Happy 6th week of school. It is hard to believe how fast the time is going. We
had a wonderful week last week and I am looking forward to another great week.
Our tablet for our classroom has arrived! I am excited to add this piece of
technology to the class. Students will have an opportunity to use it on a
regular basis.
Last week I emailed a link to sign up for parent
conferences. Please make sure you sign up if you have not done so already.
Conference day is Monday October 8th. I will send out the final times on Wednesday this week. I am looking forward to an opportunity to
visit with all of you.
Big thanks to families who have generously donated health snacks to our classroom.
Here is a look at what we will be doing this week
:
Math : On Monday we will finish/review an assessment from Friday
and then continue with problem solving strategies for the remainder of the time
Monday and on Tuesday. For the remainder of the week,we will be looking at
estimation and how that can help us with problem solving.
Reading :
This week we will look at summarizing a fiction story. Students will be
introduced to the strategy of Somebody/Wants something/But/ So or SWBS as a way
to organize their thoughts to write a summary. On Friday, students will take an
assessment over fiction story elements, and summary.
Writing :
Students will have their first piece published by Wednesday. We will then
celebrate our published pieces by taking a gallery walk around the classroom and
noticing what our classmates do well as writers. For the remainder of the week,
students will begin drafting a new story.
Science: During the
first part of the week, we will finish our look at changing matter and we will
have an assessment in Wednesday. On Thursday and Friday, we will move looking at
mixtures and solutions.
Social Studies: We will continue to look
at how the physical environment of different places impacts how humans must
adapt to survive. We begin our week looking at the desert and will end the week
looking at the wetlands.
Homework:
Reading : 20 minutes
each night and 60 minutes on weekend.
Tuesday/Thursday Homework- sequencing
sheet
Math :
Monday- Strategy Review
Wednesday -
estimation - interview your parent sheet
Reminder:
We have library this Thursday! Don't forget your books.
Hope that all of you have a
great week.
