Weekly News

April 8-12

Reading: This week we are working on summarizing, context clues, retelling, and comparative/superlative adjectives. We are continuing our unit on Heroes.   Each student has picked a hero they would like to learn more about for our current Inquiry Project.

Math: We are moving on to Unit 14 this week and each student will make a survey. We will practice collecting, organizing, and graphing data. We will also analyze our results.

Science: We are well into our Earth, Moon, Sun unit. Each student is studying a specific constellation for a special project we will display at open house.

Important Dates:   

Thursday 4/11- REGIONS DAY and Powerdrill Due

Friday 4/12- Spelling Test

We are still in need of a few volunteers for Regions Day. If you are able to come this Thursday please sign up at: www.mysignup.com/regionsday2013

Weekly News

April 1-5

Reading: This week we are working on making predictions, prefixes, descriptive language and retelling. We are reading fiction stories this week about heroes.  

Math: We are starting Unit 13 this week on fractions. The students will work on kid fractions, learning what makes a whole, and some pizza problems.  

Science: We are really enjoying our Earth, Moon, Sun unit. Last week we visited the Star Lab twice and this week we will begin working on our Constellation Projects. We will also be learning the phases of the moon!

Important Dates:   

Thursday 4/4- Powerdrill Due

Friday 4/5- Spelling Test

Upcoming Dates: 

Thursday 4/11- Regions Day! * We are still in need of volunteers if you are able to sign up!!