Weekly Update 2.21.23
By carrievaughan In News & Updates On February 21, 2023
Be on the lookout…
- No Tuesday folders today.
- Please check icecream sundae sheets in agendas every Tues and Thurs to see how your child is doing on their timed multiplication quizzes.
- Reminder that our field trip is coming up on March 17, 2023 to the Durham Life and Science Museum. Thank you for getting all forms and payments in! And thank you to our chaperones Mr. and Mrs. Rojas, Mrs. Green, Mrs. Hart, and Mrs. Chinneck. Please ensure you have been cleared as a WCPSS volunteer (registration is in front office vestibule and Ms. Stio at front desk can confirm).
- This Friday, our class will be watching Disney’s Peter Pan to celebrate finishing reading the book and to compare and contrast the novel to the film. If you are NOT ok with your child watching, please send me a message and I will make alternate plans for them. Thanks! word-Neverland
This week in Literacy:
All month we will explore Black History Month where I will introduce our children to a new person or two each day who represents people of color who have made significant contributions to our world. I hope this may create some great conversations at home! Some of the resources we will use are digital books that can be accessed between 7am-3pm. Feel free to use at home as able. BHM art gallery and BHM book library
Our class is reading Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone this month. If your child has their own copy of this story or wants to get one, they are welcome to bring them in!
In Module 3 we will focus on reading classic chapter books. As a class will will dive deep into Peter Pan by JM Barrie and use this text to explore text dependent questions, character traits, point of view, theme, and more! Please check for any classics you can get your hands on to share at home. A list of some great classics can be found here.
This week in Math:
Students are continuing a lengthy, but exciting Fractions unit. Lots of vocab is important in understanding this concept. Here is a parent guide for helping you and your student understand our main learning outcomes
Current vocab: numerator, denominator, unit fraction, partition, number line, visual model
Timed multiplication quizzes are in full swing!! Your child has an icecream sundae sheet in their agenda to keep track of their successes with these 90 second 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! QUIZZES WILL BE EVERY Tuesday and Thursday. Your child chooses which fact to quiz themselves on until they complete all!
This week in Science:
3.E.1 Recognize the major components and patterns observed in the Earth/Moon/Sun system. 3.E.1.1 Recognize that the Earth is part of a system called the solar system that includes the sun (a star), planets, and many moons and the Earth is the third planet from the sun in our solar system. 3.E.1.2 Recognize that changes in the length and direction of an object’s shadow indicate the apparent changing position of the Sun during the day although the patterns of the stars in the sky, to include the Sun, stay the same.
