FEBRUARY ALREADY!!!

Families, I am eager to get a full week of All Star learning in. Despite weather delays and my own absences, the class is progressing well through various creative projects.  We will be very productive between now and Spring Break.  Please let me know if you have any questions about our work. 

MATH: We are moving through Unit 5 quickly.  This unit focuses on Fraction Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division. We are trying a new structure during math class.  After students complete their daily work, they are assigned to group stations each day for enrichment with various math tasks.  This week, the stations focus on coordinate grids, geometric shapes, ST math, and probability.

SCIENCE:  We will finish our Tree Photosynthesis models this week.  We are also starting to have good conversations about our data from our Spider Plants.  Students will start graphing this data this week.  Finally, we will finish our Ecoschoolhouse designs and share our ideas for our final community project vision.

SS: We will look at more European explorers and then start to learn about early European settlements in America.  I am also bringing in modern explorers and explorers from different cultures into some of our class intros.  Student are working on creative "passport" assignments to demonstrate their knowledge of the Age of Exploration.

READING: Students are all reading a book about a character that goes on a journey.  In our discussions we will draw connections to our nonfiction reading about explorers and our fiction books.  Each week, students are completing a Literature Journal assignment.

WRITING: We will begin narrative writing technique this week.  Students will start o craft stories about journeys they have been on.  During our narrative writing, we will focus on commas, quotations, transitions phrase, story elements, and punctuation.

Amidst all the learning will be time for fun too.  We have a Spirit Day: Crazy Hair/Hat Day on Friday.  The Spelling Bee is also n Friday. Coming up is the Valentine's Party, Chili and Game Night, and the Read a Thon kick off!