HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! I hope all you moms enjoy your special day! The students are very excited to share with you the special items they made at school!
*On Monday morning students will have a substitute teacher, Ms. Monka. I will be in the building working with students individually on their end of year DRA (developmental reading assessment). *On Monday afternoon all students will meet in the gym for a JDRF assembly. JDRF is an organization that works toward improving lives and curing Type 1 Diabetes. On Tuesday, May 19th during their physical education classes students will walk for JDRF.
*On Tuesday students will have their end of unit 8 math assessment. A review will be sent home on Monday to help students prepare for this assessment.
*Wednesday is our last early release day of this school year. School will end at 1:35.
*Saturday, May 16th is the Shapiro Family Picnic and Spring Carnival. Events begin at noon - rain or shine!
Sunday, May 10, 2015
Thursday, May 7, 2015
Fabulous Friday!
This week we have begun learning about fractions. During the past few days students made fraction strips, fraction creatures and found fractions in their names. It is important for students to know that a whole can be split into half and fourths.
We also continued our discussion of goods and services. We talked about where goods are made, and how goods get to our stores. Tomorrow we will have our final assessment on economics. On Monday we will switch back to science and study plants and animals for the remainder of the school year!
During writing students have continued to work on writing realistic fiction. We have some very creative writers, and it has been great to hear their stories! Today we talked about how sometimes writers create a series about a character they like a lot! This week we read a few books from the Fancy Nancy series. The Fancy Nancy series is also a great way to build vocabulary!
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Happening This Week...
On Thursday Congressman Glen Grothman will be visiting Jacob Shapiro. His visit in is celebration of National Charter School Week!
Terrific Tuesday!
Students are hard at work again this week!
During math we have been working on counting coins and making change. Today we began learning about fractions. We learned that a whole can be divided into equal parts. We talked about the terms whole, half, thirds, fourths and sixths. Tomorrow we will be learning about fractional notation, such as 1/2 and 1/4.
Last week during social studies our focus was learning about needs and wants. This week our focus is to learn about goods and services. We have been learning that a good is something you can buy and take home with you, such as shoes or an apple. We learned that a service is a job that someone does for you, such as a haircut or getting a car wash.
Students have been continuing to write realistic fiction stories. The students are thinking about a character, giving their character a name, and writing about their character's adventures. We have also been talking about the importance of setting writing goals for yourself. Ask your child what their writing goal is. Their writing goal might change day to day.
I have been continuing to work on PALS (Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening) with students during our literacy station time. All students have completed a spelling and word list screening. Currently I am working with each student to read a passage and answer comprehension questions.
During math we have been working on counting coins and making change. Today we began learning about fractions. We learned that a whole can be divided into equal parts. We talked about the terms whole, half, thirds, fourths and sixths. Tomorrow we will be learning about fractional notation, such as 1/2 and 1/4.
Last week during social studies our focus was learning about needs and wants. This week our focus is to learn about goods and services. We have been learning that a good is something you can buy and take home with you, such as shoes or an apple. We learned that a service is a job that someone does for you, such as a haircut or getting a car wash.
Students have been continuing to write realistic fiction stories. The students are thinking about a character, giving their character a name, and writing about their character's adventures. We have also been talking about the importance of setting writing goals for yourself. Ask your child what their writing goal is. Their writing goal might change day to day.
I have been continuing to work on PALS (Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening) with students during our literacy station time. All students have completed a spelling and word list screening. Currently I am working with each student to read a passage and answer comprehension questions.
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