Week of January 20th
I hope that everyone had a great three day weekend and got a chance to do something as a family. This past week at school we finished up our one-on-one testing and will be starting morning Flex time back up again. The room your child goes to may have changed based on their testing. We will go over this at Parent/Teacher Conferences on February 13th.
Just a reminder for those of you who bring or drop your students off at school there are changes happening in the parking lot. The biggest one that is in effect from now on is the gravel parking lot is now for staff members only. The efforts in the parking lot are to make it safer for students. I will keep you updated when the next phase is implemented.
This last week we continued in unit 2 of our math curriculum which again is measurement. We will hopefully finish this unit up by the beginning of February. Rocket math is off to a great start. The students love coming into class in the morning to do rocket math.
The past week in positive actions Ms. Meesha talked to the students about 7 Habits of Healthy Kids. She also showed the following three videos:
This week in language arts and reading we will finish our new story At Home in the Ocean and begin or new story How Leopard Got His Spots. This week we will have Art on Tuesday where students will get a chance to finish up their cherry trees. The art show will be in April 15th where all the art work will be on display.
Once again the L.E.G.O reader is a way your child can practice their reading and reading comprehension at home in order to earn an award at the end of the year. Each time they finish reading the 40 books across the different generas the will receive a prize in library. They will also go into a raffle to earn a Lego set at the end of the year. There is an awards ceremony at the end of the year to recognize all those who participate in the L.E.G.O. reader program. If your child needs a book from a certain genera please ask and myself or Mrs. DeVore will help your child find a book. In conjunction with the L.E.G.O reader you child can also participate in the Book It program. A new calendar is sent home every month for the Book It program. If your child needs another one please let me know. The Book It program only goes through March. If you need any additional information on either of these programs please do not hesitate to contact me.
One last big note, in case you have not noticed our roof is being replaced. As this happens there are times your child may mention being very loud in class from the construction. Also there may be times where we are moved to another room for instruction if they are working above our classroom. As of right now I do not know when that will happen and we may find out the morning of. I will try my best to always keep you informed.
Cheers!
Our Specials Schedule and Events this Week:
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Tech Lab (8:30-9:00) and Art (12:45-1:45)
Wednesday: P.E. (8:30-9;00) and Grade Level P.E. where only some students attend (9:30-10:00)
Thursday: Library Weekly Reader (8:30-9:00) and Positive Action (12:00-12:30)
Friday: Tech Lab (8:30-9:00)
Just a reminder for those of you who bring or drop your students off at school there are changes happening in the parking lot. The biggest one that is in effect from now on is the gravel parking lot is now for staff members only. The efforts in the parking lot are to make it safer for students. I will keep you updated when the next phase is implemented.
This last week we continued in unit 2 of our math curriculum which again is measurement. We will hopefully finish this unit up by the beginning of February. Rocket math is off to a great start. The students love coming into class in the morning to do rocket math.
The past week in positive actions Ms. Meesha talked to the students about 7 Habits of Healthy Kids. She also showed the following three videos:
- 7 habits of happy kids explained
- 7 habits song to Rolling in the deep
- 7 habits song to the tune of dynamite
This week in language arts and reading we will finish our new story At Home in the Ocean and begin or new story How Leopard Got His Spots. This week we will have Art on Tuesday where students will get a chance to finish up their cherry trees. The art show will be in April 15th where all the art work will be on display.
Once again the L.E.G.O reader is a way your child can practice their reading and reading comprehension at home in order to earn an award at the end of the year. Each time they finish reading the 40 books across the different generas the will receive a prize in library. They will also go into a raffle to earn a Lego set at the end of the year. There is an awards ceremony at the end of the year to recognize all those who participate in the L.E.G.O. reader program. If your child needs a book from a certain genera please ask and myself or Mrs. DeVore will help your child find a book. In conjunction with the L.E.G.O reader you child can also participate in the Book It program. A new calendar is sent home every month for the Book It program. If your child needs another one please let me know. The Book It program only goes through March. If you need any additional information on either of these programs please do not hesitate to contact me.
One last big note, in case you have not noticed our roof is being replaced. As this happens there are times your child may mention being very loud in class from the construction. Also there may be times where we are moved to another room for instruction if they are working above our classroom. As of right now I do not know when that will happen and we may find out the morning of. I will try my best to always keep you informed.
Cheers!
Our Specials Schedule and Events this Week:
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Tech Lab (8:30-9:00) and Art (12:45-1:45)
Wednesday: P.E. (8:30-9;00) and Grade Level P.E. where only some students attend (9:30-10:00)
Thursday: Library Weekly Reader (8:30-9:00) and Positive Action (12:00-12:30)
Friday: Tech Lab (8:30-9:00)
MathThis week we continue unit 2 in Math. This unit covers measurement, specifically nonstandard units of measurement. This means we will be measuring with things such as paper strips, paper clips, and blocks. We will also have Rocket Math for addition and subtraction practice.
ScienceThis week there is no main science lesson because we have art. However, we will have a mini lesson with a question answered by Doug. If your child has a question relating to science please have them write it down and we can submit it to Doug.
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Language ArtsWords to Know: been, brown, know, never, off, out, own, very
Phonics Skills: Digraphs ch and tch; possessives with 's, phonogram -atch Vocabulary Strategy: Sequence of events--tell the order in which things happen 
spellingOur Spelling test will be on Thursday. Lists came home on Thursday with your child. We retested this past week for new lists. If your has lost their list of words they can always be found on their Spelling City accounts.
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L.E.G.O. ReaderTo practice reading at home I highly encourage your child to participate in our L.E.G.O. reader program. For each book your child reads they will fill out a reading response page and return them to their teacher. This program encourages children to read from a variety of genres. Below you will find the student tracker and response pages.
ReadingThis week, we're taking a close look at animal patterns, such as spots and stripes. We'll read a folktale called How Leopard Got His Spots that explains how a leopard was tricked into getting his spots. Then we'll travel and meet jaguars, sloths, and lizards in the informational text The Rain Forest. Our class will investigate the question "How are jungle animals different from animals on a farm?"
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