Important Dates:
Friday, June 15th- Highland Playground Tuesday, June 18th- LAST DAY! Walking field trip to Main St. Ice Cream |
While students wore their jammies inside out and flushed ice cubes down the toilet, their snowday dreams didn't come true this week! This was quite all right as we had many activities to get through during this week! Next week is our spirit week with many fun attire days. The students will be given a break from math homework and spelling next week! This is a great time at home for students to practice their writing skills. They also can access Sumdog and Xtra Math from home via the math tab above.
The HHS Junior class is running its annual toy drive. If you are looking to donate, they request that donations students and families donate board games, card games, and puzzles. If your family needs help purchasing new winter clothing, please contact our school social worker, Heather Cantie, at 646-3280 ext 4218. She also works with many local groups to anonymously provide holiday gifts for our families. Thank you! It was very nice to meet with many of you for conferences. I appreciate your understanding and flexibility with the rescheduling! Reading: Students worked on comparing and contrasting the countries we read about in their holidays around the world booklets. Math: Review and Test Students took their Unit 2 math test this week. This test was comprised of the skills they have been learning including double-digit addition, counting and adding money, comparing numbers, and writing the name of numbers. The tests will be going home on Monday to be signed and returned. We will continue practicing these skills throughout this week through various holiday activities. Writing Students continued to practice letter writing through writing a letter to another adult in the building. They practiced the different parts to the letter, and ensuring that they are using capital letters and punctuation in appropriate spaces. After the holidays, students will be writing a letter of gratitude to someone who gave a gift to them for the holidays. Science: Matter We discussed how matter changes through heating and cooling. Students identified items that could go back to their original form after being heated (water) and those that can't (eggs, noodles). Social Studies: Holidays Around the World Last week we traveled to Mexico and learned about their Christmas customs and traditions. This week we traveled to India to study the Hindu celebration of Diwali, the Festival of Lights. Students have loved using Google Earth to study these places and their important monuments, such as the Taj Mahal!
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We have adjusted well to our school routines after some days off enjoying time with friends and family discussing what we are thankful for! We brought in new skills, strategies, and concepts throughout the curriculum this week and enjoyed "flying" to The Netherlands!
On Thursday we had our monthly school community meeting where Aaron was honored with the Character Cadet award for showing initiative throughout the month! Our character trait for December is self-control. The HHS Junior class is running its annual toy drive. If you are looking to donate, they request that donations students and families donate board games, card games, and puzzles. If your family needs help purchasing new winter clothing, please contact our school social worker, Heather Cantie, at 646-3280 ext 4218. She also works with many local groups to anonymously provide holiday gifts for our families. Thank you! Next week, report cards will be sent home and parent-teacher conferences will begin. I look forward to meeting with you and discussing your child's progress thus far this school year. Reading: We continued learning and discussing author's purpose this week. We discussed that sometimes an author may be writing to entertain us, but include facts to inform us throughout the text. We focused on using our decoding skills to recognize that -ea and -ee in a word says the long e sound. We also began learning about compound words. Math: Word Problems Students are doing well with their new skill of solving double-digit equations. They are using the taught skills well. This week we incorporated money into our adding. We discussed how pennies can be thought of as our ones place, dimes as the tens place, and dollars as the hundreds place. Also, when we are writing dollar amounts, a decimal separates the dimes and dollars/tens and hundreds. Writing Students continue to practice writing complete sentences. It is imperative that they regularly practice the appropriate times for using capital letters, including for proper nouns. In their journals, students were reminded to include minimally 5 sentences about their topic. Science: Matter As we continue studying structures and the matter that they are comprised of, Social Studies: Holidays Around the World We began our holidays around the world study this week. Our exploration took us to The Netherlands in Europe. We located this country on our maps, read about its holiday traditions, answered comprehension questions, and then wrote about what we learned! Where will our adventures take us next week ... ?! |