Monday:
*BOGO Book Fair Begins - our class will visit the book fair today!
*PALS Begins - all students will be given a spelling test and asked to read a word list this week
*Dental Clinic
Thursday:
*BOGO Book Fair Family Night 6:00-8:00, Fazoli's meal will be served!
Friday:
*Walking Field Trip to Goodwill at 12:45
Sunday, April 24, 2016
Week of 4/25
It's hard to believe it's already the last week of April!
This week in math we will wrap up unit 8. Students will be introduced to fractions. Students need to know how to divide shapes into halves and fourths. On Friday students will take their end of unit assessment.
Students will get their new weekly spelling words on Monday. This week during phonics lessons we will also discuss word endings, digraphs, and consonant clusters.
During writer's workshop students will continue to write their realistic fiction stories.
During social studies we will compare maps and globes. We will also explore atlases and begin to discuss land forms.
Students will participate in independent and partner stations during reader's workshop. As a class we will read books and practice summarizing stories. During reader's workshop I will be assessing students for our end of year PALS (phonological awareness literacy screening).
This week in math we will wrap up unit 8. Students will be introduced to fractions. Students need to know how to divide shapes into halves and fourths. On Friday students will take their end of unit assessment.
Students will get their new weekly spelling words on Monday. This week during phonics lessons we will also discuss word endings, digraphs, and consonant clusters.
During writer's workshop students will continue to write their realistic fiction stories.
During social studies we will compare maps and globes. We will also explore atlases and begin to discuss land forms.
Students will participate in independent and partner stations during reader's workshop. As a class we will read books and practice summarizing stories. During reader's workshop I will be assessing students for our end of year PALS (phonological awareness literacy screening).
Sunday, April 17, 2016
Upcoming Events
Friday 4/22:
Earth Day
School Spirit Day: Our class has decided on 'Donation Day' for our spirit day this Friday. Instead of wearing something special we are asking students and staff to bring in clothes they don't wear anymore. I know my closet could use a good cleaning, and yours probably could too! :)
Monday 4/25:
PALS Literacy Screeners Begin Today
12:10-12:30: Book Fair - All books are 'buy one get one'. Feel free to send money with your student.
Earth Day
School Spirit Day: Our class has decided on 'Donation Day' for our spirit day this Friday. Instead of wearing something special we are asking students and staff to bring in clothes they don't wear anymore. I know my closet could use a good cleaning, and yours probably could too! :)
Students can bring in just one clothing item or a whole bunch from your entire family.
We will send students to each classroom on Friday to collect the donations. Also, our class will take a walk to Goodwill next week to drop off the donations we receive. Since Friday happens to be Earth Day it's a great way to 'recycle' your clothes! :)
Monday 4/25:
PALS Literacy Screeners Begin Today
12:10-12:30: Book Fair - All books are 'buy one get one'. Feel free to send money with your student.
Week of 4/18
This week during math we will begin Unit 8. This week we will review what we have learned about time and money. We will also learn more about place value, missing addend, and subtraction strategies.
Students will receive their weekly spelling words on Monday. We will be practicing these words at school throughout the week, and it is important for students to practice at home as well. Students will take their test on Friday. During phonics this week we will also learn more about contractions and word endings, such as s and ing.
This week during writer's workshop students will begin planning their first realistic fiction story. Last week we studied what realistic fiction author do when they write books. The books we read and studied included: Patches Lost and Found, Enemy Pie, Maggie and Milo, Now One Foot Now the Other, and Knuffle Bunny.
We will continue to learn about geography this week in social studies. Our focus will be learning to make simple maps.
During our reading mini lessons we will continue to practice reading to learn new information. I will also meet with students individually or in small groups for guided reading.
Students will receive their weekly spelling words on Monday. We will be practicing these words at school throughout the week, and it is important for students to practice at home as well. Students will take their test on Friday. During phonics this week we will also learn more about contractions and word endings, such as s and ing.
This week during writer's workshop students will begin planning their first realistic fiction story. Last week we studied what realistic fiction author do when they write books. The books we read and studied included: Patches Lost and Found, Enemy Pie, Maggie and Milo, Now One Foot Now the Other, and Knuffle Bunny.
We will continue to learn about geography this week in social studies. Our focus will be learning to make simple maps.
During our reading mini lessons we will continue to practice reading to learn new information. I will also meet with students individually or in small groups for guided reading.
Sunday, April 10, 2016
Week of 4/11
This week in math we will continue our exploration unit. We will continue to focus on counting forward or backward by tens beginning at any number. An example of this would be 6, 16, 26, 36, 46, 56, 66, 76, 86, 96, 106... We will also be discussing strategies for two digit addition. Students will use friendly numbers and puts groups of tens and ones together to use mental math strategies.
Students will receive their new weekly words on Monday. Please make sure your child practices their words at home each evening to prepare for their test on Friday. During phonics this week we will also discuss plural words with s and es ending, as well as contractions.
During writer's workshop we will read a variety of books to immerse ourselves in realistic fiction writing. We will be studying what author do to prepare students for writing their own realistic fiction stories.
Our social studies focus this week will be cardinal directions and reading maps.
I will continue to meet with small groups and individual students each afternoon for guided reading. During this time students will read to self, have free choice writing time, and participate in a literacy rotation activity.
Students will receive their new weekly words on Monday. Please make sure your child practices their words at home each evening to prepare for their test on Friday. During phonics this week we will also discuss plural words with s and es ending, as well as contractions.
During writer's workshop we will read a variety of books to immerse ourselves in realistic fiction writing. We will be studying what author do to prepare students for writing their own realistic fiction stories.
Our social studies focus this week will be cardinal directions and reading maps.
I will continue to meet with small groups and individual students each afternoon for guided reading. During this time students will read to self, have free choice writing time, and participate in a literacy rotation activity.
Sunday, April 3, 2016
Upcoming Events
Tuesday 4/5 - Voting for the Oshkosh Area School District referendum will be held on Tuesday, April 5th. This referendum will greatly impact our schools, our community, and your child's future. Please get informed about the referendum. Click here for more information!
Friday 4/8 - School Spirit Day: Twin Dress Day!
Wednesday 4/13 - Early Release at 12:30
Week of 4/4
I hope everyone had a fun and relaxing spring break! We had some crazy weather over the last few weeks, but hopefully spring is here to stay! It is hard to believe we only have one more quarter left of the school year. I know the weeks will just fly by!
This week in math we are beginning an exploration based unit. During the unit the students will explore measurement, skip counting, and two-digit addition.
Students will receive their weekly spelling words on Monday. Also, this week during phonics we will discuss word categories and plural words with s and es endings.
During writer's workshop we will read realistic fiction books to get students ready to write realistic fiction stories. Students will also have some opportunities for free choice writing this week. I bet lots of students will have something to write about from their spring break week.
We will switch back to social studies this week. Our April social studies theme is geography. This week we will focus on looking at maps and using the map key.
During reader's workshop I will meet with guided reading groups and individual students for reading conferences. Our mini lesson focus this week will be thinking about what we are reading and making connections as we read.
This week in math we are beginning an exploration based unit. During the unit the students will explore measurement, skip counting, and two-digit addition.
Students will receive their weekly spelling words on Monday. Also, this week during phonics we will discuss word categories and plural words with s and es endings.
During writer's workshop we will read realistic fiction books to get students ready to write realistic fiction stories. Students will also have some opportunities for free choice writing this week. I bet lots of students will have something to write about from their spring break week.
We will switch back to social studies this week. Our April social studies theme is geography. This week we will focus on looking at maps and using the map key.
During reader's workshop I will meet with guided reading groups and individual students for reading conferences. Our mini lesson focus this week will be thinking about what we are reading and making connections as we read.
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