Information & updates for this week!

Hello families!
I hope you are staying warm! The bitter cold has definitely found us here in MO. Here are a few updates and reminders:

• We will be having a math test either this coming Friday or the following Tuesday. It will depend on the lessons we get through this week and how much time we will need to review. A packet of practice problems will be sent home the evening before the test. We also will review in class the day before the test.
• We have embarked on our Famous Missourians journey! It is always fun to see students get so interested in researching and presenting about a famous person. The project ties an informational writing piece, a poster, and ultimately a live museum together. At the live museum, kids will be able to dress like the Missourian and use props and a poster to inform visitors about the person. I will send home a specific date for the live museum when the time comes. 
• We have wrapped up our waves unit in science and are moving on to energy, starting Monday. 
• COMING HOME THIS WEEK IN FRIDAY FOLDERS (see picture on right) is the infamous sign up sheet for parent-teacher conferences. Please circle three times (or even more) that work for you and I will schedule you when it works. If there are no times that work for you, please email me so we can set up an alternative time. 

Have a wonderful weekend! Thank you for your time & support.

Mary Sanders

Some updates from room 25!

Hot Topics:
- We will be having a quiz over waves on Friday. I will be sending home a green study guide tomorrow of things to know so that students are prepared. We have been talking A LOT about waves in class, so this may be a breeze for some students.

- We started Junior Achievement this week. Mrs. Tiemeyer, Hannah's mom, is leading our class. JA provides education based on entrepreneurship, financial literacy skills, and work readiness. It also helps to prepare them for the infamous 5th grade field trip, Biztown. We will have a lesson each Tuesday for about 5 weeks.

- RBE's annual Reading with the Stars event is Friday, March 8th. This is an opportunity for well-known people in our community to come read to our students. In the past we have had Barry Odom, Sophie Cunningham, Carl Edwards, and J'den Cox. If you have any recommendations or contact points for this event, please email Mrs. McKinzie at amckinzie@cpsk12.org

- Special Friends & Family Day is on February 26 from 11:55-12:45 for fourth graders. This is RBE's rendition of a Grandparents' Day. We have opened it up to friends and family to visit specials classes and get a glimpse of the work students have been doing.

A Look Ahead...
- Hat Day 1/18
- MLK Day-No School 1/21
- Decade Day 2/8
- Planetarium Field Trip 2/13 from 10:15-11:45
- Valentine's Day Parties 2/14 at 1:45
- Teacher workday-No School 2/15
- President's Day-No School 2/18

As always, feel free to email me with any questions or concerns! Stay warm!
-Mary Sanders