Friday, October 28, 2016
Thursday, October 27, 2016
October 27, 2016 Update
Hello families!
A few things to share this week...
First, please see the conference date/time you were assigned on the confirmation form. This form will be coming home in today's Friday folders. I will also send a second form next week, just in case. If you cannot make the assigned date/time, please call the main office as soon as possible so we can find a better time to meet.
Also, we want to say "Thank You" to everyone who helped make our Fall party such a great time! We are so lucky to have supportive adults that are willing to give of their time to make sure the kids had a great celebration.
Here is a briefing of this past week's classroom happenings:
Math- We just took our Topic 5 multiplication test, and we will be moving on to double-digit multiplication!
Science- We are finishing up our unit on weathering and erosion. Next week, we will take a short assessment to see how much we have learned about these Earth processes.
Reading- We are reviewing story elements. We are really enjoying our new read-aloud book, Jack's Run.
Writing- We are working on our "What America Means to Me" essays. Early this week, we brainstormed words that we relate to the idea of America, and how those words relate. We will eventually be typing these essays!
I think that's about it for now. Have a great weekend, and remember, there is no school on Monday!
A few things to share this week...
First, please see the conference date/time you were assigned on the confirmation form. This form will be coming home in today's Friday folders. I will also send a second form next week, just in case. If you cannot make the assigned date/time, please call the main office as soon as possible so we can find a better time to meet.
Also, we want to say "Thank You" to everyone who helped make our Fall party such a great time! We are so lucky to have supportive adults that are willing to give of their time to make sure the kids had a great celebration.
Here is a briefing of this past week's classroom happenings:
Math- We just took our Topic 5 multiplication test, and we will be moving on to double-digit multiplication!
Science- We are finishing up our unit on weathering and erosion. Next week, we will take a short assessment to see how much we have learned about these Earth processes.
Reading- We are reviewing story elements. We are really enjoying our new read-aloud book, Jack's Run.
Writing- We are working on our "What America Means to Me" essays. Early this week, we brainstormed words that we relate to the idea of America, and how those words relate. We will eventually be typing these essays!
I think that's about it for now. Have a great weekend, and remember, there is no school on Monday!
Monday, October 24, 2016
Photos from Brown Bag Breakfast
Here are a few pictures from our recent event. Thanks again for visiting our classroom!
Friday, October 21, 2016
October 21, 2016 update
Hello everyone!
We have been busy bees in room 218! We just completed our Personal Narrative post-assessment, and we are working hard in ST math today.
Here are a couple of friendly reminders-
The Friday folders handed out today contain the parent conference forms for the fall.
A reminder that conferences are Monday Nov. 7 and Thursday Nov. 10. The form sent home today has a space to put your preference of date and time, as well as a spot to list siblings that attend BEU. If there are multiple family members, our administrators will help schedule those students to make it convenient for families with multiple conferences.
So, please look over the conference form carefully and return it on Monday with your date/time preference.
Here is a quick rundown of our past week in room 218:
Writing- We have finished our personal narrative essays, and we will be moving on to a theme writing about "What America Means to Me" next week. This theme is to prepare for the Grandparents Day event on November 14. More to come on that soon.
Math- We continue to work with multi-digit multiplication, and we worked on a very challenging chicken nuggets lesson on Thursday! Next week, we will begin reviewing and have the Topic 5 test.
Reading- THis week, we continued to study how we can make inferences and predictions based on what the text says along with our background information. Next week, we will go back and review character traits.
Science- We have been able to start reading in our new Science textbooks! We have read some great information on erosion and weathering, and the pictures in the book are just stunning!
Have a great weekend, and please return the conference forms in the folders Monday! Thank you!
We have been busy bees in room 218! We just completed our Personal Narrative post-assessment, and we are working hard in ST math today.
Here are a couple of friendly reminders-
The Friday folders handed out today contain the parent conference forms for the fall.
A reminder that conferences are Monday Nov. 7 and Thursday Nov. 10. The form sent home today has a space to put your preference of date and time, as well as a spot to list siblings that attend BEU. If there are multiple family members, our administrators will help schedule those students to make it convenient for families with multiple conferences.
So, please look over the conference form carefully and return it on Monday with your date/time preference.
Here is a quick rundown of our past week in room 218:
Writing- We have finished our personal narrative essays, and we will be moving on to a theme writing about "What America Means to Me" next week. This theme is to prepare for the Grandparents Day event on November 14. More to come on that soon.
Math- We continue to work with multi-digit multiplication, and we worked on a very challenging chicken nuggets lesson on Thursday! Next week, we will begin reviewing and have the Topic 5 test.
Reading- THis week, we continued to study how we can make inferences and predictions based on what the text says along with our background information. Next week, we will go back and review character traits.
Science- We have been able to start reading in our new Science textbooks! We have read some great information on erosion and weathering, and the pictures in the book are just stunning!
Have a great weekend, and please return the conference forms in the folders Monday! Thank you!
Thursday, October 13, 2016
October 14, 2016 Weekly Update
Hi everyone, and I hope this week has been a good one!
I first want to say "Thank You" to those who were able to attend our "Brown Bag" event Friday morning! It really helped the kids show off their finished personal narratives in style! We appreciate you taking the time out of your day to share this first annual event!
We were also treated to a healthy snack and lesson on advertising from the Columbia Public Schools Nutrition Department! The kids really liked the sunflower "peanut" butter and crackers!
Besides our recent classroom events, we have been busy as usual this past week! Here is a brief summary of events:
Writing- The kids are feeling quite accomplished, as we have published our first writing piece of the year! They worked hard editing, revising, and putting the finishing touches on their personal narratives. I am happy to see that students added details, dialogue, theme. They also read over their work, figured out which text needs to be added or removed, and organized their work into paragraphs that follow a logical narrative sequence.
Math- This week, we began looking at 3-digit by 1-digit multiplication! We are starting off by looking at the relationship between our basic facts and larger multiplication problems. We ended the week working on estimating and breaking apart numbers.
Reading- We have been reviewing how to make inferences, predictions, and using context clues! We took a practice test on Friday, and we discussed the answers in small groups. On Monday, we will take a reading assessment over inferencing to show off how much we have learned about these skills!
Science- We have been talking about erosion and weathering. On Thursday, we went outside to observe the practices being used on our school property to prevent erosion. We have also watched an educational video that detailed different types of erosion!
I think that's about it for this week. I will post some pictures from
I first want to say "Thank You" to those who were able to attend our "Brown Bag" event Friday morning! It really helped the kids show off their finished personal narratives in style! We appreciate you taking the time out of your day to share this first annual event!
We were also treated to a healthy snack and lesson on advertising from the Columbia Public Schools Nutrition Department! The kids really liked the sunflower "peanut" butter and crackers!
Besides our recent classroom events, we have been busy as usual this past week! Here is a brief summary of events:
Writing- The kids are feeling quite accomplished, as we have published our first writing piece of the year! They worked hard editing, revising, and putting the finishing touches on their personal narratives. I am happy to see that students added details, dialogue, theme. They also read over their work, figured out which text needs to be added or removed, and organized their work into paragraphs that follow a logical narrative sequence.
Math- This week, we began looking at 3-digit by 1-digit multiplication! We are starting off by looking at the relationship between our basic facts and larger multiplication problems. We ended the week working on estimating and breaking apart numbers.
Reading- We have been reviewing how to make inferences, predictions, and using context clues! We took a practice test on Friday, and we discussed the answers in small groups. On Monday, we will take a reading assessment over inferencing to show off how much we have learned about these skills!
Science- We have been talking about erosion and weathering. On Thursday, we went outside to observe the practices being used on our school property to prevent erosion. We have also watched an educational video that detailed different types of erosion!
I think that's about it for this week. I will post some pictures from
Thursday, October 6, 2016
Oct. 7, 2016 Morawitz Family Update
Hello all!
It has been yet another busy week of learning in room 218!
Check below for some of the highlieghts!
Writing- We have been working on revising and editing our personal narrative drafts. Next week, we will be publishing our final copies, and we are excited to share our hard work during our "Brown Bag" breakfast event on Friday!
Science- We have begun exploring our unit on Earth Systems. The first part of this unit focuses on erosion. We have taken a walk outside and seen erosion/erosion prevention on our school grounds, and we have watched a cool Bill Nye video that explains the different ways in which erosion occurs.
Math- We finished up Topic 3. Topic 5 is our next unit, and this unit takes multiplication to 2 digit multiplied by 1 digit numbers!
Reading- Last week, we came to the exciting conclusion of Zach's Lie! Next week, we will be starting a new chapter book! In Daily 5, we are focusing on inferencing/prediction and fluency and accuracy!
Well, I thinik that's about it for now. Be sure to look in the Friday folder for the Brown Bag invitation, and we will see you on Friday!
KM
It has been yet another busy week of learning in room 218!
Check below for some of the highlieghts!
Writing- We have been working on revising and editing our personal narrative drafts. Next week, we will be publishing our final copies, and we are excited to share our hard work during our "Brown Bag" breakfast event on Friday!
Science- We have begun exploring our unit on Earth Systems. The first part of this unit focuses on erosion. We have taken a walk outside and seen erosion/erosion prevention on our school grounds, and we have watched a cool Bill Nye video that explains the different ways in which erosion occurs.
Math- We finished up Topic 3. Topic 5 is our next unit, and this unit takes multiplication to 2 digit multiplied by 1 digit numbers!
Reading- Last week, we came to the exciting conclusion of Zach's Lie! Next week, we will be starting a new chapter book! In Daily 5, we are focusing on inferencing/prediction and fluency and accuracy!
Well, I thinik that's about it for now. Be sure to look in the Friday folder for the Brown Bag invitation, and we will see you on Friday!
KM
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