Week of August 29th, 2016

This Week in Class... 

Math - We will begin learning about rounding, estimating sums, and how to use mental math strategies to add. 

Reading - We will read the story Kitten's First Full Moon and Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes. We will continue practicing strategies such as finding character traits, setting, plot, and making connections with a text. 

Writing - We will continue learning about the different parts of speech. We will work with pronouns and verbs. 

Social Studies - We will begin looking at maps and globes. We will create a flip-flap book that shows understanding of the Equator, Prime Meridian, Hemispheres, and Lines of Latitude and Longitude. 

Homework... 
Your child will be bringing home his/her first reading log. Students should read 20-30 minutes every night. They should write a few sentences about what they read and make note of any interesting vocabulary. Reading Logs are due the following Monday morning. 

Snack... 
Please send a healthy snack with your child. Fruits, veggies, and grains are appropriate. On Tuesdays and Thursdays every class receives a fruit or vegetable snack that your child can enjoy. 

Scholastic News... 
On Friday, I sent home an informational page about Scholastic News. It is a wonderful program that will get your child colored magazines with educational articles in the them THAT THEY CAN KEEP!!! :) :) :) If our whole class jumps on board, I plan to use these articles to supplement our reading, writing, science, and social studies lessons in class. We can get SO MUCH from these articles. Please return the info page with $5.00 this week. If the money is an issue, please feel free to express that so we can find a solution. Thanks! 

Week of August 22nd, 2016

This week in class... 

Math- We are taking a beginning of the year assessment so I know where your student is with math concepts. We will begin chapter 1 of GoMath! which will cover addition, subtraction, and rounding. ***Work that is not completed during the day will be sent home for homework and will be due the following morning. 

Writing- We will begin our interactive notebooks (Please send 2 composition notebooks to school) learning about the different parts of speech. We will be working with nouns. 

Reading- We will begin our author study of Kevin Henkes. We will be working on setting, character traits, plots, and making connections to ourselves. 

Science- We are setting up our science notebooks. We will be learning about weather and the seasons this year! 

Classroom Supplies: 
It is very helpful for each child to have 3 plastic folders. That way, each student can organize his or her reading, writing/spelling, and social studies work in their desks. 

Also, it is important that each student has 2 composition notebooks. we will be doing hands on activities to support our learning in both notebooks. We will be using them this week! :) 

Welcome!!!

Welcome to the 2016-2017 School Year!!! 

I am so happy to have your student in my class this year! I will post weekly to keep you updated on what we are learning each week. I will also post about upcoming events for our school and classroom. If you have any questions please feel free to call and set up an appointment or email me. It is going to be a wonderful year filled with fun and learning! 

Here is our class supply list to help your student be prepared and organized :) 

2 Mead composition notebooks (no spirals)

3 plastic folders (1 blue, 1 green, 1 yellow)

48 Ticonderoga pencils

1 -24 package of crayons

1 pack of washable markers

1 pack of colored pencils

4 dry erase markers (black)

1 pair of scissors

2 bottles of liquid glue

4 Large size glue sticks

2 Erasers

1 Plastic container with your child’s name on it for their supplies.

***Extra supplies will be kept in the classroom and available to all students to share.

Supplies that are not required, but are appreciated:

•1 container of Clorox wipes

•1 box of gallon bags

•1 box of sandwich bags

•1 bottle of hand sanitizer 

Week of May 2nd, 2016

This Week in Class: 

Math: Mid-Chapter Checkpoint on Tuesday! 

Social Studies: We are continuing learning about the Alaska Gold Rush! 

Field Trip This Week!!! 

When: Wednesday at 9:30. Please eat breakfast and arrive on time to school! 
Where: Performing Arts Center 
What: Scrap Arts Music


End of the Year BBQ 

Please turn in permission slips and $2.00 by Friday May 6th! 

You can sign up to bring goodies online at 

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0449afa82aa3fb6-pringles

Week of April 18th, 2016

This week in class: 

Math - We will be working with equivalent fractions. Chapter 9 test is Friday! 

Science - We creating projects about Earth Day and discussing how we can help keep the world beautiful! 

Social Studies - We are reading the book "What was the Gold Rush?" to prepare for learning about the AK and CA Gold Rushes in the following weeks. 

***SPRING PICTURES - If you would like to buy your child's spring pictures please send the payment, or please send the pictures back to school ASAP. Thanks! 

***Box Tops for Education! - If you have box tops at home, please send them in :)  

***Canned Food Drive! - Please send in any unwanted canned foods for our food drive! 

Week of April 11th, 2016

This Week in Class: 

Math - We are learning about comparing fractions! Our Mid-Chapter Checkpoint is Tuesday! :) 

Science - We are continuing our exploration of the states of matter! 

Arriving to School - Please do not have your child arrive to school before 8:40! There will NOT be supervisors until that time. 

Box Tops for Education! - If you have been collecting box tops, please send them in to class! The class with the most box tops will earn a snow cone party! 

Scrap Arts Music Field Trip!

Yes! We have another wonderful field trip planned to the Performing Arts Center! 

What: Scrap Arts Music

When: Wednesday, May 4th, 2016 @ 10:15 
- We will leave school at 9:15 

Cost: $8.00 for every student and every chaperone 

Permission Slips Due: April 8th, 2016 

If you have any questions, please let me know! Thanks!