Friday Updates 2/10/23

Friday, February 10, 2023

 

Reminders for Friday, February 10th

  • Remember your Chromebook and charger every day!
  • 30 minutes TOTAL of RAZ Kids due by Friday, 2/17
  • Class Party on Tuesday, 2/14
  • Details quiz on Friday, 2/17 (reading)
    • Important versus Interesting Details
    • Important details will affect the story if they are changed or removed.
      • example - If we changed the bears in Goldilocks and Three Bears into real bears, then the story changes a lot.
    • Interesting details will not affect the story if they are changed or removed.
      • example - If we changed Goldilocks to another bear, then the story doesn't change much.
  • Weather test on Thursday, 2/23 (science)
Notes
  • PEP (Parents as Educational Partners) on Friday, 2/23/23
    • A monthly opportunity for parents of English Language Learners.
    • Session Topic: Study Skills and Homework 
    • Ms. Stiffler is planning to attend this session and hopes to see you there!
  • Weekly Reminders
    • Wear sneakers on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for P.E.
      • If you do not wear sneakers/tennis shoes/trainers or closed-toed shoes (NO boots), you will not be allowed to participate in P.E. This is a rule from the P.E. teachers.
    • Return library books by Wednesday!
      • If you do not return your books, you will not be allowed to pick out new books.
    • Ice Cream at lunch on Thursday!
      • Ice cream is $1.
    • House Spirit Days are on Fridays.
      • Wear your house color on Fridays to show house spirit. 
    • Parents can join at lunchtime on Tuesdays and Thursdays!
      • Please be sure to bring your ID card to get in the front door.
      • You can walk your kiddo back to the classroom after lunch (when Ms. Stiffler comes to pick them up) if you would like.
      • Our lunch is 12:20 - 12:50pm.
Week Overview
Reading - We focused on practicing finding cause and effect. Part of our reading time was also affected by practicing for the CogAT.
Writing -  We continued to write about our opinions; the kids are given a prompt and answer it with three reasons to support their thinking. We will start our Fiction Stories next week.
Read Aloud - We learned about biographies and why we read them. Next week, we will focus on important versus interesting details.
Math - We closed our money unit by counting coins and $1 bills together. Next week, we will start our time unit.
Science We finished our Magnets and Force unit by learning about how magnets attract and repel objects. We will start our weather unit next week!
Handwriting - We are still practicing our handwriting during morning work.

Have a wonderful weekend,