Well, I have no idea where the last post went. It was there and then it wasn't. :)
This post is all about saying thank you! I feel very appreciated this week. All the cards, flowers, goodies, and lunch made this a super special week. Thank you for thinking of me while you were also preparing for spring break. The students have worked hard this week practicing and reviewing for Milestones. Their writing responses, inferring answers in the text, and grammar knowledge have all improved over the last 2 weeks. They also had some fun when I introduced the new poetry unit. First, we made a chart of Why Poetry is Important. The students had great ideas, so I'll save it so you can see it during our Poetry Coffee House. Also, our ILC has a fantastic poetry collection and I checked out 50 different books. I wish you could have heard them reading poems with partners and deciding which poem they were going to share as a favorite. Soon they will begin writing poems, but first I feel you need to learn to read them, feel them, and experience the fun/meanings they offer. REMEMBER: Testing begins the Tuesday after break. Make sure your child goes to bed on time, has a good breakfast, extra snack, a water bottle, and a happy start to his/her day! There isn't any homework during testing, but it is a great time for them to begin making the prototype for the Invention Convention. - Mark you calendar for Tuesday, May 8 from 8:15-9:15. That is our Poetry Coffeehouse. Students will each share a poem they've written and there will be coffee and snacks. Get ready to click your fingers like they did during the "old" coffeehouses. Whether you are having a vacation, stacation, or just resting have a wonderful week.
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Wow! The rest of the speeches were as impressive as the first. Thanks for helping your children practice. They also had fun finishing their opinion pieces, typing them in the computer lab, and importing a picture to accompany it. Look for these in the hall later this week. Wednesday is the last day of the quarter and report cards come home the following Wed. March 21.
QUESTIONS: How do you find the area of a shape? The perimeter? Name an example of when you'd need to use each. What is a paragraph? Name 3 of the comprehension strategies on our CAFE board that help us become better engaged readers. REMINDERS: This Wed. March 14th is an Early Release Day. Students are dismissed by 12:30 and lunch is at a different time. If you haven't returned the brown envelope and the registration card for next year inside please do so this week. If you send in 4 stamps then your child's report card will be mailed to you at the end of the year. Otherwise, it will be available for pick up at Tritt. NEXT WEEK - Math: Students will learn to identify different shapes, identify them by their attributes, and learn how some shapes fit into more than one category. They will learn lots of vocabulary such as: polygon, quadrilateral, parallel, parallelogram, angle, pentagon, hexagon closed and open figures, and attribute. Language Arts: In reading and writing they will continue to practice writing answers using the R.A.C.E. strategy, take the 3rd quarter RI in the computer lab (results will be communicated on the report card), write their post opinion piece, learn when to use particular conjunctions and review when to use commas. We will also have Guidance with Mrs. Edwards, Math with Parents, and fun with our book buddies. Have a great week! RAD day was a great success! The students enjoyed lots of great reading time and I had an opportunity to work with many of them on both reading and math. They especially loved reading with their flashlights when the lights were out. Thanks for helping them gather and bring in all their supplies. Also, the first 6 speeches were fantastic! The students wrote interesting reasons/examples to support their opinions and delivered well practiced talks. I'm looking forward to the remaining speeches this week.
QUESTIONS: How do you measure liquid? What visual do you use to remember a liter? milliliter? What do the characters in our new read aloud Desperaux and Roscuro have in common? We use the acronym R.A.C.E. when writing a constructed response in reading. All students should be able to tell you now what those letters stand for and how we use them. REMINDERS: - This Thursday is picture day. Even if you aren't ordering individual pictures we will have our class picture taken and you might like to order one. Target will come back to class during picture time and then return to Target. -Friday is Walk to School day. I hope we will have great class participation again! It is such a healthy way to start the day. -The multiplication test on Friday will include the 9s tables, so please help your child practice. Each child should complete Xtra Math at least one day this week. Students doing will extra days be rewarded with bonus bucks. NEXT WEEK: Math - Students will learn how to determine the perimeter of polygons and practice deciding which operation to use when reading a word problem. Language Arts - As well as listening to the remaining speeches, students will have fun finishing and publishing their opinion pieces. We will go to the computer lab on Tuesday so students can type their piece. Hopefully, they will finish by the end of the week and can upload them to See Saw for you to read. Learning about which conjunction to use in a sentence, inferring answers in the text, and learning to write an extended response in reading will fill our language arts blocks this week. Of course, we always leave time for independent reading. The best way to develop a great reader is to make sure they have a just right book and time to read it! PLEASE make sure this is happening at home, too. Science - Our class book A to Z through Georgia is almost finished! As a class we brainstormed important animals, plants, and features of Georgia - several items for each letter of the alphabet. Each student has a letter and is creating a page for our book. You will enjoy reading this during our Author's Tea/Poetry Coffeehouse in May. I hope you all enjoyed the beautiful weather with your families this weekend. |
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