Spring Conferences Conferences are just several days away. Your child and I will both be sharing information at the conference. This is the link for the families that haven’t yet scheduled a conference. http://signup.com/go/cUHLXPq If your family is going on a family vacation during this time, I will send home an update on your child’s academic growth. Thanks.
Lunch workers We are lunch workers for the month of March. Student workers are given a free lunch on their “work” day (if they so choose). The schedule of workers are:
Mondays – Olivia, Paige, Henry, Ethan, Keira
Tuesdays – Landon, Gabe, Nixon, Ellie, Emily
Wednesdays – Avery, Elliet, Lily, McKenzie, Trevor
Thursdays – Tyler, Zoey, Natalia, Jacob, Kate
Fridays – Macey, McKenna, Harper, Jackson, Judah
Social Studies – We have added a few more Americans to our study. Most recently we have studied Harriet Tubman, Abraham Lincoln, Clara Barton, Susan B. Anthony, Thomas Edison, and Alexander Graham Bell. They were all born between 1809 and 1847.
Science We are finishing our unit on the body systems – can’t do much more now that they have taken their brains home. Our next unit is called “Balance and Motion”. Our vocabulary words include: counterweights, balance point, and center of balance.
Reading envelopes – Please send in the reading envelopes so we can attach the March reading challenges.
Math– Math instruction always includes a variety of topics. During calendar time, we have been learning about two dimensional shapes and their attributes. We have been noting congruent shapes. Other topics have included: adding 3 one digit numbers (8+4+3), adding and subtracting on number lines, solving problems with missing addends (___ – 4 = 7), and counting by 5s and 10s. Next we will be adding by 10s such as 32, 42, 52, etc. From there we will be adding numbers such as 47+5. Several students have been completing the Beat the Clock folders on a regular basis. It has made a dramatic difference in their fluency with numbers.
What is on the Horizon
March 1 – Friday – Early Release Day 12:40
March 6 – Wednesday – Walk and Bike to School Day
Marcy 7 – Thursday – 5:30 – Book Fair begins
March 7 – Thursday – 5:30-7:00 Open Gym/Open Hallways – This is a wellness activity. There are fitness activities for the kids in the gym and hallway. Last time I enjoyed watching scooter racing in the hallway.
March 13-15 No School – Conferences
March 22 – Spirit Day – Crazy Hair/Wacky Wear (I told them this would be a good time to wear their Halloween costume if they wanted to)
March 25 – March 29 – Spring Break