Be on the lookout…
- Full folders are coming home today. Please review and return white folders or any signed forms. Our end of quarter 2 reading celebration is coming up soon on 1/23.If you signed up to donate, please send items asap! Please click this Google link to sign up to review
- There is NO SCHOOL Monday, January 26th for a teacher workday.
- There will likely be snow delays or cancellations next week. The county has new policy to help us be proactive in the event of time out. This Friday, students will bring home some printed work to complete just in case. I will provide detailed instructions and ensure this is work parents won’t have to support much with. word-snow??
This week in Literacy:
In Unit 3 of our Frogs Module, students will focus on becoming good researchers by reading and rereading to find answers to questions. We will work on locating and using a variety of text features, then use new found knowledge to eventually create a research piece and Freaky Frog trading card!
Our class finished our read aloud of The Wild Robot Escapes by Peter Brown. Many students are interested in the 3rd book in the series “The Wild Robot Protects”. If you are looking to motivate your young reader at home, this may be a perfect fit!
This week in Math:
Timed multiplication quizzes begin next week. Your child will have an icecream sundae sheet in their agenda to keep track of their successes with these 1 minute timed quizzes. There are 16 questions on each quiz and students pass with a 15/16 or better. If they do NOT pass, there will be a makeup opportunity each Friday during arrival. All quizzes will come home the day they are taken and will be located inside the plastic X sundae page. Please do what you can to help prepare your child for these fun and important assessments!
Students will wrap up a geometry unit this week. For this reason, students will keep a geometry cheat sheet inside their agendas.
This quarter in Science: In 2nd quarter, students will learn about Force and Motion. Key words: gravity, direction, friction, speed, force.
