I hope that you are all enjoying our cold and snowy weather. We started our week talking about how to be more positive and “fill a bucket”. If you heard your child come home and say something or do something nice, it was because they were trying to make your day or as we call it...“fill your bucket”.
Language Arts: Our main focus has been about getting our thoughts down in our first draft and then going back and checking our work. We practiced revising short paragraphs to make them more interesting to the reader. I’m trying to stress that even though writing may be done correctly, it is crucial to go back and revise to make it your BEST writing. Editing and revision can be difficult, but is something that the children will continue to work on. We have also enjoyed working in groups and doing book studies. This is so exciting to watch the children read a book together, have discussion and do a culminating activity. What creative children!
Math: We are towards the end of unit 5. We are just learning about decimals and fractions. This is new and can be difficult at first. We will continue having practice with decimals and fractions since it is a new concept. One tip that I give the children is to think of the decimals like money. We also continue to review our multiplication facts and have been taking timed tests.
Social Studies: We have been learning about Michigan and about it’s history. We will learn many interesting and fun facts about Michigan throughout the year. We are working on Michigan posters that should soon be ready for the hall!
Science: Next week we will be taking our test on our unit Earth and Me. We just finished our last experiment yesterday where we made an earthquake. We talked about how the land changes from earthquakes and how devastating it must be in Haiti right now.
Dates To Remember
January 2010
22 1/2 day for all students. Noon dismissal!
25 Ten minute time change begins. School day is 8:30-3:30.
February
12 Valentine Party. Candy sale!
18-19 Mid-winter break.
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