Friday, February 24, 2017

HI!

I hope you had a great week!  I just wanted to remind you that we have two  important events this week.  First, on March 2, second graders are able to come to school dressed as their favorite chapter book character!  For example, Junie B. Jones, Katie Kazoo, Nate the Great, Jack from the Magic Treehouse series and any other favorite character!   Second, our hoedown is FRIDAY!  It will begin promptly at 8:35.  It adds to the fun and excitement when your child dresses in western gear.... . . . .yeehaw!

Here is our week of learning at a glance:
 
Reading Workshop-This week we will continue our unit on folktales.  We will spend another day on legends and then read a few tall tales!  
 
Writing Workshop-    We will continue to work on writing our own fairy tale. A few of us are editing and working on our published copy!  I hope to finish these stories up next week. 

Science/ Social Studies-  This week we will focus on the stars and the sun.   This is a fun unit and the students have enjoyed charting the moon phases this week!


Math-  This week we will focus on three digit addition using base 10 blocks (hundreds, tens, and ones) and adding using a number line.  


Important News:  Dress as your favorite chapter book character on Thursday.  The hoedown is Friday at 8:35.   


Class Brighteners-  Lorena is our Star Student this week! Way to go Lorena!    Madison is our V.I.P!  I am super proud of Madison!  She is a great helper and a great friend to everyone in our classroom!  Next week our V.I.P. will be someone who listens to others without interrupting. Many of our friends have great ideas to share but others often interrupt our lessons and discussions by blurting out.  Remind your child what we are looking for so they can be the next Very Important Person! 

Have a great weekend!

Monday, February 20, 2017

HI!

I hope you had a great long weekend!  It was nice to have an extra day to sleep in especially with those storms last night.  Thank you so much to everyone who donated and volunteered for our class party on Tuesday!  The kids were excited but having volunteers at each station helped make things manageable. 

Here is our week of learning at a glance:
 
Reading Workshop-This week we will continue our unit on fairy tales.  We will look at myths and legends this week. 
 
Writing Workshop-    We will continue to work on writing our own fairy tale.  I am excited to see how their stories will end!

Science/ Social Studies- We will continue our unit on weather and then we will begin to look at objects in the sky ( moon, stars, sun).  

Math-   We will review three digit place value looking at hundreds, tens, and ones. We will use this to help transition to adding and subtracting three digit numbers!   


Important News:  School pictures are Wednesday!  This is the time we take our group picture so you will need to pre-order if you want a group picture.  You can either turn in your money to me in the picture envelope or make your purchase online. 


Class Brighteners-  Sydney is our Star Student this week!  We can't wait to learn more about Sydney!    I want to congratulate Stephen for earning the title of V.I.P! This week we were looking for friends who follow directions the first time they are given! Congratulations to Stephen!   

Have a great week!

Friday, February 3, 2017


HI!

 Our first rotation of our STEAM activities was a huge success!  The class was super excited to begin these rotations. We had  some help from 5th grade friends and it went really well.  Don't forget to ask your child how it went!

Here is our week of learning at a glance:
 
Reading Workshop-This week we will continue our unit on fairy tales.  We will look at elements of fairy tales and compare and contrast different versions of various fairy tales.  
 
Writing Workshop-    We will work on writing our very own fairy tale this week!  We are going to take this piece of writing through the writing process so we will work on this for the next couple of weeks. 

Science/ Social Studies- We will continue our unit on weather.  After today's STEAM  rotations, we are in need of shaving cream (some of our clouds were QUITE LARGE), blue food coloring, and water color paint sets. THANKS for your help.    

Math-   We will begin our unit on time.  We will focus on time to the hour and half hour next week.  If your child has an analog watch at home, please have them wear it as much as possible.  You could ask them the time randomly during the day so they can become experts on telling time.  

Important News:  Our Valentine's Day Party will be Tuesday, February 14 at 1:30.  You will not need to purchase any boxes or containers.  We will make bags in class. 


Class Brighteners-  Chelsea is our Star Student this week!  Congratulations Chelsea!   I want to congratulate  Tori for earning the title of V.I.P! This week we were looking for friends who "Honor themselves and others"!  Way to go Tori!  We also want to wish Madison a very Happy Birthday!   We hope your day was special!  Congratulations to Evin  who lost a tooth this week!

Have a great weekend!