Week 7

Happy Friday!

I hope you have had a wonderful week!

This week in…

Spelling: We read a Scholastic News and highlighted our spelling words. The kids took their spelling quiz this morning.

Grammar: We have continued to discuss possessive nouns.

Reading: This week we have been learning about how to determine the main idea and using supporting details to show evidence. We have also continued to talk about inferencing.

Writing: The kids have continued to finish up their narratives. Some kiddos started sharing their narratives this week too. They are so cute!

Science: They took their Water and Weather test on Tuesday. Overall, I was really impressed with how well the kids did!

Social Studies: We began talking about 2 Native American tribes, Kwakiutl and Nez Perce.

Math: We discussed finding the perimeter of figures and word problems involving perimeter.

Last week in…

Spelling: The students will get their new spelling words on Monday and will be quizzed over them on Friday.

Grammar: We will be discussing the differences between there, their, and they’re. There will be an assessment on Friday.

Reading: We will continue to discuss main idea using supporting details and we also begin discussing how to summarize a text. There will be an assessment over main idea on Friday.

Writing: The kids will continue finishing their narratives and sharing them with the class once they are complete.

Social Studies: We will learn about more Native American tribes. We will discuss their environment, shelter, clothing, and the food they ate.

Math: We have covered all of our math standards for the first nine weeks so for the last couple week we will be reviewing the concepts to ensure the students have fully grasped the concepts. Please continue to review the following concepts at home with your child: place value, expanded form, word form, standard form, rounding, estimating, comparing and ordering numbers, addition, subtraction, and perimeter. There will be a Unit 1 post-test the Friday after Fall break.

We are getting low on band-aids, so if you would be so kind as to donate some it would be greatly appreciated!

One more week until our break! I know the kids are ready for a break. They have been working so hard and I am extremely proud of them!

Have a fabulous weekend!

Week 6

Happy Friday!

Don’t you wish every work week could be 4 days?!

This week in…

Spelling: The kids were introduced to their spelling words that they will be quizzed over next Friday. 

Grammar: We have been talking about possessive nouns.

Reading: Mrs. Burns and I have been conferencing with students and setting up reading goals and strategies. We also discussed inferencing in fiction and non-fiction texts.

Writing: The kids have been working hard on their narratives! Many of them are wrapping up their narratives and are almost ready to start on their final draft.

Science: We talked about how to read weather maps, how to predict weather, and the different weather instruments that meteorologists use. The Water and Weather test is on Tuesday September 13^th. Study guides were sent home on Tuesday so your child should be studying at home.

Social Studies: I introduced the students to their project that they will work on over the next month. The students will be completing a map in a month. They received information on this today so please look over this with your child this weekend. I encouraged the kids to not put anything off and to not get behind, however they are more than welcome to go ahead of the pacing guide!

Math: We discussed strategies on how to solve word problems and multi-step word problems using the CUBES acronym. The kiddos took their chapter 2 test today!

Next week in…

Spelling: The kids will work on their spelling activities and there will be a quiz on Friday.

Grammar: We will continue talking about possessive nouns.

Reading: We will be discussing main idea and supporting details in fiction and informational texts.

Writing: The students will wrap up their personal narratives and will begin writing their final drafts!

Science: The Water and Weather test is on Tuesday.

Social Studies: We will begin our unit on Native Americans. Your child should be working on their Map In A Month project.

Math: We will be discussing perimeter.

I would like to submit the Scholastic Book Club orders by September 19^th so please get your orders in over the next week! We are still a couple dollars short of being able to submit the order! Check last week’s Weekly Update for more information.

If you have not already done so, please return the permission form for Edmodo. I would like to begin using this tool for the students to use as well as assigning homework through Edmodo. You can follow this link to register your child:  https://edmo.do/j/s9dw69 . If you need another copy of the permission form please let me know so I can send one home with your child. Your child knows if I do not have their permission form. These forms were passed out at Open House.

Also, I was able to get my Social Studies grades fixed so every child should now show a grade for Social Studies. Good news, no one needs a progress report sent home because everyone is passing Social Studies! Woohooo!!

Reminders:

-          Tonight is the Fall Festival! It will be from 5:30-9.

-          Picture day is on Monday. Make sure you kiddos are dressed nicely for picture. Please bring picture money if you plan to purchase pictures.

-          Due to 1^st, 3^rd, and 5^th grade taking the Iowa/CoGAT test next week, starting on Friday our specials will be from 8:25-9:20 and lunch will be from 11:00-11:30. This will only be for a few days. We will be back to our normal schedule on September 21^st.

If you got an email stating that you had not turned in your money for Boosterthon and you know that you did, no worries! I turned in all the money this afternoon so they should get that processed soon! I am so sorry about that!

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to let me know.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Week 5

We survived week 5! The kids have been having so much fun this week with the Boosterthon fundraiser and they were super pumped about the Fun Run! Thanks to all of the parents, friends, and family who contributed!

This week in…

Spelling: The kiddos worked on their spelling activities and took their spelling quiz this morning.

Grammar: We discussed singular and plural nouns and overall the kids have been doing very well with this concept!

Reading: We continued to talk about the theme of books and different context clues that we can use to determine a word’s meaning.

Writing: The kids have been working very hard on their personal narratives and I have enjoyed reading them this week.

Science: We talked about the different types of clouds and the differences between weather and climate. They seem to really be enjoying this unit, which I love! Please ask them questions about what they are learning! I think they may be faster at naming clouds than I am!

Math: We learned the standard algorithm for subtraction and subtracting across zeros. This is an extremely abstract and difficult concept for the kids so please help your child with this at home!

Next week in…

Spelling: We will give a preview of the words but will not officially test on these words until the following Friday (9/16) due to the short 4 day week, I know the kids will be so sad (ha!).

Grammar: We will be discussing possessive nouns. There will be an assessment on Friday.

Reading: The kids will be practicing inferencing skills. Please practice this skill with your child as this can be a very difficult concept.

Writing: We will continue working on and editing their personal narratives.

Science: The kids will be learning about weather maps and weather instruments. The Water and Weather test will be on Tuesday September 20^th. I will pass out a study guide next week!

Math: We will be solving addition and subtraction word problems and multi-step word problems.

Make sure your child is logging into IXL each day. This is a great website to practice the skills we are learning in class. If you do not have access to internet at home, I always allow kids to log on in the morning! I also have SEVERAL resources for different math skills on my blog under the “Math” page. I recommend that your child practices their basic math facts as often as possible. I’m finding that many of them do not know their basic addition and subtraction facts, so these sites will help and they are games so they don’t even realize they are educational (teacher secret!). I have resources for other subjects under my other pages on my blog as well, so please check it out!

At Open House I handed out a sheet with the information about how to purchase books off of the Scholastic website. I have a couple parents who want to purchase books for their child, however I cannot submit the order until the total is $20. PLEASE consider purchasing books through this website, the books are marked down and some of them are dirt cheap. Not to mention, for every dollar you spend our class gets a point. With the points I can order books for our classroom library and other fun things! The easiest way to order is to go online to https://clubs.scholastic.com/home and create an account. Enter our class code which is Q79JX and this will ensure that our class gets the points through your purchases.

Progress Reports will be sent home next week in the Thursday Folders to all students. If your child has a C or below in any subject you are asked to sign and return their Progress Report. You can also log in to ParentVue to see their grades as well. If you still do not have access or have difficulty logging in, please contact the front office.

Please sign and return the Performing Arts permission forms as soon as possible. These are in school “field trips” that the students can participate in. It is requested that you make a donation to the program, however it is not mandatory for your child to attend. If I do not have a permission form for your child, I cannot allow them to go and they will have to sit in another class or in the Learning Commons (library).

If you have any questions or concerns about anything, please do not hesitate to contact me. If I can’t answer your question over email, I will be more than willing to set up a time to meet or a time to call you. I want your child to be successful and I will do whatever it takes to make that happen!