Important Dates:
Friday, June 15th- Highland Playground Tuesday, June 18th- LAST DAY! Walking field trip to Main St. Ice Cream |
Whew! What a crazy week we had! Students participated in a morning of Olympic centers, challenged themselves by solving clues to unlock our break-out-box with Mr. Wirth, and more! The break-out-boxes were quite a hit and I loved watching the children persevere and work together to solve each clue, both valuable life skills. I can't wait to do some more of these with them. Our centers were also very fun. The students tested their taste buds with Mrs. Smith in making berry green smoothies, practiced their math skills in a makeshift curling game with me, and used the STEM skills along with teamwork with Mrs. Lauer and Mrs. Peffer as they created a bobsled that would travel the farthest distance. This week we also had our Valentine's Day party! Mrs. McDonnell brought us fun games, treats, and a love-bug craft. On Friday Dr. Mills, Henry's mom, paid us a visit to discuss the important practice of good dental hygiene.
It is a privilege to teach your children each day. Their vivacious spirits bring me much joy, and I'm grateful to guide them every day. Enjoy your breaks! Remember to check Seesaw for updates and classroom pictures! Reading: This week we completed a few reading passages on the 2018 Winter Olympics and famous Olympians. Students practiced the strategy of going back to the passage and underlining where they find their answer, so it can be proven, vs. just writing down whatever they think the answer is. Math: Unit 4 Subtraction For many students, this is a more difficult unit. We are practicing subtracting using ungrouping and regrouping. The students were taught the following steps to solve: 1 - write and draw the total, the number you are beginning with 2 - look at the ones place, is there more on the floor or more up top? More on the floor - go next door and borrow ten more. More on the top - stop right now, do your subtraction (bringing in the Spice Girl's Stop Right Now tun to reminisce on the 90s). Update your drawing and problem. 3- Repeat step 2 if necessary for the tens place. 4- Solve. We have practiced this skill on workbook pages and whiteboards with problems about the students, they always enjoy when I work their names into word problems. Please practice your student's math facts with them at home. Memorization and understanding of these facts assists immensely in these multi-step problems. The Dollar Store sells flash cards, and there are many sites students can access at home to practice this. Social Studies Olympic centers, reading, and work pages! Writing In writing students are learning to expand their writing into multi paragraphs. I have taught them to keep the writing they've already done as their first paragraph, then taking each detail paragraph and expanding on it in its own paragraph. We used our journal entries to study how we can do this, and will be practicing it more in the following weeks. We continue to ensure that answers to questions are written in complete sentences.
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We completed many cross-curricula activities this week regarding the Olympics. Next week is sure to be even more exciting as we have a morning planned to complete centers with Mrs. Smith's class, and Mrs. Peffer along with Mrs. Lauer will be leading one of the STEM centers! On Thursday we will be completing a break-out-box with clues centered around reading and math in connection to the Olympics! Break-out-boxes are similar to escape rooms, so it will be fun for students to test their stamina and patience through the challenges that give them the codes to unlock the box!
Wednesday is our classroom Valentine's Day party. We will be passing out Valentines if you choose to send your child in with some for the class. A list of students will be coming home with your child to ensure everyone in the class receives a valentine. Health with Mrs. Gallagher will begin next week. With the season of many germs around, please remind your child about proper hand-washing and techniques for staying as healthy as possible. :) Mrs. Agle gave more information on this in this month's Bulldog Buzz. Yearbook orders have gone home. If purchasing a yearbook is a financial burden for your family, but you'd like your child to have one. Please reach out to Mrs. Cantie, our school social worker, as she can assist with funding. [email protected] Remember to check Seesaw for updates and classroom pictures! Reading: This week we completed a few reading passages on the 2018 Winter Olympics and famous Olympians. Students practiced the strategy of going back to the passage and underlining where they find their answer, so it can be proven, vs. just writing down whatever they think the answer is. Math: Unit 4 Subtraction For many students, this is a more difficult unit. We are practicing subtracting using ungrouping and regrouping. The students were taught the following steps to solve: 1 - write and draw the total, the number you are beginning with 2 - look at the ones place, is there more on the floor or more up top? More on the floor - go next door and borrow ten more. More on the top - stop right now, do your subtraction (bringing in the Spice Girl's Stop Right Now tun to reminisce on the 90s). Update your drawing and problem. 3- Repeat step 2 if necessary for the tens place. 4- Solve. We have practiced this skill on workbook pages and whiteboards with problems about the students, they always enjoy when I work their names into word problems. This week we made Linus the Minus Man, a fun craftivity in connection to addition with regrouping. Please practice your student's math facts with them at home. Memorization and understanding of these facts assists immensely in these multi-step problems. The Dollar Store sells flash cards, and there are many sites students can access at home to practice this. Social Studies We read Olympic passages and discussed how many athletes were "failures" at first but didn't let that stop them from continue to pursue their dreams. They tried harder, practiced more, and saw success. Writing In writing students are learning to expand their writing into multi paragraphs. I have taught them to keep the writing they've already done as their first paragraph, then taking each detail paragraph and expanding on it in its own paragraph. We used our journal entries to study how we can do this, and will be practicing it more in the following weeks. We continue to ensure that answers to questions are written in complete sentences. What a joy it was to experience some mild winter weather this week. We enjoyed some time breathing in oxygen outside on the playground and releasing CO2 as we exhaled. This paired well with our discussion on matter and the different forms it takes, plus any excuse to go outside on a beautiful day is a good one!
With the season of many germs around, please remind your child about proper hand-washing and techniques for staying as healthy as possible. :) Mrs. Agle gave more information on this in this month's Bulldog Buzz. Yearbook orders have gone home. If purchasing a yearbook is a financial burden for your family, but you'd like your child to have one. Please reach out to Mrs. Cantie, our school social worker, as she can assist with funding. [email protected] Remember to check Seesaw for updates and classroom pictures! Reading: We focused on long vowel a and o this week in some groups, while also discussing the Summer Olympics in preparation for our next story. Other groups continued reading their books talking about setting and character traits. Math: Unit 4 Subtraction For many students, this is a more difficult unit. We are practicing subtracting using regrouping. The students were taught the following steps to solve: 1 - write and draw the total, the number you are beginning with 2 - look at the ones place, is there more on the floor or more up top? More on the floor - go next door and borrow ten more. More on the top - stop right now, do your subtraction (bringing in the Spice Girl's Stop Right Now tun to reminisce on the 90s). Update your drawing and problem. 3- Repeat step 2 if necessary for the tens place. 4- Solve. We have practiced this skill on workbook pages and whiteboards with problems about the students, they always enjoy when I work their names into word problems. Social Studies We collaborated with our partners in Mrs. Smith's room to complete information sheets on the Olympic countries we are studying. Students looked up the number of participants, males, females, sports participating in, language spoken, continent on, look of flag, and 5 fun facts. We can't wait for February 9th to start tracking the medals! Writing In writing students are learning to expand their writing into multi paragraphs. I have taught them to keep the writing they've already done as their first paragraph, then taking each detail paragraph and expanding on it in its own paragraph. We used our journal entries to study how we can do this, and will be practicing it more in the following weeks. |