:
MBUSD’s math TOSA is hosting an Reading Workshop: This week, we will continue our unit
Elementary Math Parent Info
Session for 4th-5th grade parents
Reading History: California Missions. We will embark on
on Monday, April 17th from 9:00-10:30 a research project about the events leading up to a
a.m. in the district office board historical event your child is reading about.
room. The presentation will be Writing Workshop: This week, we will work on
focused on how to help build
mathematical concepts at home
responses to literature from our Reading History
through everyday life activities (not unit.
instruction in the classroom). We will Math: Chapter 9- Relate Fractions and Decimals- We
also take a look at how children will practice multiple ways to solve problems dealing
may approach different types of
story problems and how they can with the relationship between fractions and decimals.
assist without taking over. Sign up Science: Students will learn that waves of the same
HERE. type can differ in amplitude and wavelength.
Open House: Social Studies: Students will learn about ranchos, and
I just wanted to take a moment
and thank you for celebrating all of
discover how the missions were secularized and that
your child's work last night. Each the land became utilized for ranchos, pueblos, and
student has worked so hard this presidios.
year and made great progress. As
you can see from all your child's
work, we have a full academic day Mark Your Calendars:
and are always striving to grow and ü Friday, March 17th- Minimum Day; 12:40 dismissal
improve. Many parents made ü Monday, March 27th- Dance Culmination for parents @10:45 in cafe
comments last night about how ü 4/3-4/7- Spring Break
excited your child was to showcase ü Friday, April 14th- Field trip to CA Science Center
their work. That is awesome! I am ü Friday, April 28th- Rancho Day (SUG coming lots of volunteers needed)
so proud of each and every student
in room 23, and believe this will be
one of their most memorable
Spelling Connections 26: Wordly Wise 13:
1. dishonest
elementary school years:) 1. appall
Dance Culmination: 2. nonfiction
Thanks to your generous 3. uneven 2. dejected
contributions to the PTA we have 8 4. unsure 3. depend
weeks of CA folk dance that 5. disagree
correlates with our 4th grade social 4. dreary
6. disobey
studies curriculum. We WILL
7. impatient 5. fanatic
perform for you on Monday, March
27th from 10:45-11:45 in the cafeteria! 8. nonstop 6. impact
9. unknown 7. invade
10. impossible
Upcoming Quizzes/Tests: 8. isolate
11. incomplete
Wordly Wise 13 3/24
Ch. 9 Math 3/24 12. imperfect 9. occupy
13. unfinished 10. reveal
Panther Praise Inclusive (last week)
14. incorrect
Mia Foy 11. rout
Not 12. suspect Test 3/24
15. nonsense
Big Kahuna: 16. inactive
Rose
March Birthdays:
17. nonviolent
18. unbutton
tested 13. temporary
19. impolite 14. terror
Rose 3/3
20. informal 15. tragic