Dear Parents,

   Happy New Year!  I want to thank all of you for your generosity duirng Christmas.  I was overwhelmed by your kindness.  January is Midterm month.  A schedule and reivew sheet were already handed out.  Please refer to it while studying with your children.  In ELA classes we are reading and writing daily while focusing on comprehension strategies such as determining the theme of a story/poem, making connections between texts, comparing/contrasting characters,and refering to details and examples in the text.  Additionally, we are working on the writing process and practicing written responses for the ELA state exams. We are also deteremining the author's purpose and analyzing the overall structure of texts.  In Social Studies, we are  focusing on geography, the study of New York State, important ideas and social and cultural values/traditions from U.S. history.  Also feel free to contact me on the Remind App if you ever have a question or concern. 
   The children will start writing in pen on Monday January14th.   All pens must be erasable blue or black ink.  ALL math work will continue to be done in pencil throughout the year.  Be sure to start working on your Saints Among Us project which is due to me on January 18th.  An email was sent out before the break regarding this project.  I am looking foward to reading each of these!

Thank you for your continued cooperation.
                                                                                                                        Sincerely,
                                                                                                                        Ms. Evanego

MIDTERM SCHEDULE & REVIEW
Tues. Jan. 15- Religion- Review notes from Ch. 2, 3, 5, and 8. Know in detail about The Prodigal Son lesson, The Great Commandment- 2 parts, how your conscience works, Moses and his importance, and the covenant made between God and the Israelites.

Wed. Jan. 16- ELA- Reading passages w/ quest. focusing on the author's purpose,  theme, main idea, problem & solution, fact & opinion, amd making inferences.  Review Vocab. words from Units 6 & 7, Spelling words from Units 14 & 15. Grammar- Action vs. being verbs only.  Writing section will include a 3 paragraph essay about a given toic- MUST be written w/ an introduction, middle, and a STRONG conclusion.  Please practice writing in 3 pargraphs w/ your child to prepare.  A rubric will be used to grade the written part- content, mechanics, captialization, punctuation, spelling, and penmanship will be looked at closely for this grade.

Thurs. Jan. 17- Math & Spanish- ALL topics covered in Math will appear.

Fri. Jan. 18- Science- Review Ch. 3 Ecosystem notes.

Tues.Jan. 22- Soc. Studies- Review Iroquois League and Early Explorers notes.  Know the following terms from A Trading Colony notes only. Be sure to know about all explorers we have talked about so far. 
-slavery
-tenant farmers
-patroons
-culture
-tolerance
-investors



































































































This is the Writng Rubric that I will use to grade writing assignments.
1= 60       2=70        2+=75       3- =80         3 =85            3+= 88             4-  =90       4= 95         4+=98