A letter from Ms. Johnson was sent home with information regarding recorders. Class Updates In Writing, students continued researching Great White Sharks, Crocodiles, and Praying Mantises for their informative book on the deadliest predators. Students are looking at multiple sources including, books, magazines and websites. Some students began writing their rough draft of their book. In Reading, students identified the literal and non-literal meaning of the phrase, "The motor coughs and groans, errr errr errr" in the book Tonight is Carnaval. We discussed the importance of analyzing phrases in a text to understand the deeper meaning. Students went to Art today. In Math, students continued subtracting numbers within 1000. We discussed what is the most efficient way to solve different problems. Some of the methods students have learned are rounding, compensation (adding or subtracting an amount to make an easier number) and changing it to an addition problem and solving the unknown. In Social Studies, students finished up creating their posters for how they would solve an issue in their community. We then learned about the voting process, and the responsibilities of the candidates and citizens. Students had six rounds of mock elections. They started off with only knowing the candidates' names. Then, each round they learned more about each candidate. We discussed why it is important to be informed about each candidate before voting. Homework Get Take Home Folder Signed--If you forgot! Reading: Read for 20 minutes Math: Worksheet Spelling: Test TOMORROW Current Event due TOMORROW for Gwyndolyn, Kiana, Sydney 9/25 Announcements Students are bringing home graded work today. Please discuss the grades with your child and sign the communication log. Please send the graded work back to school. Students will place it in their binders. Below is the assignment that was sent home today. Rounding Assessment Below are the Math and Reading Newsletters for Quarter 1. You will find information regarding what students are learning and activities you can do with your child at home. Please set aside a bag for collection of all cardboard tubes (toilet paper, paper towel, gift wrap), and send them in to school at the end of each week. We have a bin started here at school and will need hundreds of these tubes for a cool science activity coming up in a few weeks.
A letter from Ms. Johnson was sent home with information regarding recorders. Class Updates In Writing, students continued researching Great White Sharks, Crocodiles, and Praying Mantises for their informative book on the deadliest predators. Students are looking at multiple sources including, books, magazines and websites. Some students began writing their rough draft of their book. In Reading, students identified the literal and non-literal meaning of the phrase, "The motor coughs and groans, errr errr errr" in the book Tonight is Carnaval. We discussed the importance of analyzing phrases in a text to understand the deeper meaning. Students went to Art today. In Math, students continued subtracting numbers within 1000. We discussed what is the most efficient way to solve different problems. Some of the methods students have learned are rounding, compensation (adding or subtracting an amount to make an easier number) and changing it to an addition problem and solving the unknown. In Social Studies, students finished up creating their posters for how they would solve an issue in their community. We then learned about the voting process, and the responsibilities of the candidates and citizens. Students had six rounds of mock elections. They started off with only knowing the candidates' names. Then, each round they learned more about each candidate. We discussed why it is important to be informed about each candidate before voting. Homework Get Take Home Folder Signed--If you forgot! Reading: Read for 20 minutes Math: Worksheet Spelling: Test TOMORROW Current Event due TOMORROW for Gwyndolyn, Kiana, Sydney 9/25 Announcements Students are bringing home graded work today. Please discuss the grades with your child and sign the communication log. Please send the graded work back to school. Students will place it in their binders. Below is the assignment that was sent home today. Rounding Assessment Below are the Math and Reading Newsletters for Quarter 1. You will find information regarding what students are learning and activities you can do with your child at home. Please set aside a bag for collection of all cardboard tubes (toilet paper, paper towel, gift wrap), and send them in to school at the end of each week. We have a bin started here at school and will need hundreds of these tubes for a cool science activity coming up in a few weeks.
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