Weekly Update 3/1-3/5

Hello, families!

It’s hard to believe that we are heading into March this week. What a wild ride of a year!  Our class has been working so hard in class, and the kids are coming to school every day, ready to learn. Thank you!

Here are this week’s announcements..

*A number of our kids have expressed interest in entering the district art show/contest, which is very exciting. If your child is interested in submitting an art piece for the show, please have them turn in their piece by Wednesday, March 3. A parent MUST fill out the information and sign the form below. Please send this form in with your child. Click on the link below, then click on the link that says "Elementary-Middle Student Submission Form"

Art Show Student Submission Form

*We have a Science unit coming up that requires every student to have 1 empty paper towel roll. As you finish up a roll of paper towels, please send the empty roll in with your child.

*WE NEED GLUE STICKS!  We are running low on glue sticks. I would appreciate any donations of glue sticks for our class. Thank you in advance for your help!

*Spring Break is the week of March 22-26.  School resumes on Monday, March 29.

Literacy   *Good readers can use non-fiction text features and details to identify the main idea. Good readers know the difference between a main idea and a detail. Mathematics *Comparing numbers using place value rules *Adding and subtracting double digit numbers Word Study/Grammar *Pre-assess unit 3 sight word list *Introduction to verbs Unit (Social Studies and/or Science) *What are symbols that represent our country? *How do we make decisions in our country (voting)? Writer’s Workshop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekly Update 2/16-2/19

 Hello, everyone!

I hope everyone enjoyed the SNOWY weekend!  I know the kids were very excited when they left school on Friday to go and play in it!

Here are this week's announcements:

*Information about the Roaring Readers Program will be sent home with your child tomorrow.  This is an optional, at-home, reading incentive program that Mrs. PJ, our school librarian, has in place for our students. 

*The kids are doing really well on their Math fluency sprints in class. Many of them told me they have been practicing at home. Thank you for supporting them in this effort.

*Don't forget...spelling tests are on WEDNESDAYS!  There will always be a spelling test, unless I tell you otherwise in my weekly update. 

HAVE A GREAT WEEK, EVERYONE!  

Weekly Update 2/8-2/12

 Hello, families!

Our Valentine’s Day party is February 12.  As I mentioned last week, I need you to bring your child’s Valentine cards in by tomorrow, February 9. Mr. C has asked us to have kids pass out Valentine cards on Tuesday, then hold them for 72 to ensure that they are COVID-free. Any cards not received by Tuesday morning will not be passed out in time for Valentine’s Day. 

*Inside your child’s OWL folder are the new Math fluency sprints we will be working on over the next month or so. These are not required homework, but I do encourage kids to practice their Math fluency sheets at home. Have them keep the fluency sheet inside the sheet protector, and use a dry erase marker on the protector to practice. That way they can practice the sheet multiple times. 

*Don’t forget…your child must be able to read AND spell the sight words each week.

*There is no school on Monday, February 15^th in observance of Presidents’ Day.

Literacy *Good readers can identify who the narrator of the story is. *Good readers can write about what happened in the beginning, middle and end of a story. *Retell assessment Mathematics *Introduction to place value Word Study/Grammar *Sight word list week 4 will be tested on Wednesday *Bossy e spelling pattern Unit (Social Studies and/or Science) *What are symbols that represent our country? Writer’s Workshop *Writing a topic sentence *Identifying important v. interesting facts to include in research

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekly Update 2/1-2/5

Hello, families!

Here are this week’s announcements…

* We collected about 600 items for the St. Luke’s Food Drive. Thank you so much for your support!

CHANGE IN VALENTINE'S DAY PLANS! READ BELOW...

 

*We will have a Valentine’s celebration on Friday, February 12^th. Mr. C has asked us to have children pass out their Valentine cards on Tuesday, February 9th. We will hold them for 72 hours, and children can take them home on Friday, February 12th. This will help us ensure that Valentines are COVID free.  Class list of names will be in  your child’s OWL folder today. Children may bring pre-packaged treats to go along with the Valentines if you choose.

*There is no school on Monday, February 15^th in observance of Presidents’ Day.

HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEK, EVERYONE!

Literacy *Good readers can identify who the narrator of the story is. *Good readers can write about what happened in the beginning, middle and end of a story. Mathematics *Solving subtraction word problems within 20 *Balancing equations * End of module 2 math assessment Word Study/Grammar *Sight word list week three will be tested on Wednesday *Bossy e spelling pattern Unit (Social Studies and/or Science) New unit on the United States *Who are good citizens from the past? Writer’s Workshop Introduction to research writing