Monday, January 12, 2015
Monday, January 5, 2015
Weekly Happenings
Hello! I hope everyone had a fantastic Winter Break! I loved hearing about all the wonderful activities my class got to do over break!
Here is what's happening this week:
Writing: We are moving from personal to persuasive essays. Some students may turn their personal essay thesis statements into persuasive thesis statements. Others may create totally new persuasive thesis statements. These essays will be written quickly and more independently. Our goal is to have them completed by next Friday.
Reading: Over the next few weeks, we will be working on context clues. The students will learn different strategies of how they can use context clues to find the meaning of an unknown word, phrase, or idea. We will use mostly nonfiction books when learning about using context clues.
Word Study: The students will get their new words this week. Their tests are tentatively scheduled for January 21st and 22nd. Orange and Blue groups will test on the 21st. Purple and Green groups will test on the 22nd.
Science: Today we started chapter 7. In this chapter the students will learn about matter. This week we will focus on the properties of matter and how to measure matter.
Math: We are moving on to fractions! This week we are going back to the basics to help them understand the fundamentals of fractions. We will work on multiples, factors, and prime and composite numbers. We will use this information to learn about equivalent fractions.
Let me know if you have any questions!
Important Reminders:
1/14 - Early Release
1/16 - Muffins for Mom
Here is what's happening this week:
Writing: We are moving from personal to persuasive essays. Some students may turn their personal essay thesis statements into persuasive thesis statements. Others may create totally new persuasive thesis statements. These essays will be written quickly and more independently. Our goal is to have them completed by next Friday.
Reading: Over the next few weeks, we will be working on context clues. The students will learn different strategies of how they can use context clues to find the meaning of an unknown word, phrase, or idea. We will use mostly nonfiction books when learning about using context clues.
Word Study: The students will get their new words this week. Their tests are tentatively scheduled for January 21st and 22nd. Orange and Blue groups will test on the 21st. Purple and Green groups will test on the 22nd.
Science: Today we started chapter 7. In this chapter the students will learn about matter. This week we will focus on the properties of matter and how to measure matter.
Math: We are moving on to fractions! This week we are going back to the basics to help them understand the fundamentals of fractions. We will work on multiples, factors, and prime and composite numbers. We will use this information to learn about equivalent fractions.
Let me know if you have any questions!
Important Reminders:
1/14 - Early Release
1/16 - Muffins for Mom
Monday, December 15, 2014
Weekly Happenings
Hello! I hope you all had a great weekend and got to enjoy the weather! I cannot believe we are in our last week of the semester! We have a lot that we are wrapping up, so please check your child's planner for due dates and tests.
Here is what's happening this week:
Writing: This week we will work on publishing our essays. Some students may need to work at home on some of their publishing. The essays are due Thursday.
Reading: We are continuing to work on summarizing. We have learned different strategies to help when summarizing. We learned the organizer "Someone, Wanted, But, So, Then", the Story Arc to help plot the story, and to reread the text to get a better understanding. This week we will be reading a variety of texts and deciding which strategy would work the best.
Science: This week we will continue learning about weathering and erosion. We will also learn about different land forms. We will have a short land form and erosion quiz on Thursday.
Math: We are using this week to review for the math test on Wednesday. They will receive their study guides today. Please practice long division with your child at home to prepare for the test.
Let me know if you have any questions!
Important Dates:
12/19 - Holiday Party
12/19 - End of 2nd Quarter, start of Winter Break
1/5 - School Resumes
Week of 1/5 - Report cards will be emailed
Reading: We are continuing to work on summarizing. We have learned different strategies to help when summarizing. We learned the organizer "Someone, Wanted, But, So, Then", the Story Arc to help plot the story, and to reread the text to get a better understanding. This week we will be reading a variety of texts and deciding which strategy would work the best.
Science: This week we will continue learning about weathering and erosion. We will also learn about different land forms. We will have a short land form and erosion quiz on Thursday.
Math: We are using this week to review for the math test on Wednesday. They will receive their study guides today. Please practice long division with your child at home to prepare for the test.
Let me know if you have any questions!
Important Dates:
12/19 - Holiday Party
12/19 - End of 2nd Quarter, start of Winter Break
1/5 - School Resumes
Week of 1/5 - Report cards will be emailed
Sunday, November 30, 2014
Weekly Happenings
Hello! I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! I cannot wait to hear all about the student's long weekend!
Here is what's happening this week:
Writing: I am so impressed with the planning the students have done for their essays so far! This week we will work on making decisions for which pieces of evidence to include in their essays and how to organize those pieces. We will also will be writing introductions and conclusion paragraphs for our essay.
Reading: We will continue working on using story elements to summarize fiction texts.
Please encourage your child to summarize the part of the text they read for their nightly homework.
Word Study: The students will be working on different sorts with their words. Their next test is tentatively scheduled for December 11th and 12th.
Science: This week we will continue to learn about the three types of rocks and how each of those rocks are formed. We will also study how weathering and erosion affect the Earth.
Math: This week we will continue to work on long division. We will spend some time reviewing the long division steps. We will also be solving word problems using division. The students will need to interpret the remainder to answer the word problems.
Let me know if you have any questions!
Important Reminders:
12/3 and 12/5 - Book Fair
12/6 - Winter Festival
12/7 - Winter Musical
12/10 - Early Release
Here is what's happening this week:
Writing: I am so impressed with the planning the students have done for their essays so far! This week we will work on making decisions for which pieces of evidence to include in their essays and how to organize those pieces. We will also will be writing introductions and conclusion paragraphs for our essay.
Reading: We will continue working on using story elements to summarize fiction texts.
Please encourage your child to summarize the part of the text they read for their nightly homework.
Word Study: The students will be working on different sorts with their words. Their next test is tentatively scheduled for December 11th and 12th.
Science: This week we will continue to learn about the three types of rocks and how each of those rocks are formed. We will also study how weathering and erosion affect the Earth.
Math: This week we will continue to work on long division. We will spend some time reviewing the long division steps. We will also be solving word problems using division. The students will need to interpret the remainder to answer the word problems.
Let me know if you have any questions!
Important Reminders:
12/3 and 12/5 - Book Fair
12/6 - Winter Festival
12/7 - Winter Musical
12/10 - Early Release
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