Dear Parents, Friday, Dec.9th
We have had a great week! Only 9 more days until our winter break! I have a lot of fun things planned the last 4 days! Next week we will be taking 3 checkpoint assessments in the areas of English/Language Arts, Math, and Science. These assessments will be used as a reflective piece for me. No grades will be taken do there is no need to worry about the tests. I will be looking at the scores to see if there are areas that need to be re-taught before the CRCT in the spring. Take a look at what we are working on next week:
Reading- We finished the book Mrs.Frisby and the Rats of Nihm. We watched the movie on Friday. The class loved it! Next week we will be starting our December Reading projects “Sharing through the Seasons”. I am looking forward to hearing everyone’s favorite book. Be sure to practice reading the books out loud. I will be listening for fluency. The schedule for this week:
Monday- Sam, Nick, Ansley B., Victoria
Tuesday- Katie, Alexis B., Coco, Alexis E.
Wednesday- Lauren, Lindsay, Carter, Ansley H.
Thursday- Clayton, William, Ryan, Libby
Friday- Tiphanie, Kate, Felix, Amanda
Social Studies- We will return to Social Studies next week. We will be learning about the 13 original colonies. That information is in Chapters 5 and 6 in the book. We will be learning about the differences in geography, economics, and products in the three regions. We will also be learning about what life was like for the colonists.
Math- We are going to be starting a geometry unit which is covered in Chapter 12. We will be learning a lot of new terms that will be recorded in our math journals. Math journals will need to be taken home in order to do math homework and to study for the test at the end. I will be encouraging the class to take them home daily.
Writer’s Workshop- We will be doing some fun holiday writing next week! Big Fun!
Spelling- Sort 17 –Words with –cher, -ture, -sure, -ure endings. (Last list until January!)
Have a great weekend! Mrs.Alvarado
