What's Happening This Week
Spelling: Our spelling pattern this week includes words with the /aw/ sound.
Reading: This week we are focusing on comparing and contrasting story elements and themes. For vocabulary we are looking at literal and figurative language with an emphasis on idioms.
Writing: Students continue reading from the book My Name is Maria Isabel by Alma Flor Ada. They have been identifying character traits that the main character possesses and using evidence to support their claims. New writing words for February were sent home earlier this week. There will be a cumulative test at the end of the month.
Grammar: Our focus is using the present tense forms of the irregular verbs be, do, and have.
Math: We concluded our unit on geometry last week. Students were given a mid-year assessment covering all of the topics taught throughout the first half of the school year. After meeting individually and going over the concepts with the children I will send home these assessments and additional practice sheets to help review any missed concepts.
Science: We are currently exploring objects and identifying them as opaque, translucent, and transparent. Students will have the opportunity to use a light sensor and software called Logger Lite to measure the amount of light that can pass through different objects. We will use the data to determine if each item is actually opaque, translucent, or transparent. We will be having our second light test near the end of next week.
Social Studies: The NE states and capitals test will be Thursday, February 13th.
Weekly Reminders
Reading: This week we are focusing on comparing and contrasting story elements and themes. For vocabulary we are looking at literal and figurative language with an emphasis on idioms.
Writing: Students continue reading from the book My Name is Maria Isabel by Alma Flor Ada. They have been identifying character traits that the main character possesses and using evidence to support their claims. New writing words for February were sent home earlier this week. There will be a cumulative test at the end of the month.
Grammar: Our focus is using the present tense forms of the irregular verbs be, do, and have.
Math: We concluded our unit on geometry last week. Students were given a mid-year assessment covering all of the topics taught throughout the first half of the school year. After meeting individually and going over the concepts with the children I will send home these assessments and additional practice sheets to help review any missed concepts.
Science: We are currently exploring objects and identifying them as opaque, translucent, and transparent. Students will have the opportunity to use a light sensor and software called Logger Lite to measure the amount of light that can pass through different objects. We will use the data to determine if each item is actually opaque, translucent, or transparent. We will be having our second light test near the end of next week.
Social Studies: The NE states and capitals test will be Thursday, February 13th.
Weekly Reminders
* The January Student Challenge involved observing spinning circles called Benham spinners. If your child has not yet turned in his/her observations and would still like to participate in the challenge, please make sure they are turned in by next Friday. I will be doing a demonstration with these spinners in class, so if your child does not have the opportunity to view them at home, he/she will be able to experience this neat activity in class.
* The book fair will be at Dryden through the 6th, so if your child would like to purchase any books please send the money to school and I will make sure that he/she gets a chance to visit the book fair.
Study Tip
New science terms have been added to our science page. (Click the science tab at the top of this page.) These will be helpful for the students to practice as we get closer to the unit test.
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