Welcome to 3rd quarter!

1/10/2014

Welcome Back!

Upcoming Events

1/10 2 Quarter Grade Cards come home

1/28 Late Start

1/31 Pastries with Parents 7:45

Break

I hope everyone had a relaxing and fun winter break! We have had a great week of getting back to learning. We reviewed procedure and create our new classroom commitments for the rest of the year. These commitments are on each student’s desk and hold everyone accountable for creating a positive learning environment.

1.     I will not talk during transitions, in the hallway, in line or during work times.

2.    I will be a problem solver.

3.    I will be respectful of others and their belongings

I am very proud of the hard work the students have completed this week. I am excited to see them grow as learns during the rest of the school year.

Reading

Before break students found the main idea of non-fiction books. They learned to use the heading, beginning sentence or last sentence of a non-fiction passage to determine the main idea. We are currently working on pulling supporting details from the text which support the main idea.

You can help them practice this skill at home while reading a non-fiction book. After they determine the main idea you can have them point out sentences which support their main idea or help them reword the supporting details in their own words.

Writing

I was blown away by the students’ second quarter non-fiction writings. They researched, wrote and published their own animal magazine. These magazines are on display outside of our classroom for others to read. This quarter the students will be writing a persuasive petition.

 

 

Math

We began Unit 6 of math this week. The students are studying lines, line segments and rays (Ask them to teach you using our hand signals!). The students reviewed the four different types of angles. This unit is very vocabulary heavy.

We will also begin multiplication tests this month. On Monday students will bring home a set of multiplication flash cards. Every Friday starting January 24^th the students will be taking multiplication timed test. Students will need to practice these facts at home.

Science

Over the next few weeks the students will be learning about plant and animal life cycles. We are currently focusing on the difference between seed and seedless plants.

Word Work

The students were given the spelling inventory before they left for winter break. Starting Monday they will start word work with their new group. New sorts will be given on Monday and tests will be on Friday.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Mrs. Ray