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,