Week of February 26th!

 

Image result for reminderReminders:

  1. February Homework Calendars are due Friday, March 2nd (the Friday we get back). March homework calendars will be sent home Monday, March 5th.

What We’re Learning This Week:

Math-This week will use our missing addend skills and will apply them to solving word problems. They will have to apply their knowledge to create the correct number sentences, as well as solving the word problems.

Reading– This week we will  learn about Point of View, or who is telling a story, how we know this, as well as how this affects the story. Students can also practice this at home this week with their reading responses.

Phonics- This week we will be learning about words with the long i sound spelled with, “igh, as in right, ye, as in eye,  ind, as in kind and ie, as in tie.”  This will be the hardest spelling test yet, and may require some extra studying time!

Writing-We will continue our Opinion Writing unit until the beginning of the 4th quarter. This week we will work more on the revision process by adding revision strips to their writing. They will be adding “Wow!” sentences including more interesting details and more vivid vocabulary. They are ready!

Science-We will begin our fun unit on light and shadows. Students will be experimenting, playing games and going on scavenger hunts to discover all there is to learn about this interesting topic!

S.T.E.M. Our S.T.E.M. project this week will be a project related to our light and shadow unit. Students will have to write and create a puppet show, with the central message of kindness. This will be a healthy challenge that they will all enjoy!

Have a wonderful week!

Week of February 12th!

 

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Image result for reminder Reminders:

1) Please send in all Valentine’s boxes and cards on Wednesday, Valentine’s Day!

2) Please respond in your child’s Family Journal and send back on Monday.

What We’re Learning This Week:

Math-This week will practice answering addition problems with missing addends, i.e. 8+?=15. Please make sure you are working with you children at home on their math flashcards every day!

Reading– This week we will continue comparing and contrasting the experiences and adventures of characters in the different stories that they read. While your child reads this week, ask him or her about how the character’s experiences and adventures compare/contrast with those of other characters.

Phonics- This week we will be learning about words with the long e sound spelled with, “ea and ee,” as in speak and street. We will discuss the phonics rule, “When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking.”

Writing-We will continue our Opinion Writing unit until the beginning of the 4th quarter. This week we will work more on the revision process by adding revision strips to their writing. They will be adding “Wow!” sentences including more interesting details and more vivid vocabulary. They are ready!

Social Studies-Our class had so much fun “broadcasting” from the Great Falls and Rocky Mountains to tell all that they learned about the adventures of Lewis, Clark and Sacagawea. This week we will wrap up our unit on Teddy Roosevelt.

S.T.E.M. Our S.T.E.M. project this week will be a Valentine-themed building challenge that our class will surely “love!”

Have a wonderful week!

Week of February 5th!

 

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Image result for reminderReminders:

1) Directions for Valentine’s Day boxes and class names were sent out this week. Have fun creating!

2) February Homework Calendars will be sent home Monday.

3) Family Journals! Please respond in your child’s journal this weekend and send back on Monday. IF your child has misplaced his/hers, please glue it into a new one and send it in on Monday.!

What We’re Learning This Week:

Math-This week will review and assess adding with multiples of 10, as well as comparing numbers using place value. After that, we will spiral back to adding and subtracting to 20, using missing/unknown numbers.

Reading– This week we will continue comparing and contrasting the experiences and adventures of characters in the different stories that they read. While your child reads this week, ask him or her about how the character’s experiences and adventures compare/contrast with those of other characters.

Phonics- This week we will be learning about words with the long o sound spelled with, “-ow as in row, -oa, as in coat, -oe as in toe,  and -old, as in told.”

Writing-I know you will not be surprised, but your children have become excellent opinion writers. They have mastered their topic sentences, supporting reasons, as well as their closing sentence for just about every topic I throw at them. This week we will write about our opinions in a creative way.

Social Studies-This week we will be spiraling back to Lewis and Clark to create a live broadcast that we will be filming in the ILC. Stay tuned for uploads to SeeSaw. We will also continue learning about accomplishments of President Theodore Roosevelt.

S.T.E.M. Students had a blast creating their winter habitats. They had fun, while learning how to make changes to their designs in order to improve their homes. Our next S.T.E.M. Challenge will pertain to our Light and Shadow unit which we will be starting next week.

Have a wonderful week!