May 1~ 5

   


What Are We Learning This Week?

Math: Unit 12: Measurement~ measuring with inches, feet yards & centimeters.

Science: Forces & Motion: The way things move, friction & inertia

Leadership: Growth Mindset 

Reading: Pioneers to the West

Language:  Text features, cause, story sequence & key details 

Writing: Opinion writing

Conventions:   Simple sentences with adverbs/adjectives, compound subjects & prepositional phrases

Phonics Skill:  Vowel Diagraphs: -oo, -ue, -ew, -ui

Phonics Skill Words:   

No words this week.

Homework~

1.) Math (Due next day, if your kiddo needs or wants the extra support, otherwise no math homework.)

2.) Daily 20 minute reading. Please have your kiddo read the story twice before answering questions. If kiddo is finished with reading assignment early in the week, then please have him/her read a book the rest of the week. (Due Friday.)

Upcoming Dates

May 5 ~ Legoland field trip

May 22 ~ Leadership Fair Banquet
May 26~ AR reading goal due

May 29~ Memorial Day: No school
May 31~ Visit 3rd Graders @ CSC
June 6~ Imagination Machine assembly

June 7~ End of the Year Awards Assembly @8:00

June 7 ~ Last Day of School :)

Thank you so much for your support!

April 24~ 28

What Are We Learning This Week?

Math: Unit 11: Subtracting within 1,000 using models & strategies assessment. Unit 12: Measurement~ estimating length and measuring inches.

Science: Forces & Motion

Leadership: Growth Mindset 

Reading: John Chapman/Johnny Appleseed

Language:  Main purpose, word choice, comparing text & contrasting main ideas

Writing: Opinion writing

Conventions:   Simple sentences with adverbs/adjectives/ compound subjects & expanding/rearranging sentences

Phonics Skill:  Vowel Diagraphs: -oo, -ue, -ew, -ui

Phonics Skill Words:   

zoo
moon
carpool

Tuesday

due

chew
news
suitcase
bruise
cruise

Homework~

1.) Math (Due next day, if your kiddo needs or wants the extra support, otherwise no math homework.)

2.) Daily 20 minute reading. Please have your kiddo read the prompt twice before answering questions. If kiddo is finished with reading prompt early in the week, then please have him/her read a book the rest of the week. (Prompt & questions due Friday.)
3.) AR progress report & Legoland parent info signed & returned by Friday

Upcoming Dates

April 24~ Community Service Projects due

April 24-28~ Community service class presentations

April 28~ Father/Daughter Dance
May 1~ 5 Teacher Appreciation Week

May 5 ~ Legoland field trip

May 22 ~ Leadership Fair Banquet
May 26~ AR reading goal due

May 29~ Memorial Day: No school
May 31~ Visit 3rd Graders @ CSC
June 6~ Imagination Machine assembly

June 7~ End of the Year Awards Assembly @8:00

June 7 ~ Last Day of School :)

Thank you so much for your support!

April 17~21

What Are We Learning This Week?

Math: Unit 11: Subtracting within 1,000 using models & strategies. Subtracting with mental math; modeling, explaining subtraction strategies and making sense/persevere.

Science: Erosion/weathering

Leadership: Growth Mindset 

Reading: The Election Day Disaster, John Chapman & Earth Day

Language:  Word meaning, identifying reasons, timelines and text features

Writing: Opinion writing

Conventions:  Possessive pronouns, simple sentences & simple sentences with adverbs and compound subjects

Phonics Skill:  Syllable patterns

Phonics Skill Words:   
music
railroad
fancy
window
hotel
acorn
northeast
cotton
seashore
sunset

Homework~

1.) Math (Due next day, if your kiddo needs the extra support, otherwise no math homework)

2.) Daily 20 minute reading (Log due Friday)

3.) Work on community service project (Due April 24 )

Upcoming Dates

April 20~ Fun Run
April 24~ Community Service Projects due

April 24-28~ Community service class presentations

April 28~ Father/Daughter Dance
May 1~ 5 Teacher Appreciation Week

May 5 ~ Legoland Field Trip

May 22 ~ Leadership Fair Banquet

May 29~ Memorial Day: No school

June 7~ End of the Year Awards Assembly @8:00

June 7 ~ Last Day of School :)

Thank you so much for your support!

April 10 ~ 14

What Are We Learning This Week?

Math: Unit 11: Subtracting within 1,000 using models & strategies. Subtracting 10 and 100; counting back to subtract on an open number line, & adding up to subtract on an open number line. 

Science: Earth's Materials: What is a fossil?

Leadership: Growth Mindset 

Reading: The Election Day Disaster & John Chapman

Language:  Main topic, details, ask and answering questions and main purpose.

Writing: Opinion writing: Spring Break

Conventions:Apostrophes in singular & plural posessive nouns

Phonics Skill:  Syllable patterns

Phonics Skill Words:   No words this week

Homework~

1.) Math (due next day, if your kiddo needs the extra support, otherwise no math homework)

2.) Daily 20 minute reading (fill out Bingo-like paper. Due Friday)

3.) Work on community service project (due April 24 )

Upcoming Dates

April 24~ Community Service Projects due

April 24-28~ Community service class presentations

April 28~ Father/Daughter Dance
May 1~ 5 Teacher Appreciation Week

May 5 ~ Legoland Field Trip

May 22 ~ Leadership Fair Banquet

May 29~ Memorial Day: No school

June 7~ End of the Year Awards Assembly @8:00

June 7 ~ Last Day of School :)

Thank you so much for your support!

March 20~ 24

What Are We Learning This Week?

Math: Unit 10: Mentally adding 10 or 100 to a given number 100-900, and mentally subtracting 10 or 100 from a given number 100-900. Unit 10 assessment.

Science: Bodies of Water~ fast/slow changes

Leadership: Growth Mindset 

Reading: The Election Day Disaster

Language:  Unit 4 assessment

Writing: Opinion writing: Spring Break

Conventions:Review of skills

Phonics Skill:  Review of skills

Phonics Skill Words:   No words this week

Homework~

1.) Math (due Tuesday & Wednesday)

2.) Daily 20 minute reading (fill out Bingo-like paper. Due Friday)

Upcoming Dates

Mar. 20-22~ Conferences

Mar. 20~ Talent Show 5:00 @ BSC

Mar. 27- April 7~ Spring Break! YIPPEE!!

April 28~ Father/Daughter Dance

April 24- 28~ Community Service Projects due

May 1~ 5 Teacher Appreciation Week

May 5 ~ Legoland Field Trip

May 22 ~ Leadership Fair Banquet

May 29~ Memorial Day: No school

June 7~ End of the Year Awards Assembly @8:00

June 7 ~ Last Day of School :)

Thank you so much for your support!

March 13~ 17

What Are We Learning This Week?

Math: Unit 10: Mentally adding 10 or 100 to a given number 100-900, and mentally subtracting 10 or 100 from a given number 100-900.

Science: Bodies of Water

Leadership: Growth Mindset 

Reading: The Election Day Disaster, Disaster Alert!, Danger! Earthquakes, & Who Could Somersault the San Andreas Fault poem. 

Language:  Text features, word choice, cause and effect, & comparing texts.

Writing: Opinion writing: Favorite body of water

Conventions:Contractions

Phonics Skill:  Vowel Patterns: -oo, -u

Phonics Skill Words:  

bull

pulls

bushes

pushed

cooked

look

took

wood

wool

stood

Homework~

1.) Opinion writing outline (due Friday)

2.) Math (due next day)

3.) Daily 20 minute reading (fill out Bingo-like paper. Due Friday)

Upcoming Dates

Mar. 16~ Spelling Bee

Mar. 20-22~ Conferences

Mar. 20~ Talent Show 5:00 @ BSC

Mar. 27- April 7~ Spring Break! YIPPEE!!

April 28~ Father/Daughter Dance

Thank you so much for your support!

March 6~ 10

What Are We Learning This Week?

Math: Unit 9: Understand Hundreds~ Read and write 3-digit numbers, different ways to name the same number, place value patterns with numbers, skip counting by 5s, 10s, 100s and 1,000s and comparing numbers using place value. Taking chapter 9 test.

Science: Bodies of Water

Leadership: Growth Mindset 

Reading: The Election Day Disaster & Disaster Alert! 

Language:  Describing connections, main idea, maps & pictures  

Writing: Opinion writing: Favorite ice cream

Conventions:Adjectives & adverbs

Phonics Skill:  Final syllable ending: -le

Phonics Skill Words:  

bottle

pebble

bubble

nibble

riddle

fiddle

settle

single

fable

turtle

Homework~

1.) Opinion writing outline (due Friday)

2.) Math (due next day)

3.) Daily 20 minute reading

Upcoming Dates

Mar. 6-10~ Book Fair at CSC 1:00-3:00

Mar. 9~ Talent Show try-outs

Mar. 16~ Spelling Bee

Mar. 20-22~ Conferences

Mar. 20~ Talent Show 5:00 @ BSC

Mar. 27- April 7~ Spring Break! :)

April 28~ Father/Daughter Dance

Thank you so much for your support!