It was a great week! We accomplished ALOT this week and I am proud of the kids. They worked hard and they are SMART!
Classroom Needs: Clorox wipes (or some sort of non-toxic cleaning spray), paper towel, GLUE STICKS, milk crates (4) if you have any lying around.
1. We will be doing a book study starting next week on the story WONDER by R.J. Palacio. You are certainly welcome to purchase the book ($8.50 at Target) so that your child can read along with me, however, it is not required.
2. The Greece Travel Brochures are due January 31st...feel free to email me with any questions you may have.
3. The students will be taking a field trip to Synchronicity Theatre February 25 or 26th (I'm not sure about exact date for 3rd grade yet) to see a play based on Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin. More details to come once I have them
4. Geology 'Field Trip' coming in the next few weeks. (Again, details coming soon)
5. SIX FLAGS Reading Logs: You will receive a reading log this Friday that you can complete with your child for a free ticket to Six Flags! It would be super fun if we could all go together. Can you believe I have never been there?!
6. ITBS Scores are in the building! I am meeting with Ms. Wilson at 9 am tomorrow to go over them.
* ****I am also going to ask LOTS of questions about 4th grade plans as well as get the questions answered that were collected before the holidays. FYI..I am hoping to move up to 4th grade next year.
7. MOLD: You all read the official word from the Board about the mold, its location and type. I am keeping the windows cracked and the heat off as much as possible. Honestly, the kids never feel cold! The bids are in and there is talk of closing school for one day in order to get everything deep cleaned. You will be receiving more official correspondence on this most likely tomorrow.
8. LICE: There have been some lice sightings in the 2nd grade...just an FYI.
I know I am forgetting something but I left my list at school today...so I will add the rest tomorrow...:)
THIS WEEK
SCIENCE FUN: We learned about HEAT this week and we conducted several experiments.
1. How the body warms up from movement, specifically heat created by friction (rubbing our hands together) 2. How food coloring moves in HOT and COLD water. We recorded our hypotheses and tested our theory. Ms. Morgan's class came in to join us and help out!
MATH: FRACTIONS
We have learned the vocabulary associated with fractions: part, whole, numerator, denominator, equal groups, unequal groups. We have made fraction bars and compared fractions, created name art and wrote sentences about the fractional parts of our work, and we looked at fractions on a number line.
We are going to work on comparing and ordering fractions next week as well as determine how to create fractional sets. If you are baking this weekend, it may be a good idea to ask your child to help and take a look at the measuring cups and compare the sizes of each.
MULTIPLICATION: We are still working on X Fluency...so please keep practicing at home. If you'd like to print out the fluency practice tests you can visit THIS LINK>>>> and click to download the number/facts you need.
NON-FICTION TEXT FEATURES
We made feature flip books this week and we are in the process of crafting a text features diagram poster...I'll post them when they are finished!
NEXT WEEK
ELA: WONDER, contractions, forms of BE
Writing: Persuasive Speeches
Math: Fractions on number line, comparing fractions, LCD
Science: Heat (finish)
SS: MLK Jr.
Have a great weekend!
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