Good afternoon!
I hope you had a great weekend!
Hopefully you all received the sign-up genius invitation for our Dr. Seuss morning, this Thursday. From 9:30-10:15, you are welcome to join us in our classroom for breakfast and some enjoyable literacy time. I invite you to come in and read some Dr. Seuss books with your child. While I have some Dr. Seuss titles, I would greatly appreciate it if you have some Dr. Seuss books you could bring in with you. Please let me know if you have any questions.
I know some of you have already started gathering the necessary gear for our Winter Voyage. Here is the link to the packing list. The list does say no pillows, however, your child can bring one pillow and one small stuffed animal. Also, please have your child bring a book or two to read during down time. It's always a nice surprise for your child to find a note from you in his or her bag. Please consider writing your child a note and placing it in his or her pack.
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In math, we are beginning to learn about fractions. Any time you have a chance to talk about fractions at home, this would be a great link between school and home. Meal times can be an especially useful time for discussing fractions.
In expedition, we are starting our second stand alone study. We will be learning about force and motion. We're also learning how to work as scientists.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Good afternoon! I hope you all had a wonderful, long weekend!
We will have a spelling test on Friday, even though this is a short week. The spelling words are listed on the blog.
We will finish up Unit 7 in math on Friday. This week we are practicing how to measure to the nearest centimeter and the nearest inch. Students will also learn how to organize data and find the median and range of data.
In Reader's Workshop we are thinking about how important it is to monitor our understanding while we read. When your child is reading at home, have them tell you about what they're reading. This will help them make sure they are understanding what they've read.
In Writer's Workshop we are continuing to work on our how-to pieces. The students have learned how to include specific verbs and adjectives in their writing. They are also adding a lot of voice to their pieces.
We will have a spelling test on Friday, even though this is a short week. The spelling words are listed on the blog.
We will finish up Unit 7 in math on Friday. This week we are practicing how to measure to the nearest centimeter and the nearest inch. Students will also learn how to organize data and find the median and range of data.
In Reader's Workshop we are thinking about how important it is to monitor our understanding while we read. When your child is reading at home, have them tell you about what they're reading. This will help them make sure they are understanding what they've read.
In Writer's Workshop we are continuing to work on our how-to pieces. The students have learned how to include specific verbs and adjectives in their writing. They are also adding a lot of voice to their pieces.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
Good afternoon!
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day. Please send a box or bag with your student tomorrow so he or she has somewhere to collect all the cards. Our party is from 3-4 tomorrow.
In writing, we have started a new genre. We are learning how to write procedural, or "how-to" texts. We are enjoying looking at published how-to pieces and noticing what they include. If you have any examples of recipes, directions, etc, that you wouldn't mind sharing with our Crew, please send them in with your child. Thanks in advance!
In math, we are learning about patterns and rules in numbers. Towards the end of our current unit, we will learn more about graphing and analyzing data.
We have finished up our social studies expedition, Our Community is Rock Solid. We are now beginning to learn about our science concepts. We will cover a couple of stand-alone science concepts before we begin our science expedition.
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day. Please send a box or bag with your student tomorrow so he or she has somewhere to collect all the cards. Our party is from 3-4 tomorrow.
In writing, we have started a new genre. We are learning how to write procedural, or "how-to" texts. We are enjoying looking at published how-to pieces and noticing what they include. If you have any examples of recipes, directions, etc, that you wouldn't mind sharing with our Crew, please send them in with your child. Thanks in advance!
In math, we are learning about patterns and rules in numbers. Towards the end of our current unit, we will learn more about graphing and analyzing data.
We have finished up our social studies expedition, Our Community is Rock Solid. We are now beginning to learn about our science concepts. We will cover a couple of stand-alone science concepts before we begin our science expedition.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Monday, February 6, 2012
I hope you all enjoyed your long, snowy weekend! It sure was beautiful!
This Wednesday night is our Poetry Reading Night. The students are so excited to share their writing with you! We will begin reading our poems at 5:30. Refreshments will be served. I hope that all students will participate. If you have ANY questions, please let me know. We've been working really hard and are looking forward to celebrating our learning!
I hope you all enjoyed your long, snowy weekend! It sure was beautiful!
This Wednesday night is our Poetry Reading Night. The students are so excited to share their writing with you! We will begin reading our poems at 5:30. Refreshments will be served. I hope that all students will participate. If you have ANY questions, please let me know. We've been working really hard and are looking forward to celebrating our learning!
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