HI!

What a great week we have had.  We have earned 3 compliments as a class and we just need 2 more for a small reward. We also had a great presentation today by Masai Maggie on Friday in the library.  She is  a fantastic storyteller and used puppets to help with her story.  Ask your child  their favorite part of the show. 

Here is our week of learning at a glance:

Reading Workshop-This week we will look at questioning.  We will discuss questions readers ask before they read, while they are reading, and after they have finished the book or chapter.  We will also begin reading with a partner to help us with questioning. 

Writing Workshop-   We will continue to work on how we use writing partners to help us become better writers.  We will also focus on staying on topic. 

Science/ Social Studies-     This week in science we will look at how matter changes when we apply heat or cold.  We will have a couple of demonstrations / experiments this week! 

In social studies,  we will wrap up activities that focus on our Constitution.  

Math-   We will continue our unit on addition.  We will begin to look at two digit addition this week.   We will focus on strategies that would help us such as using our tens and ones, a hundreds chart, a number line, and even using facts we know to help us solve our math problem. 

Important News:   We have Early Release THIS Wednesday, September 28.  We dismiss at 12:00 this year instead of 12:45. Please make arrangements for pick up.

Class Celebrations:   We are really settling in with our classroom rules and expectations.  Please continue to reinforce great behavior at home. 

Mrs.King