Burnette Elementary

February 13, 2015

Dear Parents,

Below are updates for this week:

*  I will still accept Six Flags reading logs. Please send them in next week if you’d like a ticket to Six Flags.

*  In your child’s Friday Folder, you will find his or her ITBS/CoGAT results.

*  If you have not signed up for a parent-teacher conference, please do so. The link is on the Burnette website and in the Burnette Blast. I look forward to meeting with each of you. 

* The spring carnival is coming up on Friday, March 6^th. Our spring carnival basket still needs some goodies. Please send in anything related to WATER FUN to add to the basket by Monday, February 23^rd. Thanks to those who have already sent in supplies for the basket.  

School Wide Information
 

February 16- Student Holiday

February 19- Chick Fil A Spirit Night

February 23-27 – Book Fair

February 25-26 – Early Release/Parent-Teacher Conferences

Next Week at a Glance

Reading: Making Inferences (Cold Reading Friday)

Language Arts: Finishing informational writing; Complex and Compound Sentences (Test Feb. 18)

Word Study: probably, useful, either, himself, seen, girl, goose, gone, guide, garden, germ, gem, giant, gym, gentle, faster, smaller, prettier, earlier, greater
Social Studies: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Vocabulary Quiz Feb. 18^th)

Science – Forces and Motion (Vocabulary Test Feb. 26^th)

Math: Fractions (Partitioning Test Tuesday)

Tonight's homework:

Read for 20 minutes
Math p. 585-586
Study FDR vocabulary


We will exchange Valentines tomorrow. If you bought some for your classmates, don't forget them!

Also, tomorrow will be the LAST newsletter posted on this blog. We will start using the student portal to communicate information. Please have your child log into their eCLASS page to the view the newsletters. This week's newsletter will be posted here and on your child's eCLASS page.

Here is a link to the login page: https://publish.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/gcps/home/gcpslogin

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Hello! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read 20 minutes
Word Work
Math p. 573-574
Study for Elanor Roosevelt Test

Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Word Work
Study for Elanor Roosevelt Test

Have a great afternoon!

Burnette Elementary

February 6, 2015

Dear Parents,

Below are updates for this week:

• Mid-term reports are included in today’s Friday folder. Please sign and return the slip attached.
•   Six Flags reading logs are due this week (February 12). Please make sure to return the log to receive a free Six Flags ticket.
• Don’t forget, parent-teacher conferences will be held Feb. 25-26.  The link to sign up will be sent out today! I look forward to meeting with you all during our February Conferences. 
• Valentine’s Day is coming soon.  Students may bring in cards/small treats to share with the class on Friday, February 13. We have 25 students in our class, so please make sure to include everyone. 
•  Spring Carnival Silent Auction – our class is collecting items for a “Water Fun” basket.  Please refer to a previous email from Mrs. Mehok for more information. 

School Wide Information

February 6- Mid-term reports go home
February 6- Burnette Night with the Gwinnett Gladiators

February 19 – Chick-fil-A Spirit Night

February 23-27 – Book Fair

February 25-26 – Early Release/Parent-Teacher Conferences

Next Week at a Glance

Reading: Summarizing (Cold Reading Friday)
Language Arts: Informational Writing (Research); Types of Sentences

Word Study: money, usually, turned, amount, careful, card, cave, couch, curve, coin, cell, circle, citrus, celery, circus, joyful, playful, beautiful, truthful, powerful
Social Studies: Eleanor Roosevelt (Test Wednesday)

Math: Fractions

Hello! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Math p. 857-858
Study ER vocabulary
Study for conjunctions test on Friday (watch video on student portal and make sure study guide is complete)

Have a great afternoon!

Hello! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Word Work
Math p. 855-856
Study Elanor Roosevelt Vocab.
Conjunction worksheet

Also, don't forget, our field trip is this Thursday! If your child did not order a school lunch, please remember to pack one for him or her.

Have a great afternoon!