Spring break is next week. I hope you all get a chance to do something fun! I can’t wait to hear all about the fun things you do when they return on April 4.
No memory work this week as we will finish moving through unit 5 in our religion curriculum before we begin our Easter unit when we return. We are wrapping up our units for math and reading. We take our math test on Friday. It will only cover area using unit squares, irregular shapes, and DPOM. They will take two practice tests, one in the book and one on Savvas. Both of which they will be able to have access to starting tomorrow. We will also wrap up our literature circle unit on Friday. They will all be presenting their books, and I will record them for you!. They had a lot of fun reading their books and discussing what was happening. I’ve even had some of them request literature circles for the rest of the year. We will move back into our Wonders curriculum for a little and then finish the year with literature circles! Yay! We started chapter 3 in both science and social studies this month. We will finish lesson 2 in both of those units this week. Our science chapter is shorter than our social studies one, so I would anticipate us closing that chapter early in April. As always, I'll let you know the dates as we get closer. Happy Tuesday!
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We had a ton of fun last week, and I hope you all heard about all of the fun things we did. I think everyone’s favorite day was Tuesday, Superhero Day. The memory verse for the week comes from 1 Peter 2:11 → Beloved, I urge you as aliens and exiles to abstain from the desires of the flesh that wage war against the soul. Math: We are moving along in our area unit. We will begin reviewing for our test next Monday. The test will be next Friday. This week we spent a lot of time finding the area of shapes using DPOM. We’ve also started finding the area of irregular shapes. We talked about the three steps that they need to do:
Reading: We are wrapping up our literature circle unit. Each group will complete their books Wednesday night, and we will begin moving into the project phase. As we wrap up the week, they will vote on a project and begin planning. Next week, we will continue working on the projects, but head back into our Wonders curriculum. Next Friday, March 25, they will present their literature circle projects to the class. Spring break begins on March 28. I will send home progress reports next Tuesday so that you have an idea of how they are doing. Happy Tuesday! I enjoyed meeting with all of you last week! The sessions are always short, so if there is anything that you would like to finish discussing, please let me know.
This week is Lutheran Schools Week. It’s essentially a spirit week where we dress up and do all kinds of fun activities. Monday was animal print day and we got to see some cool animals and play some animal games. Today was Superhero day. We spent some time completing an obstacle course. Wednesday is Pajama day and it will be a pretty relaxed day. The special treat that day is Nachos (chips with cheese). They should still bring something to go along with it. Thursday is bright colors, wacky tacky, and crazy hair day. Mrs. Rentieria will lead us in an Encanto-themed dance. They will also get a nice treat at the end. I will continue to send pictures to GroupMe! Friday is Grandparents day with a live-streamed musical showcase! The memory verse for the week comes from 1 Peter 2:10 → Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; Once you had not received mercy but now you have received mercy. Math: We are deep in our area unit. We have been working with area using unit squares. As we move throughout the unit, we will start finding the area using length times width. We will spend some extra time on that this week and start wrapping our heads around the connections between area and DPOM. Once we “close” out area, we will then focus on perimeter and how it’s related to area. They’ve already deemed perimeter to be easy. Please feel free to have them work on IXL during their free time on the different area and perimeter things. Social Studies: We are starting chapter 3 in our curriculum books. There are about six lessons, and we will cover a lot of information. We will learn about the different explorers, the different Native American tribes that inhabited the land, the Declaration of Independence, and many more people and things that shaped our country. Instead of a test, they will complete a project using what they've learned to create their own country. They will also take a 20 question quiz. Science: We start starting chapter 3 this week. In this chapter, we will be learning about weather. We will learn about the water cycle, the different seasons, and the forms of hazardous weather. By the end of this chapter, they will be able to explain the parts of the water cycle, explain why different parts of the world have different weather patterns, explain how the weather is predicted, and explain how to stay safe during hazardous weather. Happy Tuesday Thank you for sending in wipes! Parent-teacher conferences are this Thursday. They begin at 1:00 and are about 10-15 minutes in length. Report cards and MAP scores are in their Tuesday folder. I will email all of you the zoom information you will need. See you tomorrow! Lutheran Schools Week is next week (March 7-March 11). A flyer went home last week. There are so many fun things planned, and I can’t wait to see them all dressed up. I will try to take pictures and send them to GroupMe!
The memory work for the week comes from 1 Peter 2:9 due March 8 → But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful life. Math: We started our area and perimeter unit this week, and so far they seem to like the concept. In this unit, we learn how to find the area of a shape by multiplying the length by the width, and by counting unit squares. We will also learn how to use DPOM (the distributive property of multiplication) to find the area of a shape. We will also spend some time learning how perimeter is related to area, and how certain shapes can have the same area and same perimeter. They are looking forward to building area and perimeter robots, and I’m looking forward to seeing how creative they can get! We will likely, work through this unit until spring break. Social Studies: We will wrap up our BHM unit this Thursday. My friends will take a small quiz on the things and people we learned about. Next week, we will start chapter 3 in our curriculum book, which covers early American history. So, we will learn about the different explorers and the different things they did on their journey. We will also learn about events such as the American Revolution, the Boston Tea Party, and the establishment of the declaration of Independence. We will also carve some time in our day to learn about some important women in history such as Sonia Sotomayor, Kamala Harris, and Elizabeth Warren since March is Women's History Month. Happy Tuesday! |
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