January 28-Feb. 1, 2019

Specials

Monday -PE

Tuesday - Art

Wednesday - STEM

Thursday - Technology

Friday - Library

Upcoming Events & Reminders

January 29 - PTA Family Night at Gattitown

January 31 - PTA Carnival Meeting at 6:30

February 13 - Jump Rope for Heart Kick Off

February 18 - No School

February 22 - Nonrotation Day for Specials

March 13 - Spring Picture Day

March 22 - Nonrotation Day for Specials

Weekly Standards

I can retell a story.

I can read, write, and identify words with ai and ay.

I can correctly use was and were.

I can write to persuade.

I can fluently add within 10. 

I can use strategies to find a missing addend.

Spelling Words

way

day

chain

snail

gray

mail

play

rain

Sight Words

animal

eight

our

about

give

carry

Week in Review

Hi all!

What a whirlwind week last week with only 3 days! Your kiddos had the opportunity to learn about Martin Luther King Jr. in several ways. One way is with the video below from Kid President (If you are not already familiar with this kid on YouTube, you should definitely look him up! He is full of so much positivity)

We also discussed what Martin Luther King's message truly was with the "egg experiment." (Be sure to ask your kiddo about this one!)

In Math, we had a TON of new games to practice our fact fluency. One great game that is easy to replicate at home is Making 10 Go Fish!

Play regular Go Fish but ask for pairs of cards that make 10 rather than look for doubles.

In writing, we continued with Persuasive Writing. Be on the lookout for some fun writing pieces in our blue folders. The kids are dying for me to get these pieces back to them (you'll soon see why!)

Have a great week!

Janaury 21-25, 2019

Specials

Monday -No School

Tuesday - Technology

Wednesday - Library

Thursday - Music

Friday - PE

Upcoming Events & Reminders

January 21 - No School

February 18 - No School

February 22 - Nonrotation Day for Specials

March 22 - Nonrotation Day for Specials

Weekly Standards

I can compare and contrast two stories.

I can read, write, and identify words with oo (short u sound).

I can correctly use contractions.

I can write to persuade.

I can fluently add within 10. 

Spelling Words

look

hood

took

book

wood

cook

Sight Words

after

buy

done

every

soon

work

Week in Review

Your kiddos were working so hard this past week! We covered a lot of difficult skills but, as usual, they plowed through it! 

In comprehension, we spent a lot of time reading about what life was like long ago in comparison to our lives now. This let our students practice using Venn Diagrams in order to compare and contrast information in texts.

They had a lot of fun learning that even their Fourth Grade Reading Buddies cite evidence from their texts!

In Writing, we have continued talking about the power of persuasion! We had a blast writing letters to people to try to persuade them of our opinion. One of the funniest was a letter to the main character of the story Hey Little Ant. 

Have a great week!

January 14-18, 2018

Specials

Monday -Music

Tuesday - PE

Wednesday - Art

Thursday - STEM

Friday - Nonrotation Day

Upcoming Events & Reminders

January 14 - Report Cards go Home

January 18 - Nonrotation Day for Specials

January 21 - No School

February 18 - No School

February 22 - Nonrotation Day for Specials

March 22 - Nonrotation Day for Specials

Weekly Standards

I can compare and contrast two stories.

I can read, write, and identify words with long o and long e.

I can correctly use helping verbs is and are.

I can write to persuade.

I can correctly identify halves and fourths of a shape.

Spelling Words

nose

note

rope

here

theme

these

Sight Words

ago

people

old

how

boy

girl

**These are the same as last week**

Week in Review

It was nice to finally get back into the swing of learning this past week!

This time of the year is always so special because we see kids really TAKE OFF in their reading! It is so exciting to watch their enthusiasm build as their reading becomes more fluent with each passing week.

In our whole class reading time, we focused on the skill of identifying cause and effect. We read some hilarious books like:

and a version of The Gingerbread Man

In writing, we learned about a new type of writing: Persuasive Writing.

We learned that people can actually have a JOB to play games, eat food, watch movies, and go on vacations just to tell people whether or not they should use them! The kids had so much fun exploring this type of writing this week. I can't wait to see what else they come up with!

We're excited to show you what we come up with next!

In math, we had fun discovering fractions as halves and fourths.

Have a great week!

January 7-11, 2018

Specials

Monday -PE

Tuesday - Art
Wednesday - STEM

Thursday - Technology

Friday - Library

Upcoming Events & Reminders
January 14 - Report Cards go Home
January 18 - Nonrotation Day for Specials
January 21 - No School
February 18 - No School
February 22 - Nonrotation Day for Specials
March 22 - Nonrotation Day for Specials

Weekly Standards
I can use a story's plot to describe why events happened.
I can read, write, and identify words with soft c and g.
I can correctly use past and future tense verbs in a sentence.
I can write to persuade.
I can correctly measure and compare an object's length.

Spelling Words
fudge
pledge
wage
cage
lace
race

Sight Words
ago
boy
girl
people
old
how

Week in Review
We had a great first two days back! Your students came back ready to rock and roll. :) 

This week, we focused on resolutions.  

We read this story and talked about how it's okay to not be perfect! We all learn (and can relax) when we know that everyone makes mistakes.


After the story, each student selected one word they wanted to focus on as their goal for the year.
We took time to choose the resolution, explain why we chose it, and even explain what steps we will take to meet our goal!
The final step was to share our resolutions. We spent a long time talking about how our friends can help us meet our goals by being our supporters.















Another goal we had for our short week was to remind our bodies of what we do during our Daily Five time. We practiced Read to Self, Work on Writing (where your kids had so much fun writing about their Winter Break!), and Word Work. We're always working to build our stamina back up so that we can become better readers and writers.
Of course, they did a MARVELOUS job.







Have a fabulous week!