March is Reading Month!!!		The Cold Weather Hasn’t Kept Warner Scientists Inside Our 5th graders braved the cold and built two Quin-zhees. We made these to learn about survival and also used them for science investigations. We did science lessons under the guidance of Miss Avery, our student teacher from SAU. Our class took the temperature of the air and snow both inside and outside the Quin-zhees. Some students gave up their recess and school time to work on the Quin-zhees and give tours to lower grade levels.	Special Dates in March: March 2 Reading Month Begins/Kick Off Assembly March 5 Start Recording Reading time in reading logs March 6 Parent/Teacher Conferences March 9 1/2 day for students & teachers March 12 Reading Month Poster Contest Begins March 15 PTO Game Night March 16 School Spirit Dress Up Day/Miss Avery’s last day March 23 Author Visit & Western Dress Up Day March 29 End of 3rd Marking Period
	During Reading Month every grade level sets a reading goal for each week of the month. Our 5th grade goal this year is to read at least 150 minutes a week! Students can read their Book Club books, library books, or any other type of reading material. If they enjoy reading magazines or the newspaper that is fine also! Please remind your child that spending an hour searching for objects in an I Spy book doesn’t count as an hour of reading! There are lots of activities going on throughout the month. Some of these are listed on the “Special Dates” section other information was sent home in a separate note.	The more you read the better you read, so read, read, read!! EarthWorks: On February 27th Warner 5th graders had an awesome time learning about different animals and the ecosystems that they live in at EarthWorks in Taylor, MI. Students enjoyed the educational, hands-on experience! Thanks to all our parent volunteers. You’re the best!!
	Classroom News:		Math: In math we are working on exponents and negative numbers. We are planning to take a test March 13.Our next unit is on fractions and ratios. Social Studies: Our focus has been on the Constitution and how our government was formed. We will continue to study government and civics this month!
	Reading: Our current theme in reading is “From the Prairie to the Sea”. This theme fits well with our reading month theme, “Wild West”! We have been reading about westward expansion in both fiction and non-fiction stories.	Science: We are learning about Simple Machine by working with Lego kits. The students love the hands-on designing and experimenting with their own machines. We are also learning about sound using Science Court software!

 Sharon Huntzinger                                                     Jenny Shearer

        Mathematics and Science                                              Reading, Grammar and Science

        huntzing@westernschools.org                                         shearer@westernschools.org
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