Announcements
Our final room party of the year will be the Valentine's Party on February 9th. We still have quite a few openings. Please use the link below if you can help.
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0e4ca9ad23a1fd0-february
In the Classroom
In math this week, students explored fractions and multiplication. We learned new vocabulary such as unit fraction, numerator, denominator, and equivalent fraction. We played a fraction matching game to help us identify equivalent fractions.
In writing this week, students chose topics for their expert pieces. This non-fiction writing will ask students to teach others about a topic on which they already know a lot. On Wednesday, students did a long write where they wrote down everything they knew.
We also color coded the information to start organizing it into chapters. We will work on our table of contents and first draft next week.
We also color coded the information to start organizing it into chapters. We will work on our table of contents and first draft next week.
In reading this week, we focused on vocabulary. We used a non-fiction text called Fossil Seekers to practice identifying and analyzing various vocabulary words. Students also took the STAR reading test.
In Social Studies, we started our next unit on Geography. This week was all about maps and globes. We used the program Google Earth to explore different communities.
Upcoming Events
No School, MLK Jr. Day-January 15
PTA Movie Night-January 25
No School, Teacher Workday-February 5
Valentine's Room Party-February 9
Parent Teacher Conferences-February 15-16
No School, Conferences-February 16
No School, President's Day-February 19
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