Hello Families!
We are so excited for our Walk-a-Thon! "Miles for Moms" is the name, and it should be a great time for everyone!
We have raised more than double what we set as our goal, so that will allow us to give even more back to our community.
Remember, the event will be held during the school day on March 17. The event will begin at 1:15pm and last for about an hour.
Other than next week's event, here are some of the things we have been working on this past week-
Math- We are continuing our fraction investigation unit. Next week, we will finish up the investigation unit, and we will move into adding and subtracting fractions.
Writing- In writing, we have finished our planning page for our opinion paper, and we have completed our research for our topic. Students will need to write a paper that is for or against making the journey on the Oregon Trail, and the kids have really had a good time finding interesting facts about the topic.
Reading- We are almost to the end of "The Mighty Miss Malone"! We are enjoying the ending to our story, and our instructional focus this past week has been on homophones, which are words that are spelled differently, but sound the same (so, sew).
Science- We have been learning all about waves! Next week, we will move from water waves to sound waves. In fact, students are building background today by learning about different properties of sound, and we will be sharing on Monday!
I think that's about it for this week. Please encourage your child to continue using the reading logs, and make sure they are getting signed when they are turned in Fridays!
Have a great weekend!
Friday, March 10, 2017
Friday, March 3, 2017
March 3, 2017 Weekly Update
Hello Families!
We have gotten off to a great start with our fundraising for our walk-a-thon! So far, our classroom has brought in over 60 dollars! That is almost halfway to our goal already! Let's keep working on getting those donations, because the money will be going to a really great cause!
Here is a quick update about the classroom happenings:
Math- We are still working with fractions, decimals, and percents in our investigation unit. We will be looking at adding and subtracting fractions soon as well!
Writing- The students are planning out their persuasive essays on the Oregon Trail. They have done a lot of research the past week or so, and they will be working on finishing their planning page and writing their draft next week.
Reading- We are excited to get back into our Interactive Language notebooks! This past week, we talked about fragments and run-on sentences. Next week, we will continue to read "Mighty Miss Malone" and talk about homophones!
Science- We are learning so many cool facts about waves! For example, did you know that a beach ball in the middle of the ocean will simply bob up and down? We are also defining wavelength, frequency, crest, and trough, which are all parts of a wave.
Well, I think that covers the main topics. Have a great weekend and I will send email updates as needed!
We have gotten off to a great start with our fundraising for our walk-a-thon! So far, our classroom has brought in over 60 dollars! That is almost halfway to our goal already! Let's keep working on getting those donations, because the money will be going to a really great cause!
Here is a quick update about the classroom happenings:
Math- We are still working with fractions, decimals, and percents in our investigation unit. We will be looking at adding and subtracting fractions soon as well!
Writing- The students are planning out their persuasive essays on the Oregon Trail. They have done a lot of research the past week or so, and they will be working on finishing their planning page and writing their draft next week.
Reading- We are excited to get back into our Interactive Language notebooks! This past week, we talked about fragments and run-on sentences. Next week, we will continue to read "Mighty Miss Malone" and talk about homophones!
Science- We are learning so many cool facts about waves! For example, did you know that a beach ball in the middle of the ocean will simply bob up and down? We are also defining wavelength, frequency, crest, and trough, which are all parts of a wave.
Well, I think that covers the main topics. Have a great weekend and I will send email updates as needed!
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