Weekly Update: March 4th-8th

Lemme

Leopards

Hi Parents,

Well, we have one full week before Spring Break! I can honestly say, I am sure ready for Spring weather. I will take the rain over the snow. I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend. I enjoyed meeting with each one of you to discuss your child's progress. I appreciate your continued to support at home.

Language Arts:

This past week students read the fantasy story, The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman by Darcy Pattison. Students practiced the comprehension skill of sequencing events to help them better understand the text. We discussed time order words that authors use to help readers. We also practiced sequencing by using a variety of picture books from the library. 

Students have been focusing on descriptive writing, using their senses to add more details to their writing. We also discussed the use of similes. Similes compare two different things using the words, "like" or "as".

Spelling:

Our spelling pattern this week focused on words that contained the suffixes; ful, ly, er. We practiced identifying the base word and the spelling changes that were or were not necessary before adding the appropriate suffix.

Math

We have been continuing our fraction unit and will wrap up in the next couple of days. We will take our Unit 8 assessment this week, I will send out an email with a date as we wrap up the last lesson. On Friday, we spent the day on the Everyday Mathematics website, playing the games that involve multiplication and fractions.

http://em-ccss.everydaymathonline.com/g_login.html

Science:

We have continued our Structures of Life science unit focusing on our crayfish (a.k.a crawdads, crawfish). Students have been working to identify the crayfish structures and behaviors, as well as comparing the crayfish to our Bess Beatles. This week students will take the assessment for this unit. You should expect your child to bring home a study guide on Monday.

Since this unit is concluding, I need to find homes for our 13 crayfish. I know your child may have already mentioned this to you. Know that I completely understand and support whatever decision you make. In order for your child to have a crayfish, I will need the attached letter in the email completed. I will also send home a copy on Monday so don't feel that you have to print this out. If I have more that 13 students that return their permission slip signed, I will have a random drawing. Students should will receive their crayfish on Thursday, March 14th.

Below are some pictures of the students working with the crayfish.